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How to say “Could we come back to that?” in German
Suggest returning to a topic later.
Könnten wir später darauf zurückkommen?
Could we come back to that?
If appropriate, state when you will discuss it again.
Use it in three situations
Keeping a meeting on track
Könnten wir später darauf zurückkommen?
Could we come back to that?
Waiting for information
Könnten wir später auf das Budget zurückkommen?
Could we come back to the budget later?
Returning to an unresolved detail
Könnten wir das nach der Pause besprechen?
Could we discuss this after the break?
What to watch for
The expression postpones a topic; it should not silently abandon an important question.
Read the whole expression before replacing a detail. The natural wording may use a different order or construction from the English sentence.
Your turn
Imagine meetings. Say this in German: Could we come back to the budget later?
Reveal a sample reply
Könnten wir später auf das Budget zurückkommen?
Could we come back to the budget later?
Build a useful exchange
Clarify a process and agree on next steps.
This expression in other languages
A note on speaking German
Use Sie for formal address and du with people you address informally. Könnten Sie …? is a useful polite request. Keep noun capitals and the verb position shown in each complete sentence.
The examples preserve German accents and ß. Read a full sentence before replacing a detail: a subordinate clause can move the verb to the end, and case can change an article or pronoun.
