How to Say “Please Reply to This Email” in German

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bitte antworten Sie auf diese E-Mail
In German, "please reply to this email" is expressed as bitte antworten Sie auf diese E-Mail.
This phrase is a polite request for the recipient to send a response to the current email. In email subject lines, you might see the shorter phrase Bitte um Antwort to mean "Request for reply" or Dringend: Antwort benötigt to mean "Urgent: reply needed".

Which one should you use?

The version using Sie is the standard formal way to request a reply, while versions using du would be used in casual settings among friends or family.

Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?

The phrase bitte antworten Sie auf diese E-Mail is formal and appropriate for professional correspondence or for addressing strangers. For more formal or softer tones in a professional setting, you can use Ich bitte höflich um eine Antwort auf diese E-Mail (I kindly request a reply to this email) or Für eine Antwort auf diese E-Mail wäre ich Ihnen sehr dankbar (I would greatly appreciate a reply to this email). In informal settings, you may use Bitte antworte auf diese E-Mail (Please reply to this email), Könntest du bitte auf diese E-Mail antworten? (Could you please reply to this email?) or Würde mich über eine Antwort auf diese E-Mail freuen (I would appreciate a reply to this email).

How does it change in a sentence?

The verb antworten requires the preposition auf followed by the accusative case to indicate what is being replied to. When addressing a single person with whom you are on a first-name basis, the formal antworten Sie changes to the informal antworte.

Did you know?

  • The word antworten is built from the root Antwort, which is a combination of the prefix for 'against' and a root meaning 'word'.
  • The word bitte is actually a shortened version of the phrase 'I beg you'.

Examples in context

  • Bitte antworten Sie auf diese E-Mail so schnell wie möglich.
    Please reply to this email as soon as possible.
  • Bitte antworten Sie auf diese E-Mail mit Ihrem Feedback.
    Please reply to this email with your feedback.
  • Ich habe eine Frage, bitte antworten Sie auf diese E-Mail.
    I have a question, please reply to this email.

Example conversation

Laura is sending a professional request to Lukas.

  1. Laura

    Hallo Lukas, ich habe Ihnen die Unterlagen geschickt.
    Hello Lukas, I have sent you the documents.
  2. Lukas

    Danke, Laura. Ich schaue sie mir gleich an.
    Thanks, Laura. I will look at them right away.
  3. Laura

    Gut, bitte antworten Sie auf diese E-Mail nach dem Lesen.
    Good, please reply to this email after reading.
  4. Lukas

    Das mache ich gerne.
    I will be happy to do that.

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