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How to Say ‘What do you do here on the team?’ in German

Was machst du hier im Team?

vas MAKHST doo heer im teem

[vas MAKHST doo heer im teem]

Phrase Breakdown

Was machst du

vas MAKHST doo

What do you do

An informal question. 'ch' is the throaty sound, as in 'loch'.

Example

Was machst du beruflich?

What do you do for a living?

Words in this phrase

Was

[vas]

what

Question word asking about a thing.

Example

Was machst du?

What are you doing?

machst

[MAKHST]

do (you)

Du-form of 'machen', to do or make.

Example

Was machst du heute?

What are you doing today?

[doo]

you

The pronoun 'du' in nominative form.

Example

Du bist schön.

You are beautiful.

hier im Team?

heer im teem

here in the team?

'hier' sounds like 'here'. 'Team' is said as in English.

Example

Wer ist neu hier im Team?

Who is new here in the team?

Words in this phrase

hier

[heer]

here

Refers to this place, such as the current event or location.

Example

Es ist gut, hier neue Leute kennenzulernen.

It is good to meet new people here.

[im]

in the

A contraction of in dem, commonly used before masculine or neuter nouns in the dative case.

Example

Im Gespräch mit Mitarbeitenden erfährt man viel über die Firma.

In conversation with employees, you learn a lot about the company.

Team

[teem]

team

A group of people working together toward a shared goal.

Example

Ein gutes Team kommuniziert offen.

A good team communicates openly.

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