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How to Say ‘Does she react even to the smallest traces?’ in German

Reagiert sie denn schon auf kleinste Spuren?

ray-ah-GEERT zee shohn owf KLINE-steh SHPOO-ren

[ray-ah-GEERT zee shohn owf KLINE-steh SHPOO-ren]

💬 Usage Tip: German says reagieren auf "react to", literally "react on". Remember the verb and auf together as a pair.

Phrase Breakdown

Reagiert sie denn

ray-ah-GEERT zee

Does she react

The verb comes first because this is a yes/no question. Stress 'GIERT'.

Example

Reagiert sie denn auf Laktose?

Does she react to lactose?

Words in this phrase

Reagiert

[ray-ah-GEERT]

reacts

Shows a physical response, e.g. an allergic one.

Example

Er reagiert auf Nüsse.

He reacts to nuts.

sie

[zee]

she

Third-person singular feminine subject pronoun.

Example

Sie isst kein Gluten.

She doesn't eat gluten.

denn

schon auf kleinste Spuren?

shohn owf KLINE-steh SHPOO-ren

even to the smallest traces?

Here 'schon' means 'even'. 'kleinste' is the superlative of 'klein' (small). 'Spuren' means traces, and its 'sp' sounds like 'shp'.

Example

Das Produkt kann Spuren von Nüssen enthalten.

The product may contain traces of nuts.

Words in this phrase

schon

[shohn]

already

By this time; prior to a specified time.

Example

Er ist schon weg.

He is already gone.

auf

[owf]

Used with reagieren: to react to something.

Example

Sie reagiert auf Milch.

She reacts to milk.

kleinste

[KLINE-steh]

smallest, tiniest

Superlative of klein.

Example

Schon kleinste Mengen sind gefährlich.

Even the tiniest amounts are dangerous.

Spuren

[SHPOO-ren]

traces

Very small amounts of a substance.

Example

Kann Spuren von Nüssen enthalten.

May contain traces of nuts.

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