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How to Say ‘Would four percent perhaps be possible?’ in German

Wären vielleicht vier Prozent möglich?

VAIR-en fee-laycht feer pro-TSENT MURG-likh

[VAIR-en fee-laycht feer pro-TSENT MURG-likh]

💬 Usage Tip: wären is the polite "would be" form of sein, and it opens the question. Reuse it: Wäre Freitag möglich? "Would Friday be possible?"

Phrase Breakdown

Wären vielleicht

VAIR-en fee-laycht

Would perhaps

'wären' is the polite subjunctive of 'sein'. 'vielleicht' sounds like 'fee-LIGHT' with a soft 'ch'.

Example

Wären Sie morgen da?

Would you be there tomorrow?

Words in this phrase

Wären

[VAIR-en]

would be

Subjunctive of 'sein'; polite or hypothetical 'would be'.

Example

Das wären dann zehn Euro.

That would be ten euros then.

vielleicht

[fee-laycht]

maybe

The word 'vielleicht' is used to express a possibility or uncertainty, similar to 'maybe' or 'perhaps' in English.

Example

Denkst du, dass er vielleicht kommt?

Do you think he might come?

vier Prozent möglich?

feer pro-TSENT MURG-likh

four percent be possible?

'möglich' means possible. 'vier' sounds like 'feer'.

Example

Ist das möglich?

Is that possible?

Words in this phrase

vier

[feer]

four

The number 4.

Example

Haben Sie einen Tisch für vier Leute frei?

Do you have a table free for four people?

Prozent

[pro-TSENT]

percent

A hundredth part, common in negotiations.

Example

Vier Prozent wären fair.

Four percent would be fair.

möglich

[MURG-likh]

possible

Adjective meaning something can be done or arranged.

Example

Ist eine Reservierung heute noch möglich?

Is a reservation still possible today?

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