Day 25 - the modal verbs Flashcards

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Another special class of verbs are called modal verbs. Modal verbs are definitely the most useful verbs in German, and English too!
They are special because the ich conjugation is the same as er / sie / es.

Study the following modal verbs and conjugation:

Modal Verbs
wollen…want
sollen…shall
müssen…must / have to
dürfen…may / be allowed to
können…can
mögen…like

ich will
du willst
er will
sie will
es will
wir wollen
ihr wollt
sie wollen
Sie wollen

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wollen…to want
will

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sollen…shall, should
soll

*English often uses the past tense should instead of shall. But in German, use the present tense.

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müssen…must or have to. MÜSSTE, GEMÜSST
muss

*A note about the negative form of this verb. In English, most sentences can use must or have to without a change in meaning. However, this is not true for must not and don’t have to.

In English, must not means that you are not allowed to do something.
In German, muss nicht always means doesn’t have to.
If you want to say must not, as in, not allowed to, use dürfen.

DÜRFEN NICHT…not allowed to
MÜSSEN NICHT…doesn’t have to

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dürfen…may, be allowed to. DURFTE, GEDURFT
darf

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können…can. KONNTE, GEKONNT
kann

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mögen…to like. MOCHTE, GEMOCHT
mag

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mischen…to mix or to blend

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erzählen…to tell

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laufen…to run. LIEF, GELAUFT
läuft

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erklären…to explain

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I want to eat ice cream!

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Ich will Ice essen. NO…Ich will EIS essen.

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  1. Shall we go?
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Dürfen uns gehen? NO…Sollen wir gehen?

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  1. She has to study every day.
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Sie dürft lernen jeden Tag. NO…Sie muss jeden Tag lernen.

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  1. May I say something?
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Darf ich etwas sagen?

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  1. Can you speak slowly please?
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Können Sie langsam sprechen? NO…Können Sie bitte langsam sprechen?

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  1. Do you all like Pizza?
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Möget ihr Pizza? NO…Mögt ihr Pizza?

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  1. Can you mix that?
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Können Sie das mischen? Kannst du das mischen?

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  1. He is telling me a story.
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Er erzählt mir eine Geschichte.

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  1. We have to run quickly!
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Wir müssen schnell laufen.

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  1. Can you explain that?
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Kannst du das erklären?

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should

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sollen

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must

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müssen

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may

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dürfen

25
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tell

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erzählen

26
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explain

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erklären