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How to say “We should check the forecast.” in German
Suggest checking the expected weather before making a plan.
Wir sollten den Wetterbericht anschauen.
We should check the forecast.
The expression concerns forecast conditions, rather than only the weather at this moment.
Use it in three situations
Planning a walk
Wir sollten den Wetterbericht anschauen.
We should check the forecast.
Before a day trip
Wir sollten vor dem Aufbruch den Wetterbericht prüfen.
We should check the forecast before leaving.
Deciding on an outdoor activity
Was sagt der Wetterbericht für morgen?
What does the forecast say for tomorrow?
What to watch for
A forecast is an expectation and can change; the phrase does not guarantee conditions.
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 outdoor plans. Say this in German: We should check the forecast before leaving.
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Wir sollten vor dem Aufbruch den Wetterbericht prüfen.
We should check the forecast before leaving.
Build a useful exchange
Check a route and agree on a sensible outdoor plan.
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.
