How to Say ‘I was at home’ in German
War ich zu Hause
vahr ikh tsoo HOW-zuh
[vahr ikh tsoo HOW-zuh]
💬 Usage Tip: When a time phrase comes first, the subject can move after the verb: [Am Abend war ich zu Hause.] Compare it with the more basic order [Ich war am Abend zu Hause].
Phrase Breakdown
War
[vahr]
was
Past tense form of 'sein' used with 'ich'.
Gestern war ich müde.
Yesterday I was tired.
ich
[ikh]
I
The German first-person singular pronoun.
Ich war zu Hause.
I was at home.
zu
[tsoo]
at; to
A preposition used here in the expression 'zu Hause'.
Ich bin zu Hause.
I am at home.
Hause
[HOW-zuh]
home
Part of the phrase 'zu Hause' meaning 'at home'.
Ich bleibe Hause.
I am staying home.
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