Konjugation von müssen The German verb müssen translates as “must, to have to”. It is irregular: some of its forms don't follow the default pattern. It is one of the 25 most frequent verbs in this collection.
How to conjugate müssen In the Präsens , müssen runs: ich muss, du musst, er/sie/es muss, wir müssen, ihr müsst, sie/Sie müssen. Note the irregular changes: they don't come from the regular endings, so drill each person separately.
müssen in a sentence In a sentence, müssen looks like this: Ich muss nach Hause. (“I have to go home.”). The example shows the context the form turns up in.
Tenses and CEFR levels This page lists 9 tenses and moods of müssen , grouped by CEFR level. The Präsens (A1) is free to practise in Verboteca; Premium opens every tense and mood up to the advanced levels.
FAQ What does “müssen” mean in German? müssen means “must, to have to”.
Is müssen regular or irregular? müssen is an irregular German verb: some of its forms don't follow the regular pattern.
How do you conjugate müssen in the Präsens? ich muss, du musst, er/sie/es muss, wir müssen, ihr müsst, sie/Sie müssen.
Conjugation tables A1 — Beginner ich muss du musst er/sie/es muss wir müssen ihr müsst sie/Sie müssen
Ich muss nach Hause. · I have to go home.
ich habe gemusst du hast gemusst er/sie/es hat gemusst wir haben gemusst ihr habt gemusst sie/Sie haben gemusst
Ich habe nach Hause gemusst. · I had to go home.
A2 — Elementary ich musste du musstest er/sie/es musste wir mussten ihr musstet sie/Sie mussten
Ich musste nach Hause. · I had to go home.
ich werde müssen du wirst müssen er/sie/es wird müssen wir werden müssen ihr werdet müssen sie/Sie werden müssen
Ich werde nach Hause müssen. · I will have to go home.
B1 — Intermediate ich hatte gemusst du hattest gemusst er/sie/es hatte gemusst wir hatten gemusst ihr hattet gemusst sie/Sie hatten gemusst
Ich hatte nach Hause gemusst. · I had had to go home.
ich müsste du müsstest er/sie/es müsste wir müssten ihr müsstet sie/Sie müssten
Ich müsste nach Hause. · I would have to go home.
ich hätte gemusst du hättest gemusst er/sie/es hätte gemusst wir hätten gemusst ihr hättet gemusst sie/Sie hätten gemusst
Ich hätte nach Hause gemusst. · I would have had to go home.
B2 — Upper Intermediate ich müsse du müssest er/sie/es müsse wir müssen ihr müsset sie/Sie müssen
Ich müsse nach Hause. · I have to go home.
ich werde gemusst haben du wirst gemusst haben er/sie/es wird gemusst haben wir werden gemusst haben ihr werdet gemusst haben sie/Sie werden gemusst haben
Ich werde nach Hause gemusst haben. · I will have had to go home.
Memorize every form of "müssen" Verboteca turns each form into a card and brings it back at a growing interval as you keep getting it right.
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