German word: müssen

Word information

Part of speech

Verb

Difficulty level

Level A1

Translation into other languages

  • must / to have to
  • должен / быть обязанным
  • deber / tener que
  • devoir
  • zorunda olmak
  • musieć
  • мусити / бути змушеним

Examples in text

  • Text:Er muss arbeiten.

    Translation:He must work.

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müssen is a word of the German language with a translation into English: must / to have to. Part of speech — Verb. Difficulty level — A1. This page gathers all the key information about the word: its meaning, examples of use in living speech, pronunciation, and — for nouns — gender (der, die, das) and forms that help you memorize the word for the long term.

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