How to Say ‘I went shopping.’ in German
Ich habe eingekauft.
ikh HAH-buh INE-guh-kowft
[ikh HAH-buh INE-guh-kowft]
💬 Usage Tip: 'Einkaufen' is a separable verb. In the perfect tense it becomes 'habe eingekauft'.
🇩🇪 In Germany: For many Germans, 'einkaufen' often means practical grocery shopping, not necessarily a fashion spree.
Phrase Breakdown
Ich
[ikh]
I
First-person singular pronoun.
Ich habe eingekauft.
I went shopping.
habe
[HAH-buh]
have
Form of 'haben' used to build the conversational past tense.
Ich habe heute viel gemacht.
I did a lot today.
eingekauft
[INE-guh-kowft]
shopped
Past participle of 'einkaufen', meaning to shop or buy groceries.
Am Abend habe ich eingekauft.
In the evening I went shopping.
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