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How to Say ‘And you've even taken the paper off already.’ in German

Und du hast das Papier sogar schon abgemacht.

oont doo hahst dahs pa-PEER zo-gahr shohn AP-ge-mahkt

[oont doo hahst dahs pa-PEER zo-gahr shohn AP-ge-mahkt]

🇩🇪 In Germany: Traditional etiquette says you remove the florist's paper before handing flowers over. Hosts notice, and it comes across as well-mannered.

Phrase Breakdown

Und du hast

oont doo hahst

And you have

'hast' is the 'du' form of 'haben' and helps form the perfect tense here.

Example

Und du hast recht.

And you're right.

Words in this phrase

Und

[oont]

and

A conjunction used to connect sentences or elements in a sentence.

Example

Und ich freue mich.

And I am happy.

[doo]

you

The pronoun 'du' in nominative form.

Example

Du bist schön.

You are beautiful.

hast

[hahst]

have

The verb 'haben' in second person singular form.

Example

Hast du Hunger?

Are you hungry?

das Papier

dahs pa-PEER

the paper

Stress the second syllable: 'pa-PEER'.

Example

Das Papier ist bunt.

The paper is colorful.

Words in this phrase

das

[dahs]

the

Definite article used with the noun 'Gespräch.'

Example

Das Gespräch hat mir neue Einblicke gegeben.

The conversation gave me new insights.

Papier

[pa-PEER]

paper

Sheet material for writing or printing; neuter noun (das Papier).

Example

Der Drucker hat kein Papier mehr.

The printer has no more paper.

sogar schon abgemacht.

zo-gahr shohn AP-ge-mahkt

even already taken off.

'sogar' means 'even' and 'schon' means 'already'. 'abgemacht' is the past participle of 'abmachen' (to remove), with stress on 'AB'.

Example

Er hat das Etikett schon abgemacht.

He has already taken the label off.

Words in this phrase

sogar

[zo-gahr]

even

Used to emphasize something surprising or extreme.

Example

Sogar du kannst es schaffen.

Even you can do it.

schon

[shohn]

already

By this time; prior to a specified time.

Example

Er ist schon weg.

He is already gone.

abgemacht

[AP-ge-mahkt]

taken off

Past participle of 'abmachen': to remove or take off something.

Example

Ich habe das Etikett abgemacht.

I took the label off.

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