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How to Say ‘Then I'd rather take it with me after all.’ in German

Dann nehme ich ihn doch lieber mit.

dan NAY-meh ikh een doch LEE-ber mit

[dan NAY-meh ikh een doch LEE-ber mit]

💬 Usage Tip: mitnehmen splits, with nehme near the front and mit at the very end. The little words doch lieber slot into the middle.

Phrase Breakdown

Dann nehme ich ihn

dan NAY-meh ikh een

Then I'll take it

Link the words smoothly: dann-NEH-me-ich-ihn. 'ihn' sounds like 'een'.

Example

Dann nehme ich ihn sofort.

Then I'll take it right away.

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.

nehme

[NAY-meh]

Take

Used to indicate picking up or acquiring something.

Example

Ich nehme einen Tee.

I'll take a tea.

ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

ihn

[een]

him / it

Masculine accusative pronoun referring back to a masculine noun.

Example

Ich reserviere ihn, sobald ich die Uhrzeit bestätigt habe.

I will reserve it as soon as I have confirmed the time.

doch lieber mit.

doch LEE-ber mit

to go after all.

'doch lieber' means 'rather, after all' and shows a change of mind. 'lieber' is stressed on 'LIE'.

Example

Ich bleibe doch lieber zu Hause.

I'd rather stay home after all.

Words in this phrase

doch

[doch]

after all

Used to imply that something is expected or should not be surprising.

Example

Das ist doch klar.

That is clear after all.

lieber

[LEE-ber]

preferably

Shows preference between options.

Example

In Möchten Sie lieber drinnen sitzen? fragt lieber nach Ihrer Vorliebe.

In Would you prefer to sit inside?, preferably asks about your preference.

mit

[mit]

along / with

This separable particle completes the idea of 'taking something along'.

Example

Nehmt die Ladegeräte mit ins Studio.

Take the chargers along into the studio.

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