German Phrase
Welche besonderen Services bietest du an?
Meaning
The sentence asks a counterpart to list the special or unique services they provide. It is a direct, informal way to inquire about a person’s or company’s offering, often used in networking or sales contexts.
When to use
Use this question when you meet a freelancer, a startup, or a service‑oriented business and want to know what sets their portfolio apart. It works well in informal meetings, email introductions, or during a quick pitch.
✦Grammar Breakdown
WelchebesonderenServicesbietestduan?
Interrogativpronomen „welche“
„Welche“ is the interrogative form of „welch‑“, used to ask about a specific subset; it agrees in gender, number, and case with the noun it modifies.
Adjektivdeklination nach „welche“
After a determiner like „welche", the adjective takes the weak ending –en in the accusative plural: „besonderen Services".
Trennbares Verb „an‑bieten"
The verb „anbieten" is separable; in a main clause the prefix "an" moves to the sentence end: „bietest … an".
Personalpronomen „du"
„du" is the informal second‑person singular pronoun; it triggers the verb ending –st in the present tense.
🗨In Conversation
Welche besonderen Services bietest du an?
What special services do you offer?
Ich biete maßgeschneiderte Übersetzungen und Content‑Erstellung an.
I offer custom translations and content creation.
✕Common Mistakes
Welche besonderen Services bist du an?
"bist du" is the verb "sein" (to be) and does not convey the meaning "to offer".
Welche besonderes Services bietest du an?
The adjective must agree with the plural noun "Services"; the correct ending is –en, not –es.
Welche besonderen Services an bietest du?
With separable verbs the prefix "an" belongs at the end of the clause, not before the verb.
Welche besonderen Services bieten Sie du an?
If you keep the informal "du", you must not switch to the formal "Sie" in the same sentence.
↔Alternatives
Was für besondere Leistungen bietest du an?
What kind of special services do you provide?
Welche speziellen Services hast du im Angebot?
Which special services do you have in your offer?
Welche besonderen Angebote hast du?
What special offers do you have?
Cultural Tip
In German business settings the formal "Sie" is preferred, so the polite version would be "Welche besonderen Services bieten Sie an?" The word "Service" is an English loanword and is widely accepted, especially in tech and marketing. Remember to keep the separable prefix "an" at the end of the clause; placing it incorrectly (e.g., "bietet du an Services") sounds ungrammatical.