Ich und deine Freunde – Bilingual Lyrics German/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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Freunde /ˈfʁɔɪ̯ndə/ A2 |
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Partie /paʁti/ B1 |
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Geh'n /geːn/ A2 |
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Party /paʁti/ B1 |
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kennen /ˈkɛnən/ A2 |
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suchen /ˈzuːxən/ B1 |
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tragen /ˈtʁaːgən/ A2 |
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schön /ʃøːn/ A2 |
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Gesicht /ˈgəsiçt/ B1 |
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Party /paʁti/ B1 |
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laden /ˈlaːdən/ B2 |
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kennen /ˈkɛnən/ A2 |
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verliebt /fɛɐ̯ˈliːpt/ B2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Ich und deine Freunde werden nie gute Freunde werden, oh-oh' ey' yeah' ey
➔ Future I tense; Colloquial subject phrase
➔ The phrase "werden ... werden" indicates Futur I (Future Simple tense). While grammatically "Deine Freunde und ich" is more formal, "Ich und deine Freunde" is a common colloquial way to list oneself last. The repeated "werden" emphasizes the future state of 'becoming'.
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Wir geh'n zusamm'n auf 'ne Party, das ist schön
➔ Colloquial contractions; Preposition 'auf' with Accusative
➔ "geh'n" is a colloquial contraction of "gehen", "zusammen" of "zusammen", and "'ne" of "eine". The preposition "auf" here takes the accusative case (''ne Party') because it describes movement towards a destination.
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Du kennst den Gastgeber' du willst ihn suchen gehen
➔ Modal verb with double infinitive construction
➔ This is a modal verb ("willst") combined with a double infinitive construction. Verbs of movement like "gehen" can directly combine with another infinitive ("suchen") without "zu" to express the purpose of the movement.
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Außer mir tragen alle black, alle black
➔ Preposition 'außer' with Dative case; Indefinite pronoun 'alle'
➔ The preposition "außer" (except for, besides) always takes the dative case, which is why it's "mir" (dative form of "ich"). "alle" functions here as an indefinite pronoun meaning "everyone" or "all of them".
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Er gibt mir nicht die Hand
➔ Dative and Accusative cases; Negation
➔ "geben" (to give) is a verb that typically takes both a dative object (the recipient, "mir") and an accusative object (the thing given, "die Hand"). "nicht" negates the action of the verb.
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Ich wusste nichts von ei'm Dresscode, Dresscode
➔ Präteritum; Negation 'nichts'; Preposition 'von' with Dative; Colloquial contraction
➔ "wusste" is the Präteritum (simple past) form of "wissen" (to know). "nichts" means "nothing". The preposition "von" (about/of) always takes the dative case; "ei'm" is a colloquial contraction of "einem" (dative masculine indefinite article).
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Ey, nur weil du's bist, sonst hätt' ich mich schon lang verpisst
➔ Subordinate clause with 'weil'; Konjunktiv II (Past Perfect Subjunctive) for unreal condition; Colloquial reflexive verb
➔ "weil" introduces a subordinate clause where the conjugated verb ("bist") goes to the end. "hätt' ich mich ... verpisst" is a colloquial and contracted form of "hätte ich mich ... verpisst", which is the Konjunktiv II (subjunctive II) of the past perfect, expressing an unreal or hypothetical condition in the past. "sich verpissen" is a strong colloquial/vulgar reflexive verb meaning "to clear off / scram".
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du sagst dich gibt's nicht ohne die
➔ Impersonal expression 'es gibt'; 'ohne' with Accusative; Colloquial pronoun use
➔ "dich gibt's" is a colloquial inversion of "es gibt dich" (you exist / there is you). "es gibt" (there is/are) is an impersonal expression that always takes the accusative case. "ohne" (without) also requires the accusative. "die" is colloquially used here instead of "sie" (them/they) or "deine Freunde" (your friends).
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Und er hätte gerne Splitbill
➔ Konjunktiv II for polite request/desire
➔ "hätte gerne" is the Konjunktiv II (subjunctive II) form of "haben" (to have), used with "gerne" (gladly/would like to) to express a polite wish or desire, similar to "he would like to have".
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sag mir, was du willst
➔ Informal Imperative; Indirect question (was-clause); Dative object
➔ "sag" is the informal singular imperative form of "sagen" (to say). "mir" is the dative object (to me). "was du willst" is an indirect question, functioning as the direct object of "sag". In indirect questions, the conjugated verb ("willst") goes to the end of the subordinate clause.