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German Grammar Explained
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Must/have to
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Do you remember the modal verbs?
Yes,
Ich
kann
gut Deutsch sprechen
.
Exactly! And do you remember the rules about their conjugation?
Mmm, kind of. The conjugation for
ich
and
er/sie/es
is the same?
Yes! And...?
And the vowel usually changes for the singular forms:
ich
,
du
and
er/sie/es
.
Korrekt!
I'm so proud of myself :)
So let me present you a new modal verb:
müssen
müssen
ich
m
u
ss
du
m
u
sst
er/sie/es
m
u
ss
wir
müssen
ihr
müsst
Sie/sie
müssen
So how do I use this verb?
Let me show you some examples:
Ich
muss
heute zur Arbeit gehen.
I
have to
go to work today.
Julia, du
musst
mir das jetzt erzählen!
Julia, you
have to
tell me now!
Muss
Peter morgen zur Schule gehen?
Does Peter
have to
go to school tomorrow?
Ok, I get it:
müssen
is used to indicate
necessity
(something has to be done) or
to give an order
or
to indicate a task
.
Genau! Sehr schön!
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