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How to Say ‘You had problems’ in German

Du hattest Probleme

doo HAHT-test pro-BLAY-meh

[doo HAHT-test pro-BLAY-meh]

Phrase Breakdown

[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.

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