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How to Say ‘Even traces can be problematic for her.’ in German

Schon Spuren können bei ihr problematisch sein.

shohn SHPOO-ren by eer pro-bleh-MAH-tish zine

[shohn SHPOO-ren by eer pro-bleh-MAH-tish zine]

💬 Usage Tip: bei ihr here means "for her" or "in her case". This is handy for health talk: bei mir "in my case".

Phrase Breakdown

Schon Spuren

shohn SHPOO-ren

Even traces

'Schon' at the start emphasizes 'even'. Both words start with a 'sh' sound: 'shohn shpoo-ren'.

Example

Schon Spuren von Gluten sind gefährlich.

Even traces of gluten are dangerous.

Words in this phrase

Schon

[shohn]

even

Here: even something as small as.

Example

Schon ein Krümel ist zu viel.

Even a crumb is too much.

Spuren

[SHPOO-ren]

traces

Very small amounts of a substance.

Example

Spuren von Gluten sind gefährlich.

Traces of gluten are dangerous.

können bei ihr

by eer

can, for her,

'können' (can) has a short 'ö'. 'bei ihr' means 'in her case' or 'for her'.

Example

Das können wir bei ihr nicht riskieren.

We can't risk that in her case.

Words in this phrase

können

bei

[by]

for, in her case

Refers to a person's situation.

Example

Bei mir ist das anders.

In my case that's different.

ihr

[eer]

her (dative)

Dative form of 'sie' (she), used after 'bei'.

Example

Bei ihr gibt es oft Allergien.

With her there are often allergies.

problematisch sein.

pro-bleh-MAH-tish zine

be problematic.

Stress 'MA' in pro-ble-MA-tisch. The infinitive 'sein' goes at the end after the modal verb 'können'.

Example

Das könnte problematisch sein.

That could be problematic.

Words in this phrase

problematisch

[pro-bleh-MAH-tish]

problematic

Causing problems or difficulties.

Example

Das ist etwas problematisch.

That is somewhat problematic.

sein

[zine]

Infinitive of the verb 'to be'.

Example

Das kann gefährlich sein.

That can be dangerous.

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