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How to Say ‘And why does it rise so sharply in March?’ in German

Und warum steigt sie im März so stark?

oont vah-ROOM shtighkt zee im mairts zo shtark

[oont vah-ROOM shtighkt zee im mairts zo shtark]

💬 Usage Tip: sie here means "it", because it stands for die Linie. German picks er, sie or es to match the noun's gender.

Phrase Breakdown

Und warum steigt sie

oont vah-ROOM shtighkt zee

And why does it rise

A question with 'warum' (why). The verb 'steigt' comes before the subject 'sie' (it, meaning the line).

Example

Warum steigt der Preis?

Why is the price rising?

Words in this phrase

Und

[oont]

and

A conjunction used to connect sentences or elements in a sentence.

Example

Und ich freue mich.

And I am happy.

warum

[vah-ROOM]

why

Question word asking for a reason.

Example

Warum lernen Sie Deutsch?

Why are you learning German?

steigt

[shtighkt]

rises, climbs

From 'steigen': to go up, increase.

Example

Der Preis steigt jedes Jahr.

The price rises every year.

sie

[zee]

it / her

Accusative pronoun for a feminine noun, translated as 'it' for objects.

Example

Die Lampe ist schön, ich kaufe sie.

The lamp is nice, I'll buy it.

im März so stark?

im mairts zo shtark

so sharply in March

'im März' means in March, and 'so stark' means so strongly or sharply. The 'ä' in März sounds like the 'e' in 'bed'.

Example

Es regnet im März so stark.

It rains so heavily in March.

Words in this phrase

[im]

in the

A contraction of in dem, commonly used before masculine or neuter nouns in the dative case.

Example

Im Gespräch mit Mitarbeitenden erfährt man viel über die Firma.

In conversation with employees, you learn a lot about the company.

März

[mairts]

March

The third month of the year.

Example

Im März beginnt der Frühling.

Spring begins in March.

[zo]

Used to refer to something just mentioned; like that.

Example

Ich fühle mich so müde.

I feel so tired.

stark

[shtark]

strongly, sharply

Adjective/adverb meaning strong; here: by a lot.

Example

Die Kosten sind stark gestiegen.

Costs have risen sharply.

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