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How to Say ‘Sometimes you bend yourself because you want to do everything right.’ in German

Manchmal verbiegt man sich, weil man alles richtig machen will.

mahn-chmahl ver-beegt mahn zikh vile mahn ah-les rikh-tikh mah-khen vill

[mahn-chmahl ver-beegt mahn zikh vile mahn ah-les rikh-tikh mah-khen vill]

Phrase Breakdown

Manchmal verbiegt man sich,

mahn-chmahl ver-beegt mahn zikh

Words in this phrase

Manchmal

[mahn-chmahl]

Sometimes

Occasionally; not always.

Example

Manchmal ist es schwer zu verstehen.

Sometimes it's hard to understand.

verbiegt

[ver-beegt]

bends

To change shape or position.

Example

Manchmal verbiegt man sich unter Druck.

Sometimes one bends under pressure.

man

[mahn]

one

Generic pronoun, refers to people in general.

Example

Man muss geduldig sein.

One must be patient.

sich

[zikh]

oneself

Reflexive form, refers back to the subject.

Example

Manchmal verbiegt man sich, um zu gefallen.

Sometimes one bends oneself to please.

Weil man alles richtig machen will.

vile mahn ah-les rikh-tikh mah-khen vill

Words in this phrase

weil

[vile]

because

Introduces a reason or cause.

Example

Ich lerne, weil es wichtig ist.

I study because it's important.

man

[mahn]

one

Generic pronoun, refers to people in general.

Example

Man muss geduldig sein.

One must be patient.

alles

[ah-les]

everything

All things combined.

Example

Man versucht, alles zu erreichen.

One tries to achieve everything.

richtig

[rikh-tikh]

right

Correctly; without mistakes.

Example

Er hat alles richtig gemacht.

He did everything right.

machen

[mah-khen]

do

To perform or execute an action.

Example

Was wirst du machen?

What will you do?

will

[vill]

want

To have a desire to do something.

Example

Ich will es probieren.

I want to try it.

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