The idea
Während plus genitive gives a time span: während meiner Pause, während der Übergabe. In speech you may hear the dative, but the genitive is standard. Annehmen (to accept, take) is separable: nimmt … an. “Über etwas Bescheid wissen” means to be informed about something, with über plus accusative. Erreichbar sein means to be reachable. Using a surname with Frau or Herr is the usual polite way to name a colleague to others.
Other ways to say it
“Frau Yilmaz vertritt mich in der Pause.” – Short and neutral; vertreten means to stand in for.
“Bis zwei Uhr bin ich in der Pause, Nachrichten bitte an Frau Yilmaz.” – Practical note style for a door sign or chat status.
“Ich bin kurz in der Pause, Frau Yilmaz übernimmt so lange.” – Friendly spoken version; so lange means for that time.
Examples
- Während meiner Pause nimmt Frau Yilmaz die Nachrichten an.During my break, Ms Yilmaz will receive messages.
- Weiß sie über die angekündigte Rückmeldung Bescheid?Does she know about the expected response?
- Ja, die reine Kontaktinformation habe ich übergeben.Yes, I have handed over the contact information itself.
- Wie lange dauert Ihre Pause?How long is your break?
- Ich bin um vierzehn Uhr wieder erreichbar.I will be reachable again at two o’clock.
- Dann ist der Übergabezeitraum klar festgehalten.Then the handover period is clearly recorded.
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“Während meine Pause nimmt Frau Yilmaz die Nachrichten an.” → “Während meiner Pause nimmt Frau Yilmaz die Nachrichten an.”: Während takes the genitive; for a feminine noun, mein becomes meiner. Learners often keep the nominative form meine because they do not expect a case after a time word.
Try it yourself
Translate into German: During my break, Ms Yilmaz will receive messages.
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Während meiner Pause nimmt Frau Yilmaz die Nachrichten an.
“Während meiner Pause” is a genitive time phrase in first position, so “nimmt” comes second. The prefix “an” of annehmen closes the sentence.
Put the words in order: die / habe / ich / Ja / Kontaktinformation / reine / übergeben
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Ja, die reine Kontaktinformation habe ich übergeben.
The object “die reine Kontaktinformation” comes first for emphasis, then “habe ich übergeben”. “Rein” here means “only”: just the contact details, nothing else.
Write this sentence in German: Then the handover period is clearly recorded.
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Dann ist der Übergabezeitraum klar festgehalten.
“Ist … festgehalten” is a state passive: the period is now recorded. “Klar” describes how: clearly, without doubt about the times.
Practice round
Answer three questions, then rebuild three German sentences. We keep your score.
Translate into German: During my break, Ms Yilmaz will receive messages.
Während meiner Pause nimmt Frau Yilmaz die Nachrichten an.
Put the words in order: die / habe / ich / Ja / Kontaktinformation / reine / übergeben
Ja, die reine Kontaktinformation habe ich übergeben.
Write this sentence in German: Then the handover period is clearly recorded.
Dann ist der Übergabezeitraum klar festgehalten.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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