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How to Say ‘Take another look’ in German

Noch mal draufschauen

nokh mahl DROWF-show-en

[nokh mahl DROWF-show-en]

💬 Usage Tip: draufschauen splits when it's the main verb, and drauf goes to the end: er schaut noch mal drauf.

Phrase Breakdown

Noch

[nokh]

again (with 'mal')

Together with 'mal', 'noch' means 'once more / again'.

Example

Kannst du das noch mal sagen?

Can you say that again?

mal

[mahl]

go on / a bit

A common modal particle that makes the request sound casual and friendly.

Example

Erzähl mal, wie die Idee aussieht.

Go on, tell me what the idea looks like.

draufschauen

[DROWF-show-en]

take a look at

Colloquial separable verb: to check on something.

Example

Kannst du mal draufschauen?

Can you take a look at it?

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