To need in German 🇩🇪

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Tips to remember “brauchen”:
– The word “brauchen” can be linked to the English phrase “to be rich in something” — if you “brauchen” something, it is necessary, or you’re “in need (poor)” of it, hence you are not “rich” in that aspect.
– Associate “brauchen” with “broach,” which sounds similar. When you broach a subject, you often need to discuss something important.
– Think of “brauchen” as a combination of “break” + “chain”; if you need something, it’s often to break a chain of dependency or lack.

Explanations:
– “Brauchen” is a German verb meaning “to need” or “to require.”
– It is commonly used when expressing necessity for objects or actions.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– “Benötigen” also means “to need” or “to require” and is often used interchangeably with “brauchen.”
– “Nötig haben” is a phrase that can be used similarly to “brauchen” to express a need for something.

Infinitive: brauchen (to need)

Conjugations:
– Present:
– ich brauche (I need)
– du brauchst (you need, informal singular)
– er/sie/es braucht (he/she/it needs)
– wir brauchen (we need)
– ihr braucht (you need, informal plural)
– sie brauchen (they need)
– Sie brauchen (you need, formal singular/plural)

– Simple Past (Präteritum):
– ich brauchte (I needed)
– du brauchtest (you needed, informal singular)
– er/sie/es brauchte (he/she/it needed)
– wir brauchten (we needed)
– ihr brauchtet (you needed, informal plural)
– sie brauchten (they needed)
– Sie brauchten (you needed, formal singular/plural)

– Perfect (Perfekt, commonly used for the past):
– ich habe gebraucht (I have needed)
– du hast gebraucht (you have needed, informal singular)
– er/sie/es hat gebraucht (he/she/it has needed)
– wir haben gebraucht (we have needed)
– ihr habt gebraucht (you have needed, informal plural)
– sie haben gebraucht (they have needed)
– Sie haben gebraucht (you have needed, formal singular/plural)

– Future:
– ich werde brauchen (I will need)
– du wirst brauchen (you will need, informal singular)
– er/sie/es wird brauchen (he/she/it will need)
– wir werden brauchen (we will need)
– ihr werdet brauchen (you will need, informal plural)
– sie werden brauchen (they will need)
– Sie werden brauchen (you will need, formal singular/plural)

Examples of sentences that use “brauchen”:
– Ich brauche einen Stift. (I need a pen.)
– Brauchst du Hilfe? (Do you need help?)
– Er braucht mehr Zeit, um die Aufgabe zu beenden. (He needs more time to finish the task.)
– Wir brauchen einen neuen Plan. (We need a new plan.)
– Sie brauchen keine Angst zu haben. (They don’t need to be afraid.)
– Wirst du morgen früh das Auto brauchen? (Will you need the car tomorrow morning?)

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