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How to Say ‘Thanks for the idea!’ in German

Danke für die Idee!

DAHN-kuh fyr dee ee-DAY

[DAHN-kuh fyr dee ee-DAY]

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

Phrase Breakdown

Danke

[DAHN-kuh]

thanks

A common way to express gratitude.

Example

Danke für das nette Gespräch gestern.

Thanks for the nice conversation yesterday.

für die Idee!

fyr dee ee-DAY

for the idea!

'Idee' is feminine, so it takes 'die'. Remember the rounded 'ü' in 'für'.

Example

Danke für die Hilfe!

Thanks for the help!

Words in this phrase

für

[fyr]

for

A preposition indicating purpose or destination.

Example

Das ist für dich.

This is for you.

die

[dee]

the

Definite article used to specify something already known.

Example

Die Katze ist süß.

The cat is cute.

Idee

[ee-DAY]

idea

A thought or suggestion; feminine noun (die Idee).

Example

Die Idee ist super.

The idea is great.

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