“Müssen” is a modal verb and in combination with another verb the sense of the sentence is changed by the modal verb. The lesson is about the usage, conjugation, irregularities and examples of the modal verb “müssen”.
Examples
Conjugation
| Present | Simple Past | Subjunktive 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ich | muss | musste | müsste |
| du | musst | musstest | müsstest |
| er/sie/es | muss | musste | müsste |
| wir | müssen | mussten | müssten |
| ihr | müsst | musstet | müsstet |
| sie/Sie | müssen | mussten | müssten |
Use: müssen
As Necessity
- „Julia muss in die Schule gehen.“
- „Der Fußballspieler muss hart trainieren.“
- „Ich muss für meine Arbeit Deutsch lernen.“
(There are no other possibilities.)
As Command / Duty
- „Du musst jetzt dein Zimmer aufräumen!“
- „Ihr müsst die Pizza essen!“
- „Sie müssen den Vertrag unterschreiben!“
As an Assumption
Very high probability that you are correct.
- „Der Schal müsste Maria gehören.“
(As an answer to: „Wem gehört dieser Schal?“ ⇒ I am 99% sure that it belongs to Maria.)
- „Das Haus muss 30m hoch sein.“
(As an answer to: „Wie hoch ist dieses Haus?“ ⇒ I am almost 100% sure that it is 30 meters tall.)
Further Information:
- More detailed information about the word order and irregularities of modal verbs in lesson Modal Verbs.
- the modal verb: „können“
- the modal verb: „dürfen“
- the modal verb: „wollen/möchten“
- the modal verb: „sollen“
- The verbs „werden“ and „lassen“ show similiar characteristics and can be used like modal verbs.
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