How to Say ‘Why are you tired?’ in German
Warum bist du müde?
VAH-room bist doo MYOO-duh
[VAH-room bist doo MYOO-duh]
💬 Usage Tip: Question word + verb + subject is a classic German structure: Warum + bist + du.
🇩🇪 In Germany: Okay with people you know. Germans may answer honestly and briefly, without lots of extra small-talk padding.
Phrase Breakdown
Warum
[VAH-room]
why
A question word used to ask for the reason.
Warum fragst du das?
Why are you asking that?
Bist du müde
bist doo MYOO-duh
are you tired
The question asks about the person's condition or state.
Bist du müde heute?
Are you tired today?
Words in this phrase
bist
[bist]
are
Form of 'sein' used with 'du' meaning 'you are'.
Du bist heute früh da.
You are here early today.
du
[doo]
you
Informal singular 'you'.
Du bist sehr nett.
You are very nice.
müde
[MYOO-duh]
tired
Describes feeling sleepy or low in energy.
Ich bin heute sehr müde.
I am very tired today.
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