How do you say I have a boyfriend in german?

German · Middle School · Tue Nov 03 2020

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To say "I have a boyfriend" in German, you can say: "Ich habe einen Freund."

Here is a breakdown of the sentence: - Ich - I - habe - have (first-person singular of 'haben') - einen - an (accusative masculine indefinite article) - Freund - boyfriend

Extra: In the German language, nouns have genders: masculine, feminine, or neuter. The word "Freund" is masculine, and it changes the indefinite article from "ein" to "einen" because it is in the accusative case, which is used for the direct object of a sentence—in this case, the boyfriend.

Also, if you're talking about a female partner the sentence is "Ich habe eine Freundin," where "Freundin" is the feminine form of "Freund," and "eine" is the feminine accusative article.

German is known for its grammatical cases which affect articles and sometimes the endings of adjectives and nouns: nominative (for the subject of a sentence), accusative (direct object), dative (indirect object), and genitive (possession). Understanding how these cases work is crucial for proper sentence construction in German.