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How to Say ‘I'll check my calendar’ in German

Ich schaue in meinen Kalender

ikh SHOW-eh in MY-nen kah-LEN-der

[ikh SHOW-eh in MY-nen kah-LEN-der]

💬 Usage Tip: German looks "into" a calendar. Because that's a direction, in makes mein become meinen.

Phrase Breakdown

Ich schaue

ikh SHOW-eh

I look

'schauen' means 'to look', common in southern Germany and Austria. The 'ch' in 'ich' is a soft hissing sound. 'schaue' sounds like 'SHOW-uh'.

Example

Ich schaue aus dem Fenster.

I look out of the window.

Words in this phrase

Ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

schaue

[SHOW-eh]

look

First-person form of 'schauen', to look; used when browsing in a shop without needing help.

Example

Ich schaue mir die Schuhe an.

I'm looking at the shoes.

in meinen Kalender

in MY-nen kah-LEN-der

in my calendar

'meinen' is the accusative form after 'in' because it shows a direction (looking into). Stress the middle of 'Kalender': 'ka-LEN-der'.

Example

Ich schreibe den Termin in meinen Kalender.

I'm writing the appointment in my calendar.

Words in this phrase

[in]

into / to

With accusative, 'in' shows movement into a region or place.

Example

Wir fahren in die Berge.

We are going to the mountains.

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.

Kalender

[kah-LEN-der]

calendar

A masculine noun for the planner where you track dates and appointments.

Example

Der Termin steht in meinem Kalender.

The appointment is in my calendar.

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