Breakdown of Mein Bauchgefühl sagt, dass das Date fantastisch wird.
sagen
to say
mein
my
werden
to become / to get (change of state)
dass
that
der
who, which, that (relative pronoun; die, das)
fantastisch
fantastic
das Date
the date (romantic appointment)
das Bauchgefühl
the gut feeling
Questions & Answers about Mein Bauchgefühl sagt, dass das Date fantastisch wird.
Since this lesson is about the modal particle schon for reassurance, how could I add it to this sentence to reassure someone who is nervous?
You can add schon to the second clause to mean "Don't worry, it will turn out fine." It is very common in spoken German to drop the dass when doing this and use regular main clause word order: Mein Bauchgefühl sagt, das Date wird schon fantastisch.
Is Bauchgefühl the direct equivalent of the English "gut feeling"?
Yes! It literally translates to "belly feeling" (der Bauch + das Gefühl). It is a very common, everyday compound noun used exactly like "gut feeling" or "intuition" in English.
Why does the German sentence just use wird instead of sein wird for "will be fantastic"?
In German, the verb werden is frequently used on its own with adjectives to express how an event "turns out" or "is going to be." While you could technically use the full future tense and say ... dass das Date fantastisch sein wird, simply using wird is much more natural and idiomatic here.
Is the English word Date standard to use in German?
Yes, das Date is perfectly normal in modern German for romantic meetups, and it is pronounced exactly like the English word. Just remember that for non-romantic plans (like a doctor's visit or a business meeting), you must use der Termin or die Verabredung instead.
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