Word
Ich gebe dir morgen Bescheid.
Meaning
I will let you know tomorrow.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Ich gebe dir morgen Bescheid.
morgen
tomorrow
dir
you / to you [informal singular, dative]
Bescheid geben
to let someone know
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Questions & Answers about Ich gebe dir morgen Bescheid.
Why is the present tense gebe used here when the English translation says "will let"?
In German, you often use the present tense to talk about the future if the context makes it clear. Because the sentence includes the time word morgen (tomorrow), the future meaning is obvious, making the present tense sound much more natural than the future tense.
What exactly does Bescheid mean here?
The phrase Bescheid geben is a very common fixed expression meaning "to let someone know" or "to inform someone." On its own, the noun Bescheid refers to information, a decision, or a notification. Notice that it is capitalized because it is a noun!
Why is it dir instead of dich?
The expression Bescheid geben requires the dative case for the person being informed. You can think of it as literally giving the information or answer to someone, making dir the indirect object.