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How to Say ‘I'd even have a table on the terrace then.’ in German

Da hätte ich sogar noch einen Tisch auf der Terrasse.

dah HET-uh ikh zo-GAHR nokh EYE-nen tish owf dair teh-RAH-seh

[dah HET-uh ikh zo-GAHR nokh EYE-nen tish owf dair teh-RAH-seh]

Phrase Breakdown

Da hätte ich sogar noch

dah HET-uh ikh zo-GAHR nokh

Then I would even still have

A polite offer using 'hätte'. 'sogar noch' signals a nice surprise.

Example

Da hätte ich sogar noch Zeit.

I'd even still have time then.

Words in this phrase

[dah]

then (at that time)

Refers back to the time mentioned.

Example

Da bin ich zu Hause.

I'm at home then.

hätte

[HET-uh]

would have

A conditional phrase indicating possibility.

Example

Er hätte es besser machen können.

He could have done it better.

ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

sogar

[zo-GAHR]

even

Adds emphasis to something better or more than expected.

Example

Das Essen war sogar günstig.

The food was even cheap.

noch

[nokh]

another / still

Adds the idea of one more thing.

Example

Ich habe noch einen Vorschlag für unser Treffen.

I still have another suggestion for our meeting.

einen Tisch

EYE-nen tish

a table

'einen' is the masculine accusative article, because 'Tisch' is masculine. Say 'sch' like English 'sh'.

Example

Ich möchte einen Tisch reservieren.

I'd like to reserve a table.

Words in this phrase

einen

[EYE-nen]

Indefinite article before a masculine accusative noun.

Example

Ich plane einen kurzen Austausch nächste Woche.

I am planning a short exchange next week.

Tisch

[tish]

table

A piece of furniture; in restaurants, a place reserved for guests.

Example

Der Tisch am Fenster ist frei.

The table by the window is free.

auf der Terrasse.

owf dair teh-RAH-seh

on the terrace.

This gives the location and uses the dative 'der'. Stress 'ras'.

Example

Frühstück gibt es auf der Terrasse.

Breakfast is served on the terrace.

Words in this phrase

auf

[owf]

Used to denote a position above something.

Example

Das Buch liegt auf dem Tisch.

The book is on the table.

der

[dair]

the

Feminine article in the dative case, used after 'in' for location.

Example

Das steht in der Zeitung.

That's in the newspaper.

Terrasse

[teh-RAH-seh]

terrace, patio

Outdoor seating area of a restaurant.

Example

Wir sitzen gern auf der Terrasse.

We like sitting on the terrace.

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