How to Say ‘How is your mother's back doing?’ in German
Wie geht es deiner Mutter mit dem Rücken?
vee gayt ess DYE-ner MOOT-ter mit daym RUE-ken
[vee gayt ess DYE-ner MOOT-ter mit daym RUE-ken]
💬 Usage Tip: This uses a common German pattern for asking about a health problem: [Wie geht es ... mit ...?] You can reuse it with other issues, like [Wie geht es ihm mit dem Knie?].
🇩🇪 In Germany: Asking about a specific health issue like this is normal if the family already knows about it. With in-laws or older relatives, it often reads as warm and attentive rather than intrusive.
Phrase Breakdown
Wie geht es deiner Mutter
vee gayt ess DYE-ner MOOT-ter
How is your mother?
A polite question asking about someone's mother; 'deiner Mutter' is dative.
Wie geht es deiner Mutter?
How is your mother?
Words in this phrase
Wie
[vee]
how
Used to begin a question about someone's condition.
Wie geht es deinem Opa nach der Operation?
How is your grandpa doing after the operation?
geht
[gayt]
is going / doing
In this phrase, it asks how someone is feeling or managing.
Wie geht es dir heute?
How are you doing today?
es
[ess]
it
Part of the fixed expression 'Wie geht es ...?'
Es geht mir schon besser.
I am already feeling better.
deiner
[DYE-ner]
your
Dative feminine possessive used for asking about your mother.
Wie geht es deiner Tante?
How is your aunt doing?
Mutter
[MOOT-ter]
mother
Family noun meaning 'mother'.
Deine Mutter wirkt heute entspannt.
Your mother seems relaxed today.
Mit dem Rücken
mit daym RUE-ken
with her back; about her back
Refers to the back as the topic or problem area.
Sie hat Probleme mit dem Rücken.
She has problems with her back.
Words in this phrase
mit
[mit]
with
Here it means concerning or with regard to a health issue.
Wie geht es ihm mit dem Knie?
How is he doing with his knee?
dem
[daym]
the
Dative article required by the preposition 'mit'.
Mit dem Rücken hat sie noch Probleme.
She still has problems with her back.
Rücken
[RUE-ken]
back
Refers to the back, especially in a medical or physical sense.
Der Rücken braucht manchmal Ruhe.
The back sometimes needs rest.
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