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German Phrase

Ich hab mir meinen eigenen Gaming‑PC zusammengebaut.

/ɪç haːp miːɐ̯ ˈmaɪ̯nən ˈaɪ̯ɡənən ˈɡeːmɪŋ peːˈt͡seː tsuˈzamənˌɡebaʊ̯t/
Meaning"I built my own gaming PC."
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Meaning

Literally, ‘I have built my own gaming PC for myself.’ The sentence highlights that the speaker assembled the computer personally, not bought a pre‑built one.

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When to use

Use this sentence in casual conversation when you want to brag about a tech project, answer a question about your hobby, or explain why you’re excited about a new gaming setup.

✦Grammar Breakdown

IchhabmirmeineneigenenGaming-PCzusammengebaut.

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hab (colloquial habe)

‘hab’ is the spoken contraction of the auxiliary verb ‘haben’ used in the present perfect. In formal writing you would use ‘habe’.

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reflexive dative – mir

‘mir’ is a dative reflexive pronoun indicating that the action benefits the speaker (‘for myself’).

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Accusative masculine – meinen eigenen

‘PC’ is masculine (der PC). In the accusative case the article changes to ‘meinen’ and the adjective ‘eigenen’ gets the weak ending –en.

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Zusammengebaut – past participle

‘zusammenbauen’ (to assemble) forms the perfect with ‘haben’: ‘hat zusammengebaut’. The participle ‘zusammengebaut’ appears at the end of the clause.

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Loanword – Gaming‑PC

‘Gaming‑PC’ is a common English loanword in German, written with a hyphen and treated as a masculine noun.

🗨In Conversation

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Ich hab mir meinen eigenen Gaming‑PC zusammengebaut.

I built my own gaming PC.

Wow, das klingt nach viel Arbeit! Wie läuft er?

Wow, that sounds like a lot of work! How does it run?

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✕Common Mistakes

  • Ich hab mir mein eigenen Gaming‑PC zusammengebaut.

    ‘PC’ is masculine accusative, so the article must be ‘meinen’, not ‘mein’.

  • Ich hab mir meinen eigenen Gaming‑PC zusammengebaut.

    In formal writing you should use ‘habe’ instead of the colloquial ‘hab’.

  • Ich hab meinen eigenen Gaming‑PC zusammengebaut.

    Dropping the reflexive pronoun changes the meaning; you’d be saying you built *someone else’s* PC.

↔Alternatives

  • Ich habe meinen eigenen Gaming‑PC selbst zusammengebaut.

    I built my own gaming PC myself.

  • Ich habe meinen eigenen Gaming‑Computer gebaut.

    I built my own gaming computer.

  • Ich habe mir einen eigenen Gaming‑PC zusammengebaut.

    I assembled a gaming PC for myself.

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Cultural Tip

In German the reflexive dative ‘mir’ is common when the action is done for one’s own benefit. The colloquial ‘hab’ is fine with friends, but in a formal email you’d switch to ‘habe’. Also, while ‘Gaming‑PC’ is widely understood, some older speakers might prefer ‘Computer’ or ‘Spiel‑Computer’. Remember to match the case of the article and adjective to the noun’s gender and case.