The idea
Mitnehmen is taking something away from where you are; mitbringen is bringing something to where you are going. “Etwas vom Salat” (some of the salad) uses von + dative. Mitgeben means to give someone something to take along. Die Dose (container) is feminine, so the demonstrative die refers back to it at the start of the last line. Friends use du.
Other ways to say it
“Nimm dir ruhig noch etwas für morgen mit.” – Casual and generous; ruhig means feel free.
“Soll ich dir den Rest einpacken?” – Practical offer; einpacken means to pack up.
Examples
- Möchtest du etwas vom Salat mitnehmen?Would you like to take some of the salad home?
- Gern, wenn du ihn nicht selbst brauchst.Gladly, if you do not need it yourself.
- Es ist noch genug für uns da.There is still enough for us.
- Hast du einen passenden Behälter dafür?Do you have a suitable container for it?
- Ich gebe dir diese kleine Dose mit.I will give you this small container to take.
- Die bringe ich dir beim nächsten Mal zurück.I will bring it back to you next time.
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Watch out
“Möchtest du etwas vom Salat mitbringen?” → “Möchtest du etwas vom Salat mitnehmen?”: English “take” and “bring” map onto mitnehmen and mitbringen by direction. Leftovers leave the host’s home with the guest, so the verb is mitnehmen.
Try it yourself
Translate into German: Would you like to take some of the salad home?
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Möchtest du etwas vom Salat mitnehmen?
“Möchtest du” offers politely; “etwas vom Salat” means a part of it, and “mitnehmen” stays whole at the end.
Put the words in order: da / Es / für / genug / ist / noch / uns
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Es ist noch genug für uns da.
“Es ist … da” means there is; “noch genug für uns” reassures the guest that the hosts will not miss it.
Write this sentence in German: I will bring it back to you next time.
Show answer or example answer
Die bringe ich dir beim nächsten Mal zurück.
“Die” refers to die Dose and stands first; zurückbringen splits, and “beim nächsten Mal” gives the time.
Practice round
Answer three questions, then rebuild three German sentences. We keep your score.
Translate into German: Would you like to take some of the salad home?
Möchtest du etwas vom Salat mitnehmen?
Put the words in order: da / Es / für / genug / ist / noch / uns
Es ist noch genug für uns da.
Write this sentence in German: I will bring it back to you next time.
Die bringe ich dir beim nächsten Mal zurück.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Write a short exchange at the end of a dinner in which the host offers leftovers, the guest accepts politely, and they agree about the container.