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How to Say ‘I manage the projects.’ in German

Ich leite die Projekte.

ikh LY-teh dee pro-YEK-teh

[ikh LY-teh dee pro-YEK-teh]

💬 Usage Tip: leiten means to head or be in charge of something. The person doing it is a Leiter, as in Teamleiter "team lead".

Phrase Breakdown

Ich leite

ikh LY-teh

I lead / I manage

From 'leiten' (to lead). 'ei' sounds like 'eye': LIE-te.

Example

Ich leite das Meeting.

I'm leading the meeting.

Words in this phrase

Ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

leite

[LY-teh]

lead, manage

Form of 'leiten' (to lead, be in charge of) used with 'ich'.

Example

Ich leite das Meeting.

I'm leading the meeting.

die Projekte.

dee pro-YEK-teh

the projects.

Plural of 'das Projekt'. 'j' sounds like English 'y'. Stress the middle: pro-YEK-te.

Example

Die Projekte sind wichtig.

The projects are important.

Words in this phrase

die

[dee]

the

Definite article used to specify something already known.

Example

Die Katze ist süß.

The cat is cute.

Projekte

[pro-YEK-teh]

projects

Plural of 'das Projekt', a planned piece of work.

Example

Wir haben viele Projekte.

We have many projects.

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