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How to Say ‘Did you do anything special?’ in German

Habt ihr was Besonderes gemacht?

hahpt eer vas beh-ZON-deh-res geh-MAHKHT

[hahpt eer vas beh-ZON-deh-res geh-MAHKHT]

Phrase Breakdown

Habt ihr

hahpt eer

Did you (all)

'Habt' is the form of 'haben' for 'ihr'. It forms the past tense with 'gemacht'.

Example

Habt ihr Hunger?

Are you (all) hungry?

Words in this phrase

Habt

[hahpt]

have

The 'ihr' (you plural) form of 'haben', also used to form the past tense.

Example

Habt ihr Hunger?

Are you guys hungry?

ihr

[eer]

you (plural)

The informal 'you' for talking to two or more people.

Example

Kommt ihr heute Abend?

Are you guys coming tonight?

was Besonderes gemacht?

vas beh-ZON-deh-res geh-MAHKHT

do anything special?

'Was' here is short for 'etwas' (something). 'Besonderes' = special; stress be-SON-de-res.

Example

Heute ist was Besonderes.

Today is something special.

Words in this phrase

was

[vas]

something

Colloquial short form of 'etwas'.

Example

Ich muss dir was sagen.

I have to tell you something.

Besonderes

[beh-ZON-deh-res]

special (thing)

Noun from 'besonders'; something special, like a special offer or dish.

Example

Heute gibt es etwas Besonderes auf der Karte.

Today there is something special on the menu.

gemacht

[geh-MAHKHT]

made / done

Past participle of 'machen' (to make, to do); used with 'haben' to form the perfect tense. With 'Spaß' it means something was fun.

Example

Der Abend hat echt Spaß gemacht.

The evening was really fun.

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