Die Rechnung ging aufs Haus. - What is the English translation? English translators help technical English translators with the translation of Die Rechnung ging aufs Haus.

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246 months ago

Christina Wechtitsch (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:	German > English
Subject:	Technical / Engineering
Level of diffculty:	Easy / medium
Word or term in question:	Die Rechnung ging aufs Haus.
Context:	Did you pay?
Keywords:	-

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246 months ago

wrote:

It's on the house

My comment:

I wouldn't put it in the past tense. In UK we always say it in the present.

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246 months ago

wrote:

Colin is right in that in dialogue we'd say 'It's on the house', but it entirely depends on the context. If they're still in the restaurant, I'd say it in the present tense - otherwise, it's in the past! Hope this helps.

246 months ago

wrote:

If the question was "Did you pay?", the reply would be "No, it was on the house". If you're still in the restaurant, the question would be "Have you paid?"

246 months ago

wrote:

I as a person can only be asked if I've paid or did I pay if I'm still there, can't I? Or will someone run after me into the car park and ask: Did you pay? In which case I can still easily answer: It's on the house.

246 months ago

Throhand wrote:

it was on the house

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246 months ago

www.buero-garisch.de wrote:

You were invited / it was on the house

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246 months ago

Charles Warcup wrote:

It was - or is - on the house, yes; You were invited, no. There is a distinct difference in the usage of "einladen" and "to invite" in this context - namely that "to invite" is never used to indicate that a drink, meal etc. will be paid for by someone else.

246 months ago

Charles Warcup wrote:

Charles is right here- invite is not used the way einladen is used in German in the sense that someone else is paying. The tense - is on the house or was on the house will of course depend on the exact situation, as the other colleagues have also said.

246 months ago

www.buero-garisch.de wrote:

It was on the house.

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