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How to Say ‘Anna said you'd been having trouble with your knee.’ in German

Anna meinte, du hattest Probleme mit dem Knie.

AH-nah MINE-teh doo HAHT-test pro-BLAY-meh mit dehm knee

[AH-nah MINE-teh doo HAHT-test pro-BLAY-meh mit dehm knee]

Phrase Breakdown

Anna meinte,

AH-nah MINE-teh

Anna said / mentioned,

'meinen' often means 'to say' or 'to mention' in everyday speech. Stress the first syllable of both words: AN-na MEIN-te.

Example

Mein Chef meinte, ich soll früher kommen.

My boss said I should come earlier.

Words in this phrase

Anna

[AH-nah]

Anna

A common female first name.

Example

Anna arbeitet in Berlin.

Anna works in Berlin.

meinte

[MINE-teh]

said / mentioned

Past tense of 'meinen'; in speech often means 'said' or 'thought'.

Example

Er meinte, es regnet morgen.

He said it will rain tomorrow.

du hattest Probleme

doo HAHT-test pro-BLAY-meh

you had problems

Past tense of 'haben' (du hattest). The second syllable is stressed in 'Pro-BLE-me'.

Example

Du hattest Probleme mit dem Auto, oder?

You had problems with the car, right?

Words in this phrase

[doo]

you

The pronoun 'du' in nominative form.

Example

Du bist schön.

You are beautiful.

hattest

[HAHT-test]

had

Past tense of 'haben' for 'du'.

Example

Du hattest Glück.

You were lucky.

Probleme

[pro-BLAY-meh]

problems

Plural of 'das Problem'.

Example

Ich habe Probleme mit dem Rücken.

I have problems with my back.

mit dem Knie.

mit dehm knee

with your knee

'mit' takes the dative case: 'das Knie' becomes 'dem Knie'. Pronounce the K clearly: k-NEE.

Example

Ich war mit dem Knie beim Arzt.

I went to the doctor about my knee.

Words in this phrase

mit

[mit]

with

Accompanied by (another person or thing).

Example

Ich reise mit der Familie.

I travel with the family.

dem

[dehm]

the

A definite article used before a noun to specify it as something known or unique.

Example

Die Kinder spielen im Garten dem Hauses.

The children play in the garden of the house.

Knie

[knee]

knee

Neuter noun 'das Knie'; the joint in the leg.

Example

Mein Knie tut weh.

My knee hurts.

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