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How to Say ‘We'll definitely come.’ in German

Wir kommen auf jeden Fall.

veer kawm-men owf YAY-den fal

[veer kawm-men owf YAY-den fal]

Phrase Breakdown

Wir kommen

veer kawm-men

We are coming

'kommen' (to come) has a short 'o', as in 'comma'. German often uses the present tense to talk about the future.

Example

Wir kommen morgen.

We are coming tomorrow.

Words in this phrase

Wir

[veer]

Pronoun for a group including the speaker.

Example

Wir arbeiten gern zusammen.

We like working together.

kommen

[kawm-men]

come

To move towards or arrive at a place.

Example

Wollen Sie um 20 Uhr kommen?

Do you want to come at 8 PM?

auf jeden Fall.

owf YAY-den fal

definitely.

A fixed phrase meaning definitely. It strengthens the statement. Say it smoothly: 'owf YAY-den fahl'.

Example

Das mache ich auf jeden Fall.

I will definitely do that.

Words in this phrase

auf

[owf]

in (as part of 'auf jeden Fall')

Preposition used in the fixed phrase 'auf jeden Fall' = definitely.

Example

Das mache ich auf jeden Fall.

I'll definitely do that.

jeden

[YAY-den]

every / any

Accusative form of 'jeder'; in 'auf jeden Fall' means 'in any case'.

Example

Ich gehe jeden Tag spazieren.

I go for a walk every day.

Fall

[fal]

case

Masculine noun: der Fall; 'auf jeden Fall' = definitely.

Example

Auf keinen Fall!

No way!

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