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How to say “What are the next steps?” in German
Ask what should happen after the current discussion or action.
Was sind die nächsten Schritte?
What are the next steps?
The answer may include tasks, people, and dates.
Use it in three situations
Ending a meeting
Was sind die nächsten Schritte?
What are the next steps?
After an explanation
Was sollen wir nach dieser Besprechung tun?
What should we do after this meeting?
Planning a handover
Wie geht es jetzt weiter?
What happens next?
What to watch for
A next step is an action, not necessarily a physical step.
Read the whole expression before replacing a detail. The natural wording may use a different order or construction from the English sentence.
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Imagine meetings. Say this in German: What should we do after this meeting?
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Was sollen wir nach dieser Besprechung tun?
What should we do after this meeting?
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.
