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Breakdown of Ich wünsche dir alles Gute zum Geburtstag.
ich
I
gut
good; fine; well
alles
everything
dir
du - dative case
You will learn more about the dative case later.
wünschen
to wish; to desire
Ich wünsche dir alles Gute zum Geburtstag. ( I wish everything good for birthday/ Happy Birthday)
zum
to the; for the masculine/neuter, contraction of zu + dem
der Geburtstag
the birthday; the date of birth
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