German Phrase
Die Download‑Geschwindigkeit kriegt Daten.
Meaning
Literally, ‘The download speed gets data.’ In everyday tech talk it means that the download speed is the channel through which incoming data is received. It’s a colloquial way to describe how fast data arrives from the internet.
When to use
Use this sentence in informal conversations about internet performance, when you want to explain why a file is downloading quickly or slowly. It’s common among friends, in tech‑support chats, or in casual blog posts about bandwidth.
✦Grammar Breakdown
DieDownload-GeschwindigkeitkriegtDaten.
Artikel (die)
‘Download‑Geschwindigkeit’ is a feminine noun, so it takes the definite article ‘die’ in the nominative case.
Kompositum (Download‑Geschwindigkeit)
German often builds nouns by joining two words with a hyphen; the gender is taken from the last component (Geschwindigkeit, feminine).
Kriegen (colloquial)
‘kriegen’ is an informal synonym for ‘erhalten/bekommen’. In the present tense, third‑person singular is ‘kriegt’.
Daten (plural, no article)
‘Daten’ is a plural noun meaning ‘data’; in this construction it appears without an article.
🗨In Conversation
Warum dauert der Download so lange?
Why is the download taking so long?
Die Download‑Geschwindigkeit kriegt nicht genug Daten.
The download speed isn’t getting enough data.
✕Common Mistakes
Der Download‑Geschwindigkeit kriegt Daten.
‘Download‑Geschwindigkeit’ is feminine, so the correct article is ‘die’, not ‘der’.
Die Download‑Geschwindigkeit bekommt Daten.
‘bekommt’ is grammatically correct but changes the register; if you want a colloquial tone, use ‘kriegt’. Mixing registers can sound odd.
Die Download‑Geschwindigkeit kriegt die Daten.
In this construction the object is used without an article; adding ‘die’ makes it sound like a specific set of data, which isn’t intended.
Die Download Geschwindigkeit kriegt Daten.
Compound nouns should be hyphenated (or written as one word) to follow standard German spelling.
↔Alternatives
Die Download‑Geschwindigkeit erhält Daten.
The download speed receives data.
Durch die Download‑Geschwindigkeit fließen Daten.
Data flows through the download speed.
Die Download‑Geschwindigkeit nimmt Daten auf.
The download speed takes in data.
Cultural Tip
‘Kriegen’ is informal; in a business email or technical documentation you’d prefer ‘erhalten’ or ‘empfangen’. Also, always hyphenate the compound noun (Download‑Geschwindigkeit) to avoid spelling errors. German speakers often treat ‘Geschwindigkeit’ as feminine, so remember the article ‘die’.