German Phrase
Wann schicken wir die Einladungen raus?
Meaning
The sentence asks for the exact time when the invitations will be sent out. It is a typical planning question used when organizing parties, weddings, conferences or any event that requires formal invitations.
When to use
Use this phrase when you are coordinating with a team, a partner, or family members and need to decide the deadline for mailing out the invitations. It works in both informal and semi‑formal settings, especially in spoken German.
✦Grammar Breakdown
WannschickenwirdieEinladungenraus?
Wann (question word)
‘Wann’ asks for a point in time and always starts a wh‑question, triggering verb‑second word order.
Verb‑second (V2) rule
In a main clause the finite verb occupies the second position; after ‘Wann’ the verb ‘schicken’ comes directly.
Wir (personal pronoun)
‘Wir’ is the 1st‑person plural subject; it follows the verb in a wh‑question.
Die Einladungen (accusative plural)
‘Einladungen’ is a plural noun; the definite article ‘die’ marks the accusative case here as the direct object.
Raus (particle)
‘Raus’ is a colloquial particle meaning ‘out’; it is placed at the end of the clause and is not a separable prefix.
🗨In Conversation
Wann schicken wir die Einladungen raus?
When will we send out the invitations?
Ich denke, wir sollten sie bis nächsten Mittwoch verschicken.
I think we should send them by next Wednesday.
✕Common Mistakes
Wann schickt wir die Einladungen raus?
The verb must agree with the plural subject ‘wir’; use ‘schicken’ not ‘schickt’.
Wann wir schicken die Einladungen raus?
In a wh‑question the verb must directly follow ‘Wann’, not the subject.
Wann schicken wir die Einladungen raus gehen?
‘Raus’ is a particle, not a separable verb; do not add ‘gehen’.
↔Alternatives
Zu welchem Zeitpunkt schicken wir die Einladungen?
At what point will we send the invitations?
Bis wann sollen die Einladungen rausgehen?
By when should the invitations go out?
Wann versenden wir die Einladungen?
When do we send the invitations?
Cultural Tip
‘Raus’ is a colloquial particle; in formal written German you would more likely say ‘versenden’ or ‘verschicken’. Also remember that all nouns are capitalised in German – ‘Einladungen’ – and that the verb ‘schicken’ can be used both for physical mail and for digital messages, but ‘raus’ usually implies a physical mailing.