This is sometimes called the “dependent” verb, but it’s maybe simpler to call it the “main verb”ĭiscover how YOU can use Dr P's free Weekly Workout Routine to get ready for more confident German conversations in a matter of weeks. They are “auxiliary” (from Latin auxilium, to aid) because they are used in relation to another verb which expresses the state or action itself. Here are the are six modal verbs in German and their basic meaning: müssen (to have to), können (to be able to), dürfen (to be allowed to), wollen (to want), mögen (to like) and sollen (to be supposed to). Modals express the ATTITUDE or STANDPOINT of the speaker towards a state or action, often connected to desire,likelihood, ability, permission or obligation. These verbs don’t express a state or action like “be”, “eat” or “run”. That sounds high falutin’ but when you break it down, it’s pretty clear: “modal” is about MOOD. It’s my flagship ten-week mentored self-study course…and we cover modal verbs!Ĭrushing B1 German with “Dr P’s Weekly German Workouts: Into Intermediate” What are the German modal verbs?įirst, what exactly ARE these modal verbs? They are sometimes formally called “modal auxiliaries”. If you want a general overview of what’s easy and what’s difficult for the English speaker learning German, first check my post on just that topic.īefore we get started, if you’re an upper beginner German learner itching to become an independent learner who can really use German to get things done in your life, check out Dr P’s Weekly German Workouts: Into Intermediate. This mega article is all about explaining the German modal verbs from the inside out, so that you start to “channel” their varied meanings and don’t get caught out trying to translate from the English. That’s great news and a huge help as we start out.īUT….not so fast! For all the welcome parallels, there are differences between German and English modal verbs too. No “Do you can?” but a good, Germanic “Can you?”, “Kannst Du?” No “I don’t must” but “I must not”, “ich muss nicht”. When “ich kann” means “I can”, “wir müssen” means “we must”, what’s not to like? Yes, here our common linguistic ancestry seems close to the surface, with English still forming questions the and negatives Germanic way. Modal verbs are one of those welcome areas where German and English feel very close.
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