How to Say ‘Were you at home?’ in German
Warst du zu Hause?
vahrst doo tsoo HOW-zuh
[vahrst doo tsoo HOW-zuh]
💬 Usage Tip: 'Warst' is the informal past form of 'sein' for 'du'. Handy and common.
🇩🇪 In Germany: This is a normal follow-up question, especially if someone says they had a quiet day.
Phrase Breakdown
Warst
[vahrst]
were
Past tense form of 'sein' used with 'du' to ask where someone was.
Warst du müde?
Were you tired?
du
[doo]
you
Informal singular 'you' used when speaking to one person.
Warst du zu Hause?
Were you at home?
zu
[tsoo]
at; to
A preposition often used in short expressions like 'zu Hause' meaning 'at home'.
Ich bin zu Hause.
I am at home.
Hause
[HOW-zuh]
home
Used in the fixed expression 'zu Hause' meaning 'at home'.
Bist du heute Hause?
Are you home today?
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