How to Say ‘I would like to reschedule my doctor's appointment.’ in German
Ich möchte meinen Arzttermin verschieben.
ikh MURKHT-uh MY-nen ARTST-ter-meen fer-SHEE-ben
[ikh MURKHT-uh MY-nen ARTST-ter-meen fer-SHEE-ben]
💬 Usage Tip: Verschieben literally means shift or move. Perfect for rescheduling appointments.
🇩🇪 In Germany: This is exactly the kind of clear, polite sentence reception staff expect on the phone.
Phrase Breakdown
Ich möchte
ikh MURKHT-uh
I would like
Polite way to express a wish or request.
Ich möchte einen Kaffee.
I would like a coffee.
Words in this phrase
Ich
[ikh]
I
First-person singular pronoun.
In Ich möchte meinen Arzttermin verschieben. ist Ich das Subjekt.
In Ich möchte meinen Arzttermin verschieben., Ich is the subject.
möchte
[MURKHT-uh]
would like
Polite way to express a wish or request.
In Ich möchte meinen Arzttermin verschieben. macht möchte den Satz höflich.
In Ich möchte meinen Arzttermin verschieben., möchte makes the sentence polite.
Meinen Arzttermin
MY-nen ARTST-ter-meen
my doctor’s appointment
'Meinen' is the accusative form of 'mein' because 'Arzttermin' is the direct object.
Ich habe meinen Arzttermin vergessen.
I forgot my doctor’s appointment.
Words in this phrase
meinen
[MY-nen]
my
Accusative masculine form of mein before Arzttermin.
In Ich möchte meinen Arzttermin verschieben. bezieht sich meinen auf Arzttermin.
In Ich möchte meinen Arzttermin verschieben., meinen refers to Arzttermin.
Arzttermin
[ARTST-ter-meen]
doctor's appointment
A medical appointment with a doctor.
In Ich möchte meinen Arzttermin verschieben. ist Arzttermin das Objekt.
In Ich möchte meinen Arzttermin verschieben., Arzttermin is the object.
verschieben
[fer-SHEE-ben]
to reschedule
Verb meaning to move an appointment to another time.
In Ich möchte meinen Arzttermin verschieben. steht verschieben am Ende.
In Ich möchte meinen Arzttermin verschieben., verschieben stands at the end.
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