German Phrase
Welche Note hast du bekommen?
Meaning
Literally, 'Which grade did you get?', asking someone about the result they received on a test, exam, or assignment. It presumes a grading system where grades are expressed as 'Note'.
When to use
Use this question right after a test, quiz, or any evaluated work in school, university, or a training course. It’s informal, so it’s appropriate with friends, classmates, or anyone you address with 'du'.
✦Grammar Breakdown
WelcheNotehastdubekommen
Welche (interrogative adjective)
Used to ask 'which' and agrees in gender, number, and case with the noun it modifies; here it is nominative feminine singular matching 'Note'.
Note (noun, feminine)
Means 'grade' or 'mark' in an academic context; it is a feminine noun, so the article and adjective take feminine forms.
hast (2nd person singular of haben)
Auxiliary verb used to form the present perfect; it must agree with the subject 'du'.
du (personal pronoun)
Second‑person singular informal pronoun; placed after the verb in questions when the verb is in second position.
bekommen (past participle)
The main verb meaning 'to receive' or 'to get'; in the perfect tense it follows the auxiliary 'haben'.
🗨In Conversation
Welche Note hast du bekommen?
What grade did you get?
Ich habe eine 2 bekommen.
I got a 2.
✕Common Mistakes
Welche Note was du bekommen?
Avoid using 'was' (was) because the verb 'haben' requires the auxiliary 'hast' in the perfect tense.
Welche Note hast du bekommt?
The verb must be in its past participle form 'bekommen' after 'hast'.
Du hast welche Note bekommen?
In a direct question the verb stays in second position; the subject follows the verb.
↔Alternatives
Wie hast du abgeschnitten?
How did you do?
Was hast du für eine Note erhalten?
What grade did you receive?
Wie war deine Note?
What was your grade?
Cultural Tip
In Germany the school grading scale runs from 1 (very good) to 6 (insufficient). A 2 is considered good, while a 5 is barely passing. When asking about grades, Germans often prefer the neutral 'Note' rather than the American 'Score' or 'Mark'. Also, keep in mind that using 'du' signals familiarity; with teachers or strangers you would use the formal 'Sie' – e.g., 'Welche Note haben Sie bekommen?'.