ich schaff's

I can do it; I'll make it

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I can do it; I'll make it Informal contraction of „ich schaffe es.“ It can mean succeeding at something, managing to do something, or arriving somewhere in time.

GE: Keine Sorge, ich schaff's allein.

EN: Don't worry, I can do it on my own.

Los, ich schaff's nicht.

Come on, I can't do it.

— Interstellar (2014)

Ich schaff's nicht.

I can't do it.

— Glücklich wie Lazzaro (2018)

Um ehrlich zu sein, Sandy, mitunter dachte ich, ich schaff's nicht.

To be honest, Sandy, at times I thought I wouldn't make it.

— One Battle After Another (2025)

Ich schaff's!

I can do it!

— Lola rennt (1998)

Ich schaff's in der Hälfte.

I can do it in half the time.

— Atlantis - Das Geheimnis der verlorenen Stadt (2001)

Ich glaube, ich schaff's nicht.

I don't think I can do it.

— Leben! (1994)

Ich dachte, ich schaff's.

I thought I could do it.

— Ghost in The Shell (1995)

Aber ich schaff's niemals in Hitlers Leibgarde.

But I’ll never make it into Hitler’s bodyguard.

— Jojo Rabbit (2019)

Ich schaff's schon.

I’ll manage.

— Almost Famous - Fast berühmt (2000)

Ich schaff's fünfmal hin und zurück.

I can make it there and back five times.

— Iwans Kindheit (1962)