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Man sollte lieber schweigen, wenn man nichts Nützliches zu sagen hat.

One should rather remain silent if one has nothing useful to say.

In German

Man sollte lieber schweigen, wenn man nichts Nützliches zu sagen hat.

man zol-te lee-ber shvai-gen, ven man nisht nue-tsli-khes tsoo za-gen hat.
English
One should rather remain silent if one has nothing useful to say.
Español
Es mejor callar si no se tiene nada útil que decir.
Italiano
Si dovrebbe piuttosto tacere se non si ha nulla di utile da dire.

Sentence Breakdown

  • ManOneimpersonal pronoun
  • sollteshouldmodal verb, Konjunktiv II of sollen
  • lieberratheradverb
  • schweigenremain silentverb, infinitive
  • wennifconjunction
  • manoneimpersonal pronoun
  • nichtsnothingpronoun
  • Nützlichesusefuladjective (nominalized)
  • zutoinfinitive particle
  • sagensayverb, infinitive
  • hathasverb, present tense of haben

Grammar Point

Konjunktiv II (advice) + real conditional (present tense).

Variations

  • Wenn man nichts Nützliches zu sagen hat, sollte man lieber schweigen.
    If you have nothing useful to say, you should rather remain silent.
  • Man schweigt besser, wenn man nichts Nützliches zu sagen hat.
    It's better to remain silent if you have nothing useful to say.

FAQ

How do you say "One should rather remain silent if one has nothing useful to say." in German?

"One should rather remain silent if one has nothing useful to say." in German is "Man sollte lieber schweigen, wenn man nichts Nützliches zu sagen hat." (man zol-te lee-ber shvai-gen, ven man nisht nue-tsli-khes tsoo za-gen hat.).

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