A2Grammar
Ich hätte fast vergessen, dich anzurufen.
I almost forgot to call you.
In German
Ich hätte fast vergessen, dich anzurufen.
Ish het-tuh fast fer-ges-sen, dish an-tsoo-roo-fen.
English
I almost forgot to call you.
Español
Casi me olvido de llamarte.
Italiano
Avevo quasi dimenticato di chiamarti.
Sentence Breakdown
Sentence BreakdownWord
Translation
Role
- IchIPronoun
- hättewould haveAuxiliary verb (Konjunktiv II of haben)
- fastalmostAdverb
- vergessenforgottenParticiple II of vergessen
- ,Punctuation
- dichyouPronoun (Accusative)
- anzurufento callInfinitive with zu
Grammar Point
Konjunktiv II (Past) for unrealized past events (Hätte + Partizip II)
Variations
Variations- Ich hätte dich beinahe vergessen anzurufen.I nearly forgot to call you.
- Fast hätte ich vergessen, dich anzurufen.Almost I had forgotten to call you.
FAQ
How do you say "I almost forgot to call you." in German?
"I almost forgot to call you." in German is "Ich hätte fast vergessen, dich anzurufen." (Ish het-tuh fast fer-ges-sen, dish an-tsoo-roo-fen.).
Related
I wish I were at the beach right now.
Ich wünschte, ich wäre jetzt am Strand.
Ish vuen-shtuh, ish veh-ruh yetst am shtrant.
One should go to the cinema again sometime.
Man müsste mal wieder ins Kino gehen.
Man muess-tuh mal vee-der ins kee-no geh-en.
We walked as if nothing had happened.
Wir gingen, als ob nichts geschehen wäre.
Veer ging-en, als op nisht ge-sheh-en veh-ruh.
He thought it was too late.
Er meinte, es sei zu spät.
Er main-tuh, es zai tsoo shpayt.
You should drink more water.
Du solltest mehr Wasser trinken.
Doo zol-test mer vas-ser trin-ken.
Had the tickets not been so expensive, we would have bought them.
Wären die Tickets nicht so teuer gewesen, hätten wir sie gekauft.
Veh-ren dee tik-kets nisht zo toy-er ge-veh-zen, het-ten veer zee ge-kowft.
