A1Basics
Was ist Ihr Name?
What is your name? (formal)
In German
Was ist Ihr Name?
Vas ist eer nah-meh?
🇬🇧 English
What is your name? (formal)
🇪🇸 Español
¿Cuál es su nombre?
🇮🇹 Italiano
Qual è il suo nome?
Sentence Breakdown
| Word | Translation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Was | What | Interrogative pronoun |
| ist | is | Verb |
| Ihr | your (formal) | Formal possessive pronoun |
| Name | name | Noun |
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Grammar Point
W-Frage (Was), Possessive pronoun
Variations
Wie heißen Sie?
What are you called? (formal)
Darf ich Ihren Namen erfahren?
May I know your name?