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How to Say ‘The doctor wants to take another look in the autumn.’ in German

Der Arzt will im Herbst noch mal draufschauen.

dair artst vill im hairpst nokh mahl DROWF-show-en

[dair artst vill im hairpst nokh mahl DROWF-show-en]

Phrase Breakdown

Der Arzt will

dair artst vill

The doctor wants

The subject is followed by the modal verb. Pronounce the long a in 'Arzt'.

Example

Der Arzt will Blut abnehmen.

The doctor wants to take blood.

Words in this phrase

Der

[dair]

the

Feminine article in the dative case, used after 'in' for location.

Example

Das steht in der Zeitung.

That's in the newspaper.

Arzt

[artst]

doctor

A male doctor; often used generally for doctor in simple learning contexts.

Example

Der Arzt arbeitet heute in der Praxis.

The doctor is working in the practice today.

will

[vill]

want

Have a desire to possess or do something.

Example

Ich will gehen.

I want to go.

im Herbst

im hairpst

in the autumn

Seasons take 'im' (in dem). 'Herbst' ends in a consonant cluster, so say every sound: h-e-r-b-s-t.

Example

Im Herbst fahren wir weg.

We're going away in autumn.

Words in this phrase

[im]

in the

A contraction of in dem, commonly used before masculine or neuter nouns in the dative case.

Example

Im Gespräch mit Mitarbeitenden erfährt man viel über die Firma.

In conversation with employees, you learn a lot about the company.

Herbst

[hairpst]

autumn

Masculine noun for the season fall.

Example

Im Herbst fallen die Blätter.

In autumn the leaves fall.

noch mal draufschauen.

nokh mahl DROWF-show-en

to take another look

The infinitive goes to the end of the sentence after a modal verb. Stress 'DRAUF'.

Example

Ich will noch mal draufschauen.

I want to take another look.

Words in this phrase

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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