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How to Say ‘Can you send someone?’ in German

Können Sie jemanden schicken?

KURN-nen zee YAY-man-den SHIK-en

[KURN-nen zee YAY-man-den SHIK-en]

💬 Usage Tip: jemand "someone" becomes jemanden when someone is being sent, called or seen. On its own as the doer, it stays jemand: Jemand kommt "Someone is coming."

Phrase Breakdown

Können Sie

KURN-nen zee

Can you

This is the polite way to start a request. Say the 'ö' in 'können' with rounded lips.

Example

Können Sie mir helfen?

Can you help me?

Words in this phrase

Können

[KURN-nen]

can / could

modal verb used to ask permission or possibility politely

Example

Können wir später kommen?

Can we come later?

Sie

[zee]

you (formal)

Formal pronoun Sie used to address one person politely.

Example

Kommen Sie bitte herein.

Please come in.

jemanden schicken?

YAY-man-den SHIK-en

send someone?

'Jemanden' is the accusative of 'jemand' (someone). 'Schicken' means 'to send'. The 'j' sounds like an English 'y'.

Example

Wir schicken jemanden vorbei.

We'll send someone over.

Words in this phrase

jemanden

[YAY-man-den]

someone

Accusative form of 'jemand' (somebody).

Example

Ich warte auf jemanden.

I'm waiting for someone.

schicken

[SHIK-en]

send

Verb meaning to send something such as a message or email.

Example

Oder eine kurze Nachricht schicken, wenn Sie die Reservierung nicht wahrnehmen können.

Or send a short message if you cannot keep the reservation.

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