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How to Say ‘Then I'll wait here for my friend.’ in German

Dann warte ich hier auf meinen Freund.

dan VAR-teh ikh heer owf MY-nen froynt

[dan VAR-teh ikh heer owf MY-nen froynt]

Phrase Breakdown

Dann warte ich hier

dan VAR-teh ikh heer

Then I'll wait here

The verb comes second, after 'Dann'. The present tense here refers to the near future.

Example

Dann warte ich hier draußen.

Then I'll wait out here.

Words in this phrase

Dann

[dan]

then

Used to indicate a time following another event.

Example

Dann gehe ich nach Hause.

Then I will go home.

warte

[VAR-teh]

wait (I wait)

First-person form of 'warten', to wait.

Example

Ich warte auf dich.

I'm waiting for you.

ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

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.

auf meinen Freund.

owf MY-nen froynt

for my friend.

'meinen' is in the accusative because it follows 'warten auf'. The 'eu' in 'Freund' sounds like 'oy'.

Example

Sie wartet auf meinen Bruder.

She is waiting for my brother.

Words in this phrase

auf

[owf]

to / for

With 'sich freuen', it means looking forward to.

Example

Ich freue mich auf das Essen.

I'm looking forward to the meal.

meinen

[MY-nen]

Possessive 'my' in the accusative masculine form, used for a masculine direct object.

Example

Ich suche meinen Schlüssel.

I'm looking for my key.

Freund

[froynt]

friend (male), boyfriend

A male friend; can also mean boyfriend depending on context.

Example

Mein Freund kommt gleich.

My friend is coming soon.

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