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.
Manchmal ist es schwer zu verstehen.
Sometimes it's hard to understand.
verbiegt
[ver-beegt]
bends
To change shape or position.
Manchmal verbiegt man sich unter Druck.
Sometimes one bends under pressure.
man
[mahn]
one
Generic pronoun, refers to people in general.
Man muss geduldig sein.
One must be patient.
sich
[zikh]
oneself
Reflexive form, refers back to the subject.
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.
Ich lerne, weil es wichtig ist.
I study because it's important.
man
[mahn]
one
Generic pronoun, refers to people in general.
Man muss geduldig sein.
One must be patient.
alles
[ah-les]
everything
All things combined.
Man versucht, alles zu erreichen.
One tries to achieve everything.
richtig
[rikh-tikh]
right
Correctly; without mistakes.
Er hat alles richtig gemacht.
He did everything right.
machen
[mah-khen]
do
To perform or execute an action.
Was wirst du machen?
What will you do?
will
[vill]
want
To have a desire to do something.
Ich will es probieren.
I want to try it.
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