We would like to sing in German 🇩🇪

wir möchten singen info.

Tips to remember:
• Think of “möchten” as the polite form of “wollen” (“to want”) and associate it with making a polite request or desire.
• The word “singen” sounds like the English “sing,” making it easier to recall its meaning.
• To remember the structure, note that in German the infinitive (singen) goes to the end, typical for modal verbs.

Explanations:
• “Möchten” is the subjunctive form of “mögen” used to express a polite wish or desire. It implies “would like.”
• “Singen” is an infinitive meaning “to sing.”
• The sentence “Wir möchten singen” means “We would like to sing.” It uses the modal construction where the finite verb (möchten) is conjugated and the main verb (singen) is placed at the end.

Other words/phrases with similar meaning:
• “Wollen” – “Wir wollen singen” means “We want to sing,” which is more direct and less polite.
• “Hätten gern” can be combined with an infinitive in some contexts to express desire, though it is less common with an activity like singing.

Conjugation details for “singen” (infinitive verb) in different tenses:

Present Tense:
 – ich singe
 – du singst
 – er/sie/es singt
 – wir singen
 – ihr singt
 – sie/Sie singen

Simple Past (Präteritum):
 – ich sang
 – du sangst
 – er/sie/es sang
 – wir sangen
 – ihr sangt
 – sie/Sie sangen

Present Perfect:
 – ich habe gesungen
 – du hast gesungen
 – er/sie/es hat gesungen
 – wir haben gesungen
 – ihr habt gesungen
 – sie/Sie haben gesungen

Future Tense:
 – ich werde singen
 – du wirst singen
 – er/sie/es wird singen
 – wir werden singen
 – ihr werdet singen
 – sie/Sie werden singen

Conjugation details for “möchten” (modal verb, used in the present to express a wish):

Present Tense:
 – ich möchte
 – du möchtest
 – er/sie/es möchte
 – wir möchten
 – ihr möchtet
 – sie/Sie möchten

Past Tense (using the Perfekt form with “haben”):
 – ich habe gemocht (Note: “möchten” isn’t typically used in a true past form because it’s a modal verb expressing a wish. Instead, one might say “Ich habe gerne gesungen” for “I enjoyed singing.”)

Example sentences:
• Wir möchten singen, weil Musik uns verbindet.   (We would like to sing because music connects us.)
• Ich möchte singen, wenn sich die Gelegenheit bietet.  (I would like to sing if the opportunity arises.)
• Sie möchte auf der Bühne singen.         (She would like to sing on stage.)
• Möchtet ihr alle zusammen singen?       (Do you all want to sing together?)

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