The idea
Bitten um plus accusative: um eine kleinere Portion bitten; the perfect is hat … gebeten. Do not confuse it with fragen nach (to ask for information). Kleiner becomes kleinere before a feminine noun after eine. “Ein geäußerter Wunsch” is a wish the person expressed, as opposed to one others assume. In care documentation, many teams separate what a person said from any interpretation, so reported speech stays close to the original.
Other ways to say it
“Sie möchte lieber eine kleinere Portion.” – Everyday spoken version of the same request.
“Wunsch der Bewohnerin: kleinere Portion.” – Compact note style for a handover sheet.
“Sie hat gesagt, dass ihr die Portion zu groß ist.” – Reports the statement itself with a dass-clause.
Examples
- Die Person hat um eine kleinere Portion gebeten.The person asked for a smaller portion.
- Hat sie einen weiteren Wunsch genannt?Did they state any other preference?
- Nein, ich gebe nur diese Bitte weiter.No, I am only passing on that request.
- Dann notieren wir sie als geäußerten Wunsch.Then let us note it as a stated preference.
- Weitere Fragen klären wir mit der zuständigen Fachperson.We will clarify further questions with the responsible professional.
- Gut, wir ergänzen keine eigene Deutung.Good; we will not add our own interpretation.
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Watch out
“Die Person hat für eine kleinere Portion gefragt.” → “Die Person hat um eine kleinere Portion gebeten.”: English “ask for” covers both requests and questions. German uses bitten um for a request and fragen nach for information, so a wish for a smaller portion needs bitten um.
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Translate into German: The person asked for a smaller portion.
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Die Person hat um eine kleinere Portion gebeten.
The perfect “hat … gebeten” frames the request. “Um eine kleinere Portion” is accusative after um, and the comparative kleinere takes -e after eine.
Put the words in order: Bitte / diese / gebe / ich / Nein / nur / weiter
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Nein, ich gebe nur diese Bitte weiter.
“Nein” answers the question, then the main clause follows. Weitergeben splits into “gebe … weiter”, and “nur diese Bitte” limits the message to exactly what was said.
Write this sentence in German: Good; we will not add our own interpretation.
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Gut, wir ergänzen keine eigene Deutung.
“Keine eigene Deutung” negates the noun with keine. Ergänzen means to add; the sentence promises that nothing beyond the request will be added.
Practice round
Answer three questions, then rebuild three German sentences. We keep your score.
Translate into German: The person asked for a smaller portion.
Die Person hat um eine kleinere Portion gebeten.
Put the words in order: Bitte / diese / gebe / ich / Nein / nur / weiter
Nein, ich gebe nur diese Bitte weiter.
Write this sentence in German: Good; we will not add our own interpretation.
Gut, wir ergänzen keine eigene Deutung.
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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At lunch, a resident tells you she would like tea instead of coffee in the afternoon. Write the handover line that reports only her wish, in her terms.