What does Wie geht es dir mean?
is a contraction of „Wie geht es dir?“, which translates directly into „How is it going for you?“; „dir“ being the dative form of „du“, ie, the „for you“ part. Thanks for contributing an answer to German Language Stack Exchange!
What is the difference between “Ihnen” and “Dir” in German?
The bottom line is this: If you are talking to a friend, relative, pet, or deity, you use the word “dir” in the question “Wir geht’s dir?” If you are talking to a coworker, person of authority, or stranger, you use the word “Ihnen” in the question “Wie geht es Ihnen?” If you are answering the question, you should usually use “mir” in the answer.
What is the difference between wie gehst du and Wie gehen Sie?
Finally, „Wie gehst du“ and „Wie gehen Sie“ is correct German, but has a totally different meaning. Gehen has the meaning of to go, to walk. You could, for example, ask this question if you someone walks in a strange way (let’s say his leg aches and he’s limping slightly). „Wie gehst dich“ is just improper in German.
How do you use Wie geht es in German?
1. Impersonal Expressions in German In the expression wie geht es (or wie geht’s ), the verb gehen is used in an impersonal way. This means is does not agree with the alleged “subject” ( ich, du ). Indeed, there is no subject at all, there is just an empty es occupying the position of the subject.
„Wie geht es dir?“ English translation „Wie geht es dir?“ in English Wie geht es dir? How are you? How are you doing? Are you OK? Are you all right? Wie geht es dir? Wie geht es dir? (also: Wie geht es Ihnen?, Wie geht’s?) How are you? Wie geht es dir? expand_more How are you doing? Wie geht es Dir? How are you?
How do you answer “Wie geht es ihnen?
If you are talking to a coworker, person of authority, or stranger, you use the word “Ihnen” in the question “Wie geht es Ihnen?” If you are answering the question, you should usually use “mir” in the answer. Learn all about the dative personal pronouns “dir”, “mir”, and “Ihnen” here.