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müssen: must / have to — meaning and examples | JadoLearn

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müssen

must / have to

to have to do something

IPA/ˈmʏsn̩/

Primary stress is on müs.

müssen: must / have to

Meaning 1neutral · 90%

to have to do something

Ich muss um acht beim Arzt sein.

Müssen wir die Aufgabe heute abgeben?

Gestern musste ich lange arbeiten.

nicht müssen means 'do not have to', not 'must not'. For prohibition use nicht dürfen.

früh aufstehen müssen — to have to get up early

Ich muss zu gehen.

Ich muss gehen.

After a modal verb, the infinitive comes without zu.

Say Ich muss lernen. The infinitive stands at the end without zu.

Choose one answer.

Which sentence is correct?

müssen is a modal verb for obligation; the main verb stays infinitive at the end.