How to Say ‘Were you also at home?’ in German
Warst du auch zu Hause?
vahrst doo owkh tsoo HOW-zuh
[vahrst doo owkh tsoo HOW-zuh]
💬 Usage Tip: 'Auch' adds the idea of 'too/also'. It often sits close to the word it relates to.
🇩🇪 In Germany: A very natural question when comparing your day with someone else's.
Phrase Breakdown
Warst
[vahrst]
were
Past tense form of 'sein' with 'du'; used in questions about where someone was.
Warst du auch zu Hause?
Were you also at home?
du
[doo]
you
Informal singular 'you' for one person.
Warst du auch zu Hause?
Were you also at home?
auch
[owkh]
also; too
Adds the idea of similarity: 'also' or 'too'.
Bist du auch müde?
Are you tired too?
zu
[tsoo]
at; to
A preposition used in the expression 'zu Hause'.
Ich bin zu Hause.
I am at home.
Hause
[HOW-zuh]
home
Part of the fixed phrase 'zu Hause' meaning 'at home'.
Sie ist Hause.
She is home.
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