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How to Say ‘Now just hold on.’ in German

Jetzt nur noch durchhalten.

yetst noor nokh DOORKH-hal-ten

[yetst noor nokh DOORKH-hal-ten]

💬 Usage Tip: Using the bare base form of a verb works like a short instruction or pep talk with no subject needed. You'll see the same thing in Nicht rauchen "No smoking".

Phrase Breakdown

Jetzt nur noch

yetst noor nokh

Now just

'nur noch' means 'only… left to do'. 'Jetzt' starts with an English 'y' sound and sounds like 'yetst'.

Example

Jetzt nur noch fünf Minuten.

Now just five minutes left.

Words in this phrase

Jetzt

[yetst]

now

At this moment.

Example

Jetzt kommt die zweite Halbzeit.

Now comes the second half.

nur

[noor]

only

No more than; exclusively.

Example

Nur du kannst das tun.

Only you can do that.

noch

[nokh]

another / still

Adds the idea of one more thing.

Example

Ich habe noch einen Vorschlag für unser Treffen.

I still have another suggestion for our meeting.

durchhalten.

DOORKH-hal-ten

hold on / hang in there.

Means to endure until the end. Stress the first part: DURCH-hal-ten. Pronounce both 'h' sounds.

Example

Wir müssen durchhalten!

We have to hang in there!

Words in this phrase

durchhalten

[DOORKH-hal-ten]

hold out / hang on

To endure until the end.

Example

Wir müssen bis zum Ende durchhalten.

We must hold out until the end.

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