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How to Say ‘I'll put the flowers in a vase right away.’ in German

Die Blumen stelle ich gleich in eine Vase.

dee BLOO-men SHTEL-leh ikh glykh in EYE-nuh VAH-ze

[dee BLOO-men SHTEL-leh ikh glykh in EYE-nuh VAH-ze]

💬 Usage Tip: German can start with the object, but the verb still comes second: Die Blumen stelle ich, not Die Blumen ich stelle.

Phrase Breakdown

Die Blumen

dee BLOO-men

The flowers

The object comes first here for emphasis, so the verb follows in second position.

Example

Die Blumen sind frisch.

The flowers are fresh.

Words in this phrase

Die

[dee]

the

Definite article used to specify something already known.

Example

Die Katze ist süß.

The cat is cute.

Blumen

[BLOO-men]

flowers

Plural of 'die Blume'.

Example

Die Blumen riechen gut.

The flowers smell good.

stelle ich gleich

SHTEL-leh ikh glykh

I'll put right away

'stellen' means to put something upright. 'gleich' means right away. The subject 'ich' comes after the verb.

Example

Das mache ich gleich.

I'll do that right away.

Words in this phrase

stelle

[SHTEL-leh]

put, place (upright)

First-person form of 'stellen', to set something standing.

Example

Ich stelle die Flasche auf den Tisch.

I put the bottle on the table.

ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

gleich

[glykh]

right away / in a moment

"Gleich" means very soon, in a moment, or right away.

Example

Ich rufe den Vermieter an und melde mich gleich.

I’ll call the landlord and get back to you in a moment.

in eine Vase.

in EYE-nuh VAH-ze

into a vase.

Accusative after 'in' because something is moving into the vase.

Example

Stell sie in eine Vase.

Put them in a vase.

Words in this phrase

[in]

Expressing the situation of something that is or appears to be enclosed or surrounded by something else.

Example

Das Haus steht in Trümmern.

The house is in ruins.

eine

[EYE-nuh]

The feminine accusative article before 'Frage.'

Example

Ich möchte Ihnen eine Frage zur Arbeitskultur stellen.

I would like to ask you a question about work culture.

Vase

[VAH-ze]

vase

A container for cut flowers.

Example

Die Blumen stehen in der Vase.

The flowers are in the vase.

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