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    Wie meinst du das genau?

    Grammar & Usage

    fixed expression
    neutral

    How it works

    This is an interrogative sentence. 'Wie' (how) is an interrogative adverb, 'meinst' is the second person singular conjugation of the verb 'meinen' (to mean/think). 'Du' is the familiar second person singular pronoun, 'das' is a demonstrative pronoun (that), and 'genau' is an adverb meaning 'exactly' or 'precisely', emphasizing the request for clarification.

    Sample sentences

    Ich habe gesagt, wir müssen das Projekt neu bewerten. Wie meinst du das genau?

    I said we need to re-evaluate the project. What exactly do you mean by that?

    Er meinte, die Situation sei kompliziert. Wie meinst du das genau, kompliziert?

    He said the situation was complicated. How exactly do you mean that, complicated?

    Du sagtest, wir sollten eine andere Strategie wählen. Wie meinst du das genau?

    You said we should choose a different strategy. What exactly do you mean by that?

    Quick facts

    pronoun_usage:Uses 'du' (familiar 'you'), indicating a casual or informal context. For a formal context, one would use 'Wie meinen Sie das genau?'.

    Mnemonic

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    Example

    Ich habe gesagt, wir müssen das Projekt neu bewerten. Wie meinst du das genau?

    I said we need to re-evaluate the project. What exactly do you mean by that?

    Er meinte, die Situation sei kompliziert. Wie meinst du das genau, kompliziert?

    He said the situation was complicated. How exactly do you mean that, complicated?

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