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How to Say ‘Which day did you have in mind?’ in German

An welchen Tag hatten Sie denn gedacht?

VEL-khen tahk HAH-ten zee guh-DAHKHT

[VEL-khen tahk HAH-ten zee guh-DAHKHT]

💬 Usage Tip: denn here doesn't mean "because" or "then". It's a small softener that makes the question sound friendly and interested rather than abrupt.

Phrase Breakdown

An welchen Tag

VEL-khen tahk

which day

This opens the question. It goes with 'denken an' (to think of).

Example

An welchen Tag kommst du?

On which day are you coming?

Words in this phrase

welchen

[VEL-khen]

which

Question word; accusative masculine form of 'welcher'.

Example

Welchen Wein empfehlen Sie?

Which wine do you recommend?

Tag

[tahk]

day

A day of the week or calendar date.

Example

Der Tag ist noch frei.

The day is still free.

hatten Sie denn gedacht?

HAH-ten zee guh-DAHKHT

had you been thinking of?

'Denn' softens the question and makes it friendlier. 'Gedacht' is the past participle of 'denken'.

Example

Was hatten Sie denn gedacht?

What had you been thinking?

Words in this phrase

hatten

[HAH-ten]

had

Past tense of 'haben'.

Example

Wir hatten Glück.

We were lucky.

Sie

[zee]

you (formal)

Formal pronoun Sie used to address one person politely.

Example

Kommen Sie bitte herein.

Please come in.

denn

gedacht

[guh-DAHKHT]

thought

Past form of think; considered or regarded.

Example

Er dachte, es wäre einfach.

He thought it would be easy.

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