German Phrase
Wir schicken dir nächste Woche Erinnerungen.
Meaning
The sentence means ‘We will send you reminders next week.’ It tells the listener that a future action (sending reminders) is planned for the upcoming week. The dative pronoun ‘dir’ makes the statement informal, suitable for friends, colleagues, or customers you address with ‘du’.
When to use
Use this phrase when you want to inform someone that you’ll be sending them a series of reminders (e.g., appointment alerts, payment notices, study prompts) in the coming week. It works well in emails, app notifications, or spoken conversation.
✦Grammar Breakdown
WirschickendirnächsteWocheErinnerungen
Wir
First‑person plural personal pronoun in the nominative case; the subject of the sentence.
schicken
Regular verb, present tense, 1st‑person plural. Takes a dative object (the recipient) and an accusative object (what is sent).
dir
Dative form of the informal second‑person singular pronoun. Used here as the recipient of the reminders.
nächste
Attributive adjective with strong ending –e because no article precedes the noun. Modifies ‘Woche’.
Woche
Feminine noun meaning ‘week’. In the temporal accusative (the accusative of time) to indicate ‘next week’.
Erinnerungen
Plural noun, accusative object of ‘schicken’. Means ‘reminders’ or ‘memories’ depending on context.
🗨In Conversation
Wir schicken dir nächste Woche Erinnerungen an deine Termine.
We’ll send you reminders about your appointments next week.
Super, das hilft mir sehr!
Great, that helps me a lot!
✕Common Mistakes
Wir schicken du nächste Woche Erinnerungen.
‘du’ is nominative; the sentence needs the dative form ‘dir’ as the recipient.
Wir schicken dir nächster Woche Erinnerungen.
‘Woche’ is feminine; the correct adjective ending in the accusative of time is ‘nächste’.
Wir schicken dir nächste Woche Erinnerung.
If you keep the plural verb ‘schicken’, the object must be plural ‘Erinnerungen’. Use singular only with ‘eine Erinnerung’.
Wir schicken Ihnen nächste Woche Erinnerungen.
If you intend an informal tone, keep ‘dir’. ‘Ihnen’ is formal and changes the register.
↔Alternatives
Wir senden dir nächste Woche Erinnerungen.
We will send you reminders next week.
Wir schicken dir nächste Woche eine Erinnerung.
We will send you a reminder next week.
Wir erinnern dich nächste Woche.
We will remind you next week.
Cultural Tip
In German, the choice between ‘dir’ (informal) and ‘Ihnen’ (formal) signals the level of familiarity. If you’re writing to a customer or a business partner, switch to the formal version: ‘Wir schicken Ihnen nächste Woche Erinnerungen.’ Also, German speakers often prefer the verb ‘senden’ in business contexts, while ‘schicken’ sounds a bit more casual.