Darf ich vorstellen: meine Schwester.

Sentence Discussions German
#1
English Translation

I’d like you to meet my sister.

This feels like an odd word order in German compared to “darf ich meine Schwester vorstellen”.

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#2

That’s because it’s secretly two sentences. The colon hints at this, and there is also a pause when speaking.
Darf ich vorstellen? (Das ist) meine Schwester.

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#3

As always a perfect explanation by pitti42.

I just want to add that whereas “Darf ich vorstellen:” needs no object, “Darf ich meine Schwester vorstellen” sounds a little bit odd. Better: "Darf ich Ihnen/Euch/Dir meine Schwester vorstellen?
“Darf ich vorstellen:” is usually used crosswise. “Meine Schwester.” and with a look to the other side e.g. “My new neighbours Anne and Tom.”

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