du brauchst mich nicht

you don't need me; you don't have to

→ du

phrase Rare #25,100

you don't need me; you don't have to With mich, this means that someone does not need you. In the related pattern du brauchst mir nicht zu + infinitive, mir means “to me,” and the phrase means “you don't have to ...,” as in Du brauchst mir nicht zu helfen (“You don't have to help me”).

GE: Du brauchst mich nicht zu begleiten.

EN: You don't have to accompany me.

Du brauchst mich nicht anzurufen.

You don't need to call me.

Du brauchst mich nicht.

You don't need me.

Nein, du brauchst mich nicht zu begleiten.

No, you don't need to accompany me.

— Das süße Leben (1960)

Du brauchst mich nicht abzuholen.

You don't need to pick me up.

— In The Mood For Love (2000)

Du brauchst mich nicht zu provozieren.

You don't need to provoke me.

Du brauchst mich nicht zu bevormunden.

You don't need to patronize me.