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How to Say ‘We'll save it for Christmas.’ in German

Den heben wir für Weihnachten auf.

den HAY-ben veer fyr VY-nakh-ten owf

[den HAY-ben veer fyr VY-nakh-ten owf]

💬 Usage Tip: aufheben "to keep, save" splits, with auf going to the end. Another example is Ich hebe es auf "I'll keep it".

Phrase Breakdown

Den heben wir

den HAY-ben veer

That one we'll keep

'Den' refers to the wine. The verb stays in second position.

Example

Den heben wir für später auf.

We'll keep that one for later.

Words in this phrase

Den

[den]

him

Third person singular pronoun used to refer to a male previously mentioned.

Example

Ich sehe den Mann.

I see the man.

heben

[HAY-ben]

keep (with 'auf': save)

From 'aufheben': to save or keep for later; 'heben' alone means lift.

Example

Wir heben den Kuchen für morgen auf.

We're saving the cake for tomorrow.

wir

[veer]

Pronoun for a group including the speaker.

Example

Wir arbeiten gern zusammen.

We like working together.

für Weihnachten auf.

fyr VY-nakh-ten owf

for Christmas.

'Weihnachten' means Christmas. Say 'VAI-nach-ten' with a throaty 'ch'. 'auf' completes 'aufheben'.

Example

Was machst du an Weihnachten?

What are you doing at Christmas?

Words in this phrase

für

[fyr]

for

A preposition indicating purpose or destination.

Example

Das ist für dich.

This is for you.

Weihnachten

[VY-nakh-ten]

Christmas

The Christmas holiday.

Example

Zu Weihnachten besuchen wir die Familie.

At Christmas we visit the family.

auf

[owf]

(separable prefix of 'aufheben')

Separable prefix completing the verb 'aufheben' (to save, keep).

Example

Ich hebe den Brief auf.

I'm keeping the letter.

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