müssen

A1 Verb frequency rank #109

What müssen means

Verb

to have to (do something); must; to be obliged (to do something); to need (to do something)
to have to do something implied; must; to be obliged
to need to go to the bathroom

Forms

müssen · muss · musste · hat gemusst

Pronunciation

müssen in a sentence

Ich muss einen Brief schreiben. Haben Sie Papier?

I have to write a letter. Do you have some paper?

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müssen is A1 German — one of the first words a beginner meets, ranked #109 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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