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How to Say ‘…flies fly after flies.’ in German

…fliegen Fliegen Fliegen nach.

FLEE-ghen FLEE-ghen FLEE-ghen nahkh

[FLEE-ghen FLEE-ghen FLEE-ghen nahkh]

💬 Usage Tip: The verb here is nachfliegen "to fly after", which splits: fliegen comes early and nach goes to the end. Same with nachlaufen "to run after": der Hund läuft mir nach "the dog runs after me".

Phrase Breakdown

…fliegen Fliegen

FLEE-ghen FLEE-ghen

…flies fly

The verb comes first here because the 'wenn' clause came before it. The first word is the verb, the second is the noun (subject).

Example

Im Sommer fliegen Fliegen überall.

In summer, flies fly everywhere.

Words in this phrase

fliegen

[FLEE-ghen]

fly

To move through the air with wings or be airborne.

Example

Lass' ihn fliegen wie ein Vogel.

Let him fly like a bird.

Fliegen

[FLEE-ghen]

fly

To move through the air with wings or be airborne.

Example

Lass' ihn fliegen wie ein Vogel.

Let him fly like a bird.

Fliegen nach.

FLEE-ghen nahkh

after flies.

'nach' is the separable prefix of 'nachfliegen' (to fly after). It goes at the end. Say 'ch' after 'a' as a throaty sound, like Scottish 'loch'.

Example

Der Hund läuft der Katze nach.

The dog runs after the cat.

Words in this phrase

Fliegen

[FLEE-ghen]

fly

To move through the air with wings or be airborne.

Example

Lass' ihn fliegen wie ein Vogel.

Let him fly like a bird.

nach

[nahkh]

after

Indicates a time later than something else.

Example

Nach dem Interview gibt es manchmal ein informelles Treffen.

After the interview, there is sometimes an informal meeting.

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