Breakdown of Mein Date wird mich schon nicht versetzen.
nicht
not
mich
me
mein
my
werden
will (future auxiliary)
Questions & Answers about Mein Date wird mich schon nicht versetzen.
How does schon change the meaning of this sentence?
In this sentence, schon acts as a modal particle expressing reassurance or confidence. Without it, Mein Date wird mich nicht versetzen is just a flat factual statement. Adding schon makes it subjective, sounding like the speaker is comforting themselves or the listener: don't worry, they surely won't stand me up.
I learned that versetzen means to transfer or move something. Why does it mean to stand me up here?
You are right about its literal meaning! However, in everyday German, jemanden versetzen is a very common colloquial idiom that means to stand someone up or fail to show up for a planned meeting or date.
Is wird ... versetzen purely about the future tense here?
It is structurally the future tense (Futur I), but Germans frequently use werden plus an infinitive to express an assumption or probability rather than just a strict future fact. Paired with schon, it emphasizes that this is the speaker's strong belief or hopeful assumption.
What gender is the English loanword Date in German?
It is neuter (das Date). Because it is the subject of the sentence in the nominative case, the possessive pronoun mein takes no extra ending. Notice also that all nouns in German are capitalized, even if they are borrowed directly from English!