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How to Say ‘What does the blue line show?’ in German

Was zeigt die blaue Linie?

vas tsaykt dee BLOW-eh LEE-nee-eh

[vas tsaykt dee BLOW-eh LEE-nee-eh]

Phrase Breakdown

Was zeigt

vas tsaykt

What does … show

'Was' sounds like 'vas'. 'zeigt' starts with 'ts' and sounds like 'tsykt'.

Example

Was zeigt das Bild?

What does the picture show?

Words in this phrase

Was

[vas]

what

Question word asking about a thing.

Example

Was machst du?

What are you doing?

zeigt

[tsaykt]

shows / displays

From separable verb 'anzeigen' (to display); 'an' goes to the end.

Example

Das Display zeigt die Uhrzeit an.

The display shows the time.

die blaue Linie?

dee BLOW-eh LEE-nee-eh

the blue line?

Pronounce all three syllables of 'Linie': LEE-nee-e.

Example

Siehst du die blaue Linie?

Do you see the blue line?

Words in this phrase

die

[dee]

the

Definite article used to specify something already known.

Example

Die Katze ist süß.

The cat is cute.

blaue

[BLOW-eh]

blue

Adjective 'blau' with feminine ending -e.

Example

Ich trage die blaue Jacke.

I'm wearing the blue jacket.

Linie

[LEE-nee-eh]

line

Feminine noun for a straight or curved stroke.

Example

Zieh eine gerade Linie.

Draw a straight line.

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