German Phrase
Hast du viele Zusagen bekommen?
Meaning
This question asks whether the listener has received a large number of confirmations or acceptances, for example after sending out job applications, event invitations, or reservation requests.
When to use
Use it after someone has applied for something or sent out invitations and you want to know how many positive replies they have collected. It works in informal conversation with friends, colleagues, or classmates.
✦Grammar Breakdown
HastduvieleZusagenbekommen?
Hast (haben) as auxiliary
In the present perfect, German uses the auxiliary verb 'haben' (conjugated as 'hast' for 'du') together with the past participle.
Past participle identical to infinitive
'Bekommen' is a regular verb whose past participle is the same as its infinitive, so no extra ending is added.
Quantifier 'viele'
'Viele' is an indefinite quantifier that stays unchanged in the accusative plural (e.g., 'viele Zusagen').
Plural noun 'Zusagen'
'Zusage' (acceptance/confirmation) becomes 'Zusagen' in the plural and takes the accusative case after the verb.
🗨In Conversation
Hast du viele Zusagen bekommen?
Did you get many confirmations?
Ja, ich habe fünf Zusagen erhalten, aber drei Absagen.
Yes, I received five acceptances, but three rejections.
✕Common Mistakes
Hast du vielen Zusagen bekommen?
The quantifier stays in the nominative/accusative plural form 'viele', not the dative 'vielen'.
Bekamst du viele Zusagen?
The perfect tense requires the auxiliary 'haben' + past participle, not the simple past 'bekamst'.
Bist du viele Zusagen bekommen?
Only verbs of motion or change of state use 'sein' as auxiliary; 'bekommen' always uses 'haben'.
Hast du viele Zusage bekommen?
When you talk about more than one, you must use the plural 'Zusagen'.
↔Alternatives
Hast du viele Zusagen erhalten?
Did you receive many confirmations?
Hast du viele Zusagen bekommen?
Did you get many confirmations?
Hast du Zusagen bekommen?
Did you get any confirmations?
Sind viele Zusagen bei dir eingegangen?
Have many confirmations come in for you?
Cultural Tip
In German, 'Zusagen' is typically used in formal or semi‑formal contexts such as job applications, conference talks, or party invitations. While 'bekommen' is perfectly acceptable in everyday speech, 'erhalten' sounds a bit more formal and is often preferred in business emails. Also, Germans tend to be precise about numbers, so adding the exact count (e.g., 'fünf Zusagen') is common after this question.