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How to Say ‘Can you get into your place without steps?’ in German

Kommt man bei Ihnen ohne Stufen hinein?

kohmt mahn bye EE-nen OH-neh SHTOO-fen hin-INE

[kohmt mahn bye EE-nen OH-neh SHTOO-fen hin-INE]

💬 Usage Tip: hineinkommen "get in" splits, and hinein goes to the very end of the question. bei Ihnen means "at your place", a handy way to refer to someone's restaurant or home.

Phrase Breakdown

Kommt man bei Ihnen

kohmt mahn bye EE-nen

Can one, at your place,

'Bei Ihnen' means 'at your place' (formal). 'Ihnen' has a long 'ee' sound: EE-nen.

Example

Kann man bei Ihnen parken?

Can one park at your place?

Words in this phrase

Kommt

[kohmt]

comes

The third person singular form of the verb 'kommen', meaning to arrive or appear.

Example

Der Zug kommt bald.

The train will arrive soon.

man

[mahn]

one / you / people

An impersonal pronoun used for general statements about what people do.

Example

Man merkt schnell, ob die Kultur offen ist.

You quickly notice whether the culture is open.

bei

[bye]

with / at (someone's place)

Preposition with dative; 'bei jemandem' means at someone's home.

Example

Ich wohne bei meiner Oma.

I live at my grandma's.

Ihnen

[EE-nen]

you (formal, dative)

The formal 'you' in the dative case, used in polite professional situations.

Example

Darf ich Ihnen eine Frage zur Kultur im Unternehmen stellen?

May I ask you a question about the culture in the company?

ohne Stufen hinein?

OH-neh SHTOO-fen hin-INE

get in without steps?

'Ohne' means 'without'. 'Stufen' are steps; say 'SCHTOO-fen'. The question ends with rising intonation.

Example

Der Weg ist ohne Stufen.

The path has no steps.

Words in this phrase

ohne

[OH-neh]

without

Preposition meaning lacking something.

Example

Kaffee ohne Zucker, bitte.

Coffee without sugar, please.

Stufen

[SHTOO-fen]

steps

Plural of Stufe, a single step of stairs.

Example

Vorsicht, zwei Stufen!

Careful, two steps!

hinein

[hin-INE]

in, inside (into)

Direction moving into a place.

Example

Gehen Sie bitte hinein.

Please go inside.

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