A2Grammar

Sie fragte, wann er zurückkäme.

She asked when he would return.

In German

Sie fragte, wann er zurückkäme.

Zee frahg-tuh, van er tsoo-ruek-keh-muh.
🇬🇧 English
She asked when he would return.
🇪🇸 Español
Preguntó cuándo regresaría él.
🇮🇹 Italiano
Ha chiesto quando sarebbe tornato.

Sentence Breakdown

WordTranslationRole
SieShePronoun
fragteaskedVerb (Past tense of fragen)
,Punctuation
wannwhenAdverb
erhePronoun
zurückkämewould returnVerb (Konjunktiv II of zurückkommen)
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Grammar Point

Konjunktiv II for indirect questions about a hypothetical future

Variations

Sie fragte, wann er zurückkommen würde.
She asked when he would return. (using 'würde')
Sie wollte wissen, wann er zurückkäme.
She wanted to know when he would return.

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