Word Frequency (Worthäufigkeit) #77
Word (Wort)

mögen

Translation (Übersetzung) to like, may
Pronunciation (Aussprache) /ˈmøːɡən/
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Verbs
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Tags (Tags)
grammar most-common verb modal preference possibility
Modal verb meaning 'to like' or 'may' (expressing possibility). Expresses preference or possibility. Seventy-seventh most frequent word in German.

Examples (Beispiele)

Ich mag Schokolade.
I like chocolate.
preference
Magst du Kaffee?
Do you like coffee?
question
Er mag nicht kommen.
He may not come.
possibility
Das mag sein.
That may be.
possibility

Conjugations (Konjugationen)

Present Tense (Präsens)

ich mag
du magst
er/sie/es mag
wir mögen
ihr mögt
sie/Sie mögen

Usage & Related Words (Verwendung & verwandte Wörter)

Collocations (Kollokationen)
mögen + infinitive
may + verb, might + verb
High frequency
gern mögen
to like very much
High frequency
nicht mögen
to not like, to dislike
High frequency
Idioms (Redewendungen)
möchte gern
would like to
Polite way to express desire (from mögen)
es mag sein
it may be, it's possible
Expressing possibility
Synonyms (Synonyme)
gern haben High similarity
To like (alternative expression)
Antonyms (Antonyme)
nicht mögen
To not like, to dislike (negation)

Semantically Related Words (Semantisch verwandte Wörter)

dürfen können gern haben Verb

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