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How to Say ‘I reserved a table’ in German

Ich habe einen Tisch reserviert

ikh HAH-beh EYE-nen tish reh-zer-VEERT

[ikh HAH-beh EYE-nen tish reh-zer-VEERT]

💬 Usage Tip: In German the main verb goes to the very end: Ich habe einen Tisch reserviert, literally "I have a table reserved". Anything you add goes in the middle, before reserviert.

Phrase Breakdown

Ich habe einen Tisch

ikh HAH-beh EYE-nen tish

I have a table

This is the Perfekt tense: 'haben' + a participle at the end. 'Tisch' is masculine, so the accusative is 'einen'.

Example

Ich habe einen Tisch gekauft.

I bought a table.

Words in this phrase

Ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

habe

[HAH-beh]

have

Form of "haben," meaning "have."

Example

Ich habe einen Termin.

I have an appointment.

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, the place where guests sit and eat.

Example

Der Tisch am Fenster ist frei.

The table by the window is free.

reserviert

[reh-zer-VEERT]

reserved

Past participle of 'reservieren', booked in advance.

Example

Der Platz ist reserviert.

The seat is reserved.

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