Word Frequency (Worthäufigkeit) #61
Word (Wort)

müssen

Translation (Übersetzung) must, to have to
Pronunciation (Aussprache) /ˈmʏsən/
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Tags (Tags)
grammar most-common verb modal necessity
Modal verb meaning 'must' or 'to have to'. Expresses necessity or obligation. Sixty-first most frequent word in German.

Examples (Beispiele)

Ich muss jetzt gehen.
I must go now.
necessity
Du musst lernen.
You must study.
obligation
Wir müssen vorsichtig sein.
We must be careful.
necessity
Man muss nicht alles wissen.
One doesn't have to know everything.
lack of obligation

Conjugations (Konjugationen)

Present Tense (Präsens)

ich muss
du musst
er/sie/es muss
wir müssen
ihr müsst
sie/Sie müssen

Usage & Related Words (Verwendung & verwandte Wörter)

Collocations (Kollokationen)
müssen + infinitive
must + verb
High frequency
nicht müssen
don't have to
High frequency
müssen gehen
must go, have to go
High frequency
Idioms (Redewendungen)
es muss sein
it must be, it has to be
Expressing necessity or inevitability
Synonyms (Synonyme)
sollen Medium similarity
Should, ought to (less strong obligation)
Antonyms (Antonyme)
nicht müssen
Don't have to (lack of obligation)

Semantically Related Words (Semantisch verwandte Wörter)

sollen dürfen können Verb

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