Modal Verbs: Can, Must, Want, Should
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grammar
Form and function
Modal Verbs: Can, Must, Want, Should: study the new material first, then practise.
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Grammar
Form and function
- können = ability/permission, müssen = necessity, wollen = desire, sollen = ought to / is supposed to, dürfen = permission, mögen/möchte = like / would like.
- If a word has der / die / das, that article is part of the word you must choose.
- In questions the modal comes second: Kannst du mir helfen?