Team meetings at work: Agreeing or disagreeing with a colleague's idea

💬 To ask a yes/no question, the verb simply moves to the front: Das reicht becomes Reicht das?

💬 schon here doesn't mean "already"; it adds a mild "yes, I'd say so". It's a soft yes that leaves a little room for doubt.

💬 der Rest becomes den Rest when it's the thing being done or acted on. Same swap: der Plan to den Plan.

💬 per takes the bare noun with no der or die. Swap in per Telefon "by phone" or per Post "by mail".

💬 Starting with den Rest pushes wir after the verb, since the verb must stay in second place. Compare Wir machen den Rest per E-Mail.

🇩🇪 This is the polite way to disagree with a colleague's idea. It signals doubt without a flat nein, and people expect you to follow with your reason.

🇩🇪 A standard way to concede a colleague's point in a meeting. It's fine to say it and then still add your own view.

💬 vorschlagen splits in questions and statements, with vor going to the end. Also schlagen gets an umlaut with du: du schlägst.

💬 Adding -s to a weekday makes it mean "every" that day, written small. Swap in montags "on Mondays".

💬 After ein with a das word, the describing word adds -es: das Update gives ein kurzes Update. Compare ein kurzer Termin "a short appointment" for a der word.

💬 finden here means "to think" about something, not "to find" it. Reuse it: Das finde ich schwierig "I think that's difficult".

🇩🇪 A clear, friendly way to back a colleague's suggestion. It's warmer than a bare okay and signals real agreement.

💬 Putting the verb before wir turns it into a suggestion, like "shall we". Swap in Machen wir eine Pause? "Shall we take a break?"

💬 für makes der, die, das words take the "thing acted on" form, so der becomes den: Danke für den Tipp "Thanks for the tip".

💬 dir is the du form after danke; with someone you call Sie, it's Danke Ihnen auch.

💬 bis "until" builds many goodbyes: Bis morgen! "See you tomorrow!", Bis Montag! "See you Monday!"