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How to Say ‘Lena told me that.’ in German

Das hat Lena mir verraten.

dahs haht LAY-nah meer fer-RAH-ten

[dahs haht LAY-nah meer fer-RAH-ten]

Phrase Breakdown

Das hat Lena

dahs haht LAY-nah

Lena did that

'Das' comes first for emphasis. 'Lena' is pronounced 'LAY-nah'.

Example

Das hat Lena gesagt.

Lena said that.

Words in this phrase

Das

[dahs]

that / it

Can refer to a thing, item, or dish in front of you.

Example

Was ist das? Das Wort das can mean that or it.

What is that? The word das can mean that or it.

hat

[haht]

has

Form of haben used to ask whether something has helped.

Example

Hat der Neustart etwas gebracht?

Has the restart helped at all?

Lena

[LAY-nah]

Lena

A common German female first name.

Example

Lena kommt aus Berlin.

Lena is from Berlin.

mir verraten.

meer fer-RAH-ten

told me (revealed to me).

'verraten' means 'to reveal' or 'to give away a secret'. Stress 'RA'.

Example

Er hat mir nichts verraten.

He didn't tell me anything.

Words in this phrase

mir

[meer]

to me

Dative pronoun used to show that something matters or happens to the speaker.

Example

Mir ist eine offene Kommunikation besonders wichtig.

Open communication is especially important to me.

verraten

[fer-RAH-ten]

told (a secret), revealed

Past participle of 'verraten': to give away a secret or betray.

Example

Er hat mir sein Geheimnis verraten.

He told me his secret.

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