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How to Say ‘It says so on the carton’ in German

Das steht auf der Packung

dahs shtayt owf dair PAK-oong

[dahs shtayt owf dair PAK-oong]

Phrase Breakdown

Das steht

dahs shtayt

That is written / it says

'Stehen' literally means 'to stand', but Germans use it for text that is written somewhere. Say 'st' as 'sht'.

Example

Das steht im Buch.

It says so in the book.

Words in this phrase

Das

[dahs]

that / it

Can refer to a thing, item, or dish in front of you.

Example

Was ist das? Das Wort das can mean that or it.

What is that? The word das can mean that or it.

steht

[shtayt]

says; is written

Used to say what text appears in a document.

Example

Im Plan steht etwas anderes.

The plan says something different.

auf der Packung

owf dair PAK-oong

on the package

This tells you where it is written. 'Der' is the dative form of the feminine article after 'auf'.

Example

Der Preis steht auf der Packung.

The price is on the package.

Words in this phrase

auf

[owf]

Used to denote a position above something.

Example

Das Buch liegt auf dem Tisch.

The book is on the table.

der

[dair]

the

Feminine article in the dative case, used after 'in' for location.

Example

Das steht in der Zeitung.

That's in the newspaper.

Packung

[PAK-oong]

pack, package

A packaged quantity of a product.

Example

Eine Packung Tücher, bitte.

A pack of wipes, please.

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