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Where are you now?

German translation: Wo bist du jetzt?

02:31 Nov 5, 2004
English to German translations [Non-PRO]
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
English term or phrase: Where are you now?
where are you now
trang
German translation:Wo bist du jetzt?
Explanation:
Or:

Wo seid ihr jezt?

"bist du" if the question is meant for one person
"seid ihr" if the question is meant for more people

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Note added at 5 mins (2004-11-05 02:36:33 GMT)
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Wo seid ihr *jetzt*

There was a type in the second sentence. Sorry.

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Note added at 6 mins (2004-11-05 02:38:02 GMT)
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Right, there is a third version:

Wo sind Sie jetzt?

Which is the polite form that Johanna mentioned :-)
Selected response from:

Annika Neudecker
Germany
Local time: 21:24
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +9Wo bist du jetzt?
Annika Neudecker
4 +2wo bist du jetzt/wo sind Sie jetzt?
Johanna Timm, PhD
4 +1Wo sind Sie jetzt?/Wo bist du jetzt?
Oleksandr Artyukov
4 +1was ist aus Dir/Ihnen geworden
margarete
5Wo bist du jetzt? oder Wo sind Sie jetzt?
Bellasignorita


  

Answers


5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
where are you now?
wo bist du jetzt/wo sind Sie jetzt?


Explanation:
wo halten Sie sich jetzt (gerade) auf?

Johanna Timm, PhD
Canada
Local time: 12:24
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 55

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  MarieD
1 min
agree  Annika Neudecker
1 min
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +9
where are you now?
Wo bist du jetzt?


Explanation:
Or:

Wo seid ihr jezt?

"bist du" if the question is meant for one person
"seid ihr" if the question is meant for more people

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 5 mins (2004-11-05 02:36:33 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Wo seid ihr *jetzt*

There was a type in the second sentence. Sorry.

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 6 mins (2004-11-05 02:38:02 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Right, there is a third version:

Wo sind Sie jetzt?

Which is the polite form that Johanna mentioned :-)

Annika Neudecker
Germany
Local time: 21:24
Works in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Graded automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Olaf Reibedanz
0 min
  -> thanks :-)
agree  Johanna Timm, PhD
1 min
  -> thanks :-)
agree  Oleksandr Artyukov
4 mins
  -> thanks :-)
agree  nettranslatorde
1 hr
  -> thanks :-)
agree  Melanie Nassar
2 hrs
  -> thank you
agree  Edith Kelly
3 hrs
  -> thanks :-)
agree  Lys Nguyen
3 hrs
  -> thanks :-)
agree  Silvia [email protected]
4 hrs
  -> thanks :-)
agree  Aniello Scognamiglio (X): Congratulations!
6 hrs
  -> thanks ;-)
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
where are you now?
Wo sind Sie jetzt?/Wo bist du jetzt?


Explanation:
...

Oleksandr Artyukov
Canada
Local time: 13:24
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Annika Neudecker
3 mins
  -> thanks for thanks
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
where are you now?
was ist aus Dir/Ihnen geworden


Explanation:
This could be an alternative reading of the sentence.

What became of you

Was ist aus Dir (informal) / Ihnen (formal) geworden.

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Note added at 3 hrs 11 mins (2004-11-05 05:42:58 GMT)
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forgot the question mark

?

margarete
United States
Local time: 15:24
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Robert M Maier: In the area of cinema, the line reminds me of those pages in British music mags where they find out what has become of former big names. Could be same in 'Cinema etc' mags.
5 hrs
  -> yes, tha's what I was thinking about.. isn't there an MTV special?
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
where are you now?
Wo bist du jetzt? oder Wo sind Sie jetzt?


Explanation:
Das haengt von der Person ab : ob es ein Freund oder eine fremde Person ist.

Bellasignorita
Native speaker of: Native in UkrainianUkrainian
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