A2 Idiom Informal

sich etwas hinter die Ohren schreiben

remember something well

Meaning

To make a mental note to remember something important.

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Cultural Background

Germans value punctuality and reliability, making this phrase common in professional-but-casual settings.

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Use it sparingly

Don't use it too often, or you will sound like you are lecturing people.

Meaning

To make a mental note to remember something important.

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Use it sparingly

Don't use it too often, or you will sound like you are lecturing people.

Test Yourself

Fill in the correct reflexive pronoun.

Du musst ___ das hinter die Ohren schreiben.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: dir

Since the subject is 'Du', the reflexive pronoun must be 'dir'.

🎉 Score: /1

Visual Learning Aids

Practice Bank

1 exercises
Fill in the correct reflexive pronoun. Fill Blank A2

Du musst ___ das hinter die Ohren schreiben.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: dir

Since the subject is 'Du', the reflexive pronoun must be 'dir'.

🎉 Score: /1

Frequently Asked Questions

1 questions

No, it is too informal.

Related Phrases

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sich etwas merken

synonym

to remember something

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