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How to Say ‘I topped up the water’ in German

Ich habe Wasser nachgefüllt

ikh HAH-beh VAHS-ser NAHKH-geh-fult

[ikh HAH-beh VAHS-ser NAHKH-geh-fult]

Phrase Breakdown

Ich habe Wasser

ikh HAH-beh VAHS-ser

I have water

This is the start of a perfect tense sentence. 'Wasser' sounds like 'VAS-ser'.

Example

Ich habe Wasser getrunken.

I drank water.

Words in this phrase

Ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

habe

[HAH-beh]

have

Form of 'haben' used with 'ich'.

Example

Ich habe einen Plan.

I have a plan.

Wasser

[VAHS-ser]

water

Neuter noun (das Wasser); the drink or liquid in general.

Example

Das Wasser ist kalt.

The water is cold.

nachgefüllt

[NAHKH-geh-fult]

refilled, topped up

Past participle of 'nachfüllen', to top up a liquid.

Example

Sie hat das Glas nachgefüllt.

She refilled the glass.

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