How do you say "I'll take a look at it." in German?

"I'll take a look at it." in German is "Ich schaue es mir an.". This phrase is commonly used in Germany.

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How to Say ‘I'll take a look at it.’ in German

Q: What does "Ich schaue es mir an." mean in English?

"Ich schaue es mir an." means "I'll take a look at it." in English. Usage tip: [Sich etwas anschauen] is a very common pattern for "take a look at something": [Ich schaue es mir an], [Wir schauen uns das morgen an]. The [an] moves to the end here because the verb splits in a main sentence.

Ich schaue es mir an.

ikh SHOW-uh ess meer ahn

[ikh SHOW-uh ess meer ahn]

💬 Usage Tip: [Sich etwas anschauen] is a very common pattern for "take a look at something": [Ich schaue es mir an], [Wir schauen uns das morgen an]. The [an] moves to the end here because the verb splits in a main sentence.

Phrase Breakdown

Ich

[ikh]

Subject pronoun for referring to yourself.

Example

Ich schaue es mir an, bevor ich den Vermieter anrufe.

I’ll take a look at it before I call the landlord.

schaue

[SHOW-uh]

look; check

Here part of anschauen; together with an it means to look at or inspect.

Example

Ich schaue es mir an, um die Ursache zu finden.

I am taking a look at it to find the cause.

[ess]

Object pronoun referring to a thing or situation.

Example

Ich schaue es mir an, weil es ein Problem mit dem Warmwasser gibt.

I am looking at it because there is a problem with the hot water.

Mir an

meer ahn

to myself; for me (part of 'sich etwas ansehen')

Part of the separable/reflexive phrase 'sich etwas ansehen,' meaning to take a look at something. Here it is used as 'mir an' in the sentence structure.

Example

Ich sehe mir das morgen an.

I'll take a look at that tomorrow.

Words in this phrase

mir

[meer]

to me

Dative pronoun used with sich etwas ansehen; part of the expression mir ansehen.

Example

Ich schaue es mir an, sobald ich zu Hause bin.

I’ll take a look at it as soon as I am home.

[ahn]

at; up

Separable prefix completing anschauen, meaning to look at or inspect.

Example

Ich schaue es mir an, bevor wir einen Handwerker rufen.

I’ll look at it before we call a tradesperson.

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