A2Grammar
Sie verlangte, man möge ihr sofort antworten.
She demanded that she be answered immediately.
In German
Sie verlangte, man möge ihr sofort antworten.
Zee fer-lang-tuh, man moe-guh eer zo-fort ant-vor-ten.
English
She demanded that she be answered immediately.
Español
Exigió que le respondieran de inmediato.
Italiano
Ha preteso che le si rispondesse immediatamente.
Sentence Breakdown
Word
Translation
Role
- SieShePronoun
- verlangtedemandedVerb (Past tense of verlangen)
- ,Punctuation
- manoneIndefinite pronoun
- mögemayModal verb (Konjunktiv I of mögen)
- ihrherPronoun (Dative)
- sofortimmediatelyAdverb
- antwortenanswerVerb (Infinitive)
Grammar Point
Konjunktiv I for formal demands in indirect speech
Variations
- Sie verlangte, dass man ihr sofort antworte.She demanded that she be answered immediately.
- Sie forderte eine sofortige Antwort.She demanded an immediate answer.
FAQ
How do you say "She demanded that she be answered immediately." in German?
"She demanded that she be answered immediately." in German is "Sie verlangte, man möge ihr sofort antworten." (Zee fer-lang-tuh, man moe-guh eer zo-fort ant-vor-ten.).
Related
She asked when he would return.
Sie fragte, wann er zurückkäme.
Zee frahg-tuh, van er tsoo-ruek-keh-muh.
I would love to go to the concert with you all.
Ich ginge gerne mit euch ins Konzert.
Ish ging-guh gern mit oykh ins kon-tsert.
He asked if we would come along.
Er fragte, ob wir mitkämen.
Er frahg-tuh, op veer mit-keh-men.
He said he had already seen the movie.
Er sagte, er habe den Film schon gesehen.
Er sag-tuh, er hah-buh den film shon ge-zeh-en.
Would it be possible to start tomorrow?
Wäre es möglich, morgen anzufangen?
Veh-ruh es moeg-likh, mor-gen an-tsoo-fang-en?
If only I had known how difficult that is!
Hätte ich nur gewusst, wie schwierig das ist!
Het-tuh ish noor ge-voost, vee shvee-rikh das ist!