I meant to say "I've just bought one" or "I've just come from buying one"

Like the French "je viens de..." but I don't think that idiom works in German. I dunno.

Posted By: Old Man on June 30th 2017 at 21:15:13

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*Like* (NCFC) - avenging canary, Jun 30, 19:35:18
- Yeah I liked that one too . (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jun 30, 21:37:38
- My German is a little rusty or non existent. (NCFC) - emmaroyds, Jun 30, 20:03:57
- bit presumptuous no? (NCFC) - Tombs, Jun 30, 19:56:31
  - oh it's a lotter better than you think (NCFC) - earthleakage, Jun 30, 20:02:16
    - No, it's right (NCFC) - Yellalee, Jun 30, 20:29:21
      - so it changes if it's plural? (NCFC) - earthleakage, Jun 30, 20:46:46
        
        To answer your question: yep (NCFC) - Yellalee, Jun 30, 20:48:23
        
        Top work. (n/m) (NCFC) - avenging canary, Jun 30, 20:58:27
        
        The umlaut makes it plural (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Jun 30, 20:47:10
        
        it did seem a bit strange tbf (NCFC) - earthleakage, Jun 30, 20:50:24
        
        :) (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Jun 30, 20:50:50
    - I did think that. (NCFC) - avenging canary, Jun 30, 20:11:28
  - I'm being frivolous. (NCFC) - avenging canary, Jun 30, 20:01:29
    - it's a cracking design tbf (NCFC) - Tombs, Jun 30, 20:07:11
      - Cheers Tombs. (NCFC) - bird table, Jun 30, 21:31:19
      - Yes. Yes it would. Time for some more fun. (NCFC) - avenging canary, Jun 30, 20:13:03
        
        cheers (NCFC) - Tombs, Jun 30, 20:38:16
- Klar. Ausgezeichnet. Ich will ein kaufen. Naja, ich verde ein kaufen (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Man, Jun 30, 19:47:24
  - Ich komme gleich von kaufen. Richtig? Ich habe ein gekauft, (NCFC) - Old Man, Jun 30, 19:51:48
    - Ich werde gleich einen (davon) kaufen (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Jun 30, 20:33:37
      - I meant to say "I've just bought one" or "I've just come from buying one" (NCFC) - Old Man, Jun 30, 21:15:13
        
        Aha. Ich habe gerade einen gekauft. Is how I'd say it, anyway (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Jun 30, 21:19:11
        
        Alles klar, her Komissar (NCFC) - Old Man, Jun 30, 21:21:05
    - Ja. (NCFC) - avenging canary, Jun 30, 20:01:54

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