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How to Say ‘In March we had a big promotion.’ in German

Im März hatten wir eine große Aktion.

im mairts HAH-ten veer EYE-nuh GROH-seh ahk-TSYOHN

[im mairts HAH-ten veer EYE-nuh GROH-seh ahk-TSYOHN]

💬 Usage Tip: When a sentence starts with a time like Im März, the verb comes second and the person moves after it: hatten wir, not wir hatten.

Phrase Breakdown

Im März hatten wir

im mairts HAH-ten veer

In March we had

'hatten' is the past tense of 'haben'. The time phrase comes first, so the verb comes before 'wir'.

Example

Im März hatten wir Urlaub.

In March we had a vacation.

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.

hatten

[HAH-ten]

had

Past tense of 'haben'.

Example

Wir hatten Glück.

We were lucky.

wir

[veer]

Pronoun for a group including the speaker.

Example

Wir arbeiten gern zusammen.

We like working together.

eine große Aktion.

EYE-nuh GROH-seh ahk-TSYOHN

a big promotion

The accusative object of 'hatten'. Stress the end: ak-TSYOHN.

Example

Wir planen eine große Aktion.

We are planning a big promotion.

Words in this phrase

eine

[EYE-nuh]

The feminine accusative article before 'Frage.'

Example

Ich möchte Ihnen eine Frage zur Arbeitskultur stellen.

I would like to ask you a question about work culture.

große

[GROH-seh]

big, large

Adjective 'groß' with feminine ending -e.

Example

Das ist eine große Firma.

That is a big company.

Aktion

[ahk-TSYOHN]

promotion, special offer

A limited-time deal or campaign offered by a business.

Example

Diese Woche gibt es eine Aktion auf Pizza.

This week there is a promotion on pizza.

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