How to Say ‘Can you me’ in German
Kannst du mir
kahnst doo meer
[kahnst doo meer]
💬 Usage Tip: mir is the form of "me" for "to me" or "for me", the person who receives something. Same pattern: Kannst du mir helfen? "Can you help me?"
Phrase Breakdown
Kannst
[kahnst]
can (you)
Du-form of 'können' (to be able to).
Kannst du mir helfen?
Can you help me?
du
[doo]
the informal 'you' (du form)
As a noun, 'das Du' means the informal way of addressing someone.
Wir sind jetzt per Du.
We now use first names / informal 'you'.
mir
[meer]
to me
Dative pronoun used to show that something matters or happens to the speaker.
Mir ist eine offene Kommunikation besonders wichtig.
Open communication is especially important to me.
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