German - English (British) translations for "wir"
"wir" German translation
Translation
we
Definition
Wir is a German pronoun that translates to 'we' in English. It is used to refer to a group of people that includes the speaker.
Part of speech
pronoun
Translations
This is is an experimental feature. Please report any issues.Meaning: First person plural pronoun, nominative case
Wir gehen heute ins Kino.
We are going to the cinema today.
Meaning: First person plural pronoun, accusative case
Ich sehe uns im Spiegel.
I see us in the mirror.
Meaning: Royal we
Wir haben beschlossen, dass es so gemacht wird.
We have decided that it will be done this way.
Meaning: Generalization of a group including the speaker and others
In Deutschland trinken wir gerne Bier.
In Germany, we like to drink beer.
Examples
This is is an experimental feature. Please report any issues.A1: Wir sind Freunde.
A1: We are friends.
A1: Wir gehen ins Kino.
A1: We are going to the cinema.
A2: Wir haben Hunger.
A2: We are hungry.
B1: Gestern haben wir eine Party gefeiert.
B1: Yesterday we celebrated a party.
B1: Morgen werden wir in die Stadt fahren.
B1: Tomorrow we will go to the city.
B2: Seit einer Woche sind wir schon hier.
B2: We have been here for a week already.
C1: Wenn wir mehr Zeit hätten, würden wir gerne reisen.
C1: If we had more time, we would like to travel.
C1: Wir waren überrascht, als wir das Ergebnis sahen.
C1: We were surprised when we saw the result.
C2: Obwohl wir es nicht leicht hatten, haben wir uns nie aufgegeben.
C2: Although it was not easy for us, we never gave up.
Advanced Description
This is is an experimental feature. Please report any issues.In German, the pronoun wir is used to refer to a group of people that includes the speaker. This means that if you are part of a group and you want to talk about what the group did or plans to do, you would use wir instead of ich (I). For example, if you and your friends went on a trip together, you could say Wir sind nach Berlin gereist (We traveled to Berlin).
It's important to note that wir can be used in both formal and informal situations. In formal settings, such as business meetings or academic presentations, it is common to use the more polite form of address Sie instead of du (you) when referring to others in the group. In this case, the pronoun for 'we' would be wir instead of ihr (you all), which is used in informal situations.
Another thing to keep in mind is that German has three genders: masculine, feminine, and neuter. When using wir with nouns or adjectives, it's important to use the correct gender agreement. For example, if you're talking about a group of male friends, you would use wir sind gute Freunde (We are good friends), whereas if you're talking about a group of female friends, you would use wir sind gute Freundinnen.