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”Woher kommt ihr denn?” What is the function of ”denn” here?

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  • bule_leiva profile picture bule_leivaFebruary 2017
    Hello, in this case "denn" is a so called Partikel. It's used just to stress/emphasize your interest in knowing the answer. Such Partikel are integral part of everyday language, so using them will make you sound like a native speaker. Please don't confuse this "denn" in your example with "denn" used as conjuction and equal in meaning to "weil" (because). Example: Denn sie wissen nicht, was sie tun (Because they don't know what they're doing). Also notice that "denn" as a particle can express some degreee of emotion on your side. For example when you ask someone: Was erwartest Du denn von mir? What (the hell) do you expect from me?....
nerden_beh profile picture nerden_behJuly 2017
Hallo ich möchte spreche deutsch ?
Bennoni profile picture BennoniFebruary 2017
I'd say it's similar to "ALSO, woher kommt ihr?", in englisch "WELL, where do you come from?". It's like a conjunction. This is how people speak in their daily lives, so if you use it you sound really avanced. Here are some other examples of that denn, which work same or similar:
1. Was soll das denn sein? 2. Was willst du denn? 3. Ist das denn schon alles? 4. Nein, denn ich habe keine Zeit (here "denn" is almost like "weil", in the others examples it is not). Hope i could help a bit.
vincent profile picture vincentJanuary 2015
Thanks for asking a question related to language learning
jaja_mbh profile picture jaja_mbhFebruary 2017
Hallo