A1Leisure
Ich gehe gern in die Stadt, um Leute zu beobachten.
I like to go to the city to people-watch.
In German
Ich gehe gern in die Stadt, um Leute zu beobachten.
Ich gey-eh gern in dee shtat, um tsoo loy-teh tsoo be-o-bach-ten.
🇬🇧 English
I like to go to the city to people-watch.
🇪🇸 Español
Me gusta ir a la ciudad para observar a la gente.
🇮🇹 Italiano
Mi piace andare in città per osservare la gente.
Sentence Breakdown
| Word | Translation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Ich | I | Personal pronoun, nominative |
| gehe | go | Verb, present tense |
| gern | gladly / like to | Adverb |
| in | to | Preposition, takes accusative |
| die | the | Definite article, accusative feminine |
| Stadt | city | Noun, feminine, accusative |
| um | in order | Conjunction for infinitive clause |
| Leute | people | Noun, plural, accusative object |
| zu | to | Infinitive marker |
| beobachten | observe / watch | Infinitive verb |
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Grammar Point
Word order with gern, Preposition 'in' (takes accusative for direction), Infinitive clause with 'um zu'
Variations
Das Stadtleben ist faszinierend.
City life is fascinating.
Ich genieße es, das bunte Treiben zu sehen.
I enjoy watching the bustling activity.
Related
I like to try new things.
Ich mag es, neue Dinge auszuprobieren.
Ich mak es, noy-eh ding-eh aus-tsoo-pro-bee-ren.
I like to bake cakes and bread.
Ich backe gern Kuchen und Brot.
Ich bak-eh gern koo-chen und brot.
I like to read books in my free time.
Ich lese gern Bücher in meiner Freizeit.
Ich ley-zeh gern bü-cher in my-ner fry-tsyt.
I like to relax with a hot bath.
Ich entspanne mich gern bei einem heißen Bad.
Ich ent-shpan-neh mich gern by ay-nem hy-sen baht.
I like to do sports outdoors.
Ich treibe gern Sport im Freien.
Ich try-beh gern sport im fry-en.
What do you do on the weekend?
Was machst du am Wochenende?
Vas machst doo am vo-chen-en-deh?