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How to Say ‘We'll save it’ in German

Den heben wir auf

dayn HAY-ben veer owf

[dayn HAY-ben veer owf]

💬 Usage Tip: den here means "that one" and points back to the wine. Starting with it stresses the thing, which is common in speech.

Phrase Breakdown

Den heben

dayn HAY-ben

That one (we) keep

'Den' means 'that one' and refers to the masculine wine. 'heben' has a long 'e': 'HAY-ben'.

Example

Den heben wir gut auf.

We'll keep that one safe.

Words in this phrase

Den

[dayn]

that one / it (masculine, accusative)

Demonstrative pronoun pointing to a masculine thing, used as the object.

Example

Der Kuchen ist toll, den esse ich gern.

The cake is great, I like eating that one.

heben

[HAY-ben]

keep (with 'auf': aufheben = to keep, save)

Part of the separable verb 'aufheben', meaning to keep or save something.

Example

Wir heben das Geschenk gut auf.

We keep the gift safe.

wir auf

veer owf

we save

'aufheben' is separable, meaning 'to keep or save'. The prefix 'auf' moves to the end.

Example

Das heben wir auf.

We'll keep that.

Words in this phrase

wir

[veer]

Pronoun for a group including the speaker.

Example

Wir arbeiten gern zusammen.

We like working together.

auf

[owf]

(separable prefix of aufheben)

Prefix of 'aufheben', placed at the end of the sentence; together they mean 'to keep'.

Example

Ich hebe die Karte auf.

I'll keep the card.

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