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How to Say ‘I'll ask him today.’ in German

Ich frage ihn heute.

ikh FRAH-geh een hoin-te

[ikh FRAH-geh een hoin-te]

💬 Usage Tip: German often uses the present tense for plans, so ich frage can mean "I'll ask". Adding a time word like heute "today" or morgen "tomorrow" makes the future clear.

Phrase Breakdown

Ich frage

ikh FRAH-geh

I'll ask

'Frage' comes from 'fragen' (to ask). The present tense often expresses the future.

Example

Ich frage meine Mutter.

I'll ask my mother.

Words in this phrase

Ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

frage

[FRAH-geh]

ask

First-person form of 'fragen' (to ask).

Example

Ich frage den Vermieter.

I ask the landlord.

ihn heute.

een hoin-te

him today

'Ihn' is the accusative of 'er' (him) and sounds like 'een'. In 'heute', 'eu' sounds like 'oy'.

Example

Ich sehe ihn heute.

I'm seeing him today.

Words in this phrase

ihn

[een]

him

Refers to a male person or object, 'him'.

Example

Ich sehe ihn.

I see him.

heute

[hoin-te]

today

On this present day.

Example

Heute zieh' ich zum letzten Mal um.

Today I am moving for the last time.

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