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How to Say ‘I'll ask him and call you back.’ in German

Ich frage ihn und rufe Sie zurück.

ikh FRAH-geh een oont ROO-feh zee tsoo-RUEK

[ikh FRAH-geh een oont ROO-feh zee tsoo-RUEK]

💬 Usage Tip: zurückrufen splits apart when used: rufe stays in second position and zurück jumps to the end. Same with anrufen: Ich rufe Sie morgen an.

Phrase Breakdown

Ich frage ihn

ikh FRAH-geh een

I'll ask him

'Fragen' means 'to ask'. 'Ihn' means 'him' (accusative) and is pronounced like 'een'.

Example

Ich frage ihn nach der Zeit.

I'll ask him about the time.

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 the verb 'fragen', to ask.

Example

Ich frage meinen Nachbarn.

I'll ask my neighbor.

ihn

[een]

him

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

Example

Ich sehe ihn.

I see him.

und rufe Sie zurück.

oont ROO-feh zee tsoo-RUEK

and call you back

'Und' links the two actions, and the subject 'ich' isn't repeated. 'Zurückrufen' is separable, so 'zurück' goes to the end.

Example

Ich prüfe das und rufe Sie zurück.

I'll check that and call you back.

Words in this phrase

und

[oont]

and

A conjunction used to connect sentences or elements in a sentence.

Example

Und ich freue mich.

And I am happy.

rufe

[ROO-feh]

call

First-person form of 'rufen'; with 'zurück' it means to call back.

Example

Ich rufe dich morgen an.

I'll call you tomorrow.

Sie

[zee]

you

The formal 'you' used in polite professional conversations.

Example

Ich freue mich, Sie hier auf der Jobmesse zu sehen.

I am pleased to see you here at the job fair.

zurück

[tsoo-RUEK]

back

Adverb meaning returned to the original place or person.

Example

Ich gebe Ihnen das Formular zurück.

I'm giving you the form back.

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