When to use it
Use it when you need to book a visit to the dentist.
The sentence in English: “I need to make an appointment with the dentist.”
"I need to make an appointment with the dentist" uses "need to" and the fixed expression "make an appointment".
- I
- pronounpersonal pronoun, always written with a capital letter
- need
- verbneed · tense: present · person: first · number: singular · followed by "to" + verb
- to
- particleinfinitive marker before the verb
- make
- verbmake · form: base form (infinitive without "to") · "make an appointment" and "make a complaint" are fixed expressions
- an
- determinerindefinite article, used before a vowel sound
- appointment
- nounnoun
- with
- prepositionpreposition
- the
- determinerdefinite article
- dentist
- nounnoun
The sentence in German: “Ich muss einen Termin beim Zahnarzt vereinbaren.”
"Ich muss einen Termin beim Zahnarzt vereinbaren" uses "muss" and the fixed expression "einen Termin vereinbaren". "Beim" is "bei dem", "at the".
- Ich
- pronoun"I"
- muss
- auxiliary verbmüssen · tense: present · mood: indicative · person: first · number: singular · "must", "have to"
- einen
- determinerindefinite article, masculine accusative: "an"
- Termin
- nounmasculine noun: "appointment"
- beim
- contractionbei + dem: "at the"
- Zahnarzt
- nounmasculine compound noun: Zahn (tooth) + Arzt (doctor), "dentist"
- vereinbaren
- verbvereinbaren · form: infinitive · "to arrange"; "einen Termin vereinbaren" = make an appointment
What changes from one language to the other: English × German
English "makes" an appointment; German "arranges" one (vereinbaren). "Zahnarzt" literally means "tooth doctor".
Example conversation
— Ich muss einen Termin beim Zahnarzt vereinbaren.
— I need to make an appointment with the dentist.
— Passt Ihnen Dienstagvormittag?
— Does Tuesday morning suit you?