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How to Say ‘Okay, then I'll call the plumber.’ in German

Gut, dann rufe ich den Installateur an.

goot dan ROO-feh ikh dayn in-stah-lah-TUR an

[goot dan ROO-feh ikh dayn in-stah-lah-TUR an]

💬 Usage Tip: anrufen "to call" splits, and an jumps to the end: ich rufe ... an. Likewise ich rufe Sie morgen an "I'll call you tomorrow".

Phrase Breakdown

Gut, dann rufe ich

goot dan ROO-feh ikh

Good, then I'll call

'Gut' means 'good' or 'okay'. 'Dann' means 'then'. 'Rufe ich' comes from the separable verb 'anrufen' (to call). The verb comes before the subject because 'dann' starts the clause.

Example

Gut, dann rufe ich morgen wieder an.

Okay, then I'll call again tomorrow.

Words in this phrase

Gut

[goot]

well

Adverb used to say something works nicely or suitably.

Example

Mittwoch passt gut für mich.

Wednesday works well for me.

dann

[dan]

then

Used to indicate a time following another event.

Example

Dann gehe ich nach Hause.

Then I will go home.

rufe

[ROO-feh]

call (I call)

From 'anrufen', to phone someone; 'an' goes to the end.

Example

Ich rufe dich später an.

I'll call you later.

ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

den Installateur an.

dayn in-stah-lah-TUR an

the plumber (up)

'Den Installateur' is the accusative object, 'the plumber' or 'the installer'. Stress the last syllable: in-sta-la-TÖR. 'An' is the separable prefix of 'anrufen' and goes to the end.

Example

Wir brauchen den Installateur heute.

We need the plumber today.

Words in this phrase

den

[dayn]

the (masculine, accusative)

Form of 'der' used for a masculine direct object.

Example

Wir fragen den Nachbarn.

We ask the neighbour.

Installateur

[in-stah-lah-TUR]

plumber

A tradesperson who installs and repairs pipes, heating and boilers.

Example

Der Installateur repariert die Heizung.

The plumber repairs the heating.

[an]

(separable prefix)

Prefix of 'anhalten', placed at the end.

Example

Der Bus hält gleich an.

The bus is about to stop.

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