German Phrase
Wann hast du das nächste Mal geöffnet?
Meaning
The sentence asks a business or service provider when they will be open again after the current closure. It is a polite way to inquire about the next opening time.
When to use
Use this question when you are a customer who wants to know the next opening hours of a shop, restaurant, office, or any place that is currently closed. It works best in informal settings; switch to the formal 'Sie' form in professional or unfamiliar contexts.
✦Grammar Breakdown
WannhastdudasnächsteMalgeöffnet?
Wann (interrogative adverb)
Used to ask about time; placed at the beginning of a question.
hast (2nd person singular of haben)
Auxiliary verb forming the present perfect; here it also conveys a future meaning.
du (personal pronoun)
Informal 'you'. In formal contexts replace with 'Sie'.
das nächste Mal (the next time)
A fixed phrase meaning 'the next occasion' and works as a temporal noun phrase.
geöffnet (past participle of öffnen)
Used with 'haben' to describe a state of being open; in questions it can refer to future opening times.
Present perfect for future schedule
German often uses the present perfect (haben + Partizip II) to ask about scheduled future events, especially with opening hours.
🗨In Conversation
Entschuldigung, wann hast du das nächste Mal geöffnet?
Excuse me, when will you be open next time?
Wir öffnen morgen um 9 Uhr wieder.
We will open again tomorrow at 9 a.m.
✕Common Mistakes
Wann ist du das nächste Mal geöffnet?
Use 'haben' with 'geöffnet', not 'sein'.
Wann hast du nächste Mal geöffnet?
The article 'das' is required before the noun phrase.
Wann du hast das nächste Mal geöffnet?
Word order in German questions places the verb directly after the interrogative word.
↔Alternatives
Wann öffnest du das nächste Mal?
When will you open next time?
Wann bist du das nächste Mal geöffnet?
When are you open next time?
Wann hast du wieder geöffnet?
When are you open again?
Wann haben Sie das nächste Mal geöffnet?
When will you (formal) be open next time?
Cultural Tip
In German‑speaking countries it is customary to use the formal 'Sie' when speaking to strangers or business owners you do not know personally. So in a shop you would normally ask, "Wann haben Sie das nächste Mal geöffnet?". Also note that 'geöffnet' describes the state of a place, not a person’s personal availability.