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How to Say ‘There would now be nine of us.’ in German

Wir wären jetzt zu neunt.

veer VAIR-en YETST tsoo noynt

[veer VAIR-en YETST tsoo noynt]

💬 Usage Tip: wären "would be" makes this sound like a tentative update rather than a fixed fact. Plain Wir sind jetzt zu neunt works too, but sounds more blunt.

Phrase Breakdown

Wir wären jetzt

veer VAIR-en YETST

We would now be

'wären' is the subjunctive of 'sein', a polite and tentative form.

Example

Wir wären jetzt bereit.

We would be ready now.

Words in this phrase

Wir

[veer]

Pronoun for a group including the speaker.

Example

Wir arbeiten gern zusammen.

We like working together.

wären

[VAIR-en]

would be

Subjunctive of 'sein'; polite or hypothetical 'would be'.

Example

Das wären dann zehn Euro.

That would be ten euros then.

jetzt

[YETST]

now

Refers to the present moment.

Example

Jetzt habe ich Zeit.

Now I have time.

zu neunt.

tsoo noynt

nine of us

'zu' plus a number with '-t' means 'a group of X'. Say 'eu' like 'oy'.

Example

Wir sind zu dritt.

There are three of us.

Words in this phrase

[tsoo]

(in a group of)

With a number ending in -t, 'zu' says how many are in a group.

Example

Wir kommen zu dritt.

There are three of us coming.

neunt

[noynt]

nine (of us)

Form of 'neun' used after 'zu' to say a group has nine people.

Example

Wir sind zu neunt.

There are nine of us.

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