English Sentence:

Be careful what you wish for; it might come true.

German Translation:

Sei vorsichtig, was du dir wünschst; es könnte wahr werden.

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Words used:

Sei vorsichtig!

Be careful!

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was

1. what 2. which 3. [informal] something (short for etwas)

Here: what

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du

you

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dir

you, to you

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wünschen

to wish

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es

it

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könnte

could, might

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wahr

true, truthful

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werden

1. (auxiliary verb) 2. will, shall 3. to become

Here: to become

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