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How to Say ‘I've been here two years now.’ in German

Ich bin jetzt zwei Jahre hier.

ikh bin yetst tsvy yah-re heer

[ikh bin yetst tsvy yah-re heer]

Phrase Breakdown

Ich bin jetzt

ikh bin yetst

I have now been

German uses the present tense plus 'jetzt' for something that is still ongoing. 'jetzt' sounds like 'yetst'.

Example

Ich bin jetzt fertig.

I'm done now.

Words in this phrase

Ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

bin

[bin]

First-person singular form of 'sein' meaning 'to be.'

Example

Beim Kennenlernen sage ich: Ich bin neu hier.

When meeting people I say: I am new here.

jetzt

[yetst]

now

At the present time.

Example

Ich gehe jetzt.

I'm going now.

zwei Jahre hier.

tsvy yah-re heer

here for two years

'zwei' sounds like 'tsvai'. 'Jahre' is the plural of 'Jahr' (year).

Example

Sie wohnt seit drei Jahren hier.

She has lived here for three years.

Words in this phrase

zwei

[tsvy]

two

The number 2.

Example

Wir sind zwei Personen.

We are two people.

Jahre

[yah-re]

years

A unit to measure time, equivalent to 365 days or 12 months.

Example

99 Jahre sind fast ein Jahrhundert.

99 years is almost a century.

hier

[heer]

here

Refers to this place, such as the current event or location.

Example

Es ist gut, hier neue Leute kennenzulernen.

It is good to meet new people here.

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