Must in German 🇩🇪

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Tips to remember the German word ‘muss’:
– Consider the similarity in sound and meaning to the English word “must.”
– Remember that the ‘u’ in “muss” sounds like the ‘oo’ in “foot” in English, and the double ‘s’ sounds like a sharp ‘s’.
– Link it with ‘musste’ (had to), which is the simple past tense of ‘muss,’ to remember by association.

Explanations:
– ‘Muss’ is the first and third person singular present indicative form of ‘müssen,’ which means “to have to” or “must” in English.
– It expresses necessity or obligation.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– ‘Soll’ implies a recommendation or something that should be done, but is not as strong as ‘muss.’
– ‘Müssen’ in other forms, like ‘musst’ (second person singular) or ‘müssen’ (plural), has the same meaning.

Alternate Meanings like slang:
– In everyday language, ‘muss’ doesn’t have significant alternate meanings or slang uses, but it can be used in a somewhat rhetorical question “Das muss?” to imply “Is that really necessary?”

Examples of sentences that use ‘muss’:
– “Ich muss heute früh ins Bett gehen.” (I must go to bed early today.)
– “Du musst deine Hausaufgaben machen, bevor du fernsiehst.” (You have to do your homework before watching TV.)
– “Er muss jetzt gehen, sonst verpasst er den Zug.” (He must leave now, otherwise he’ll miss the train.)
– “Muss das sein?” (Is that necessary?)

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