Have to, must - Müssen (The 43rd Most Common German Word)

The German word for Have to, must is Müssen. It can be used as verb. It is classified as a A1 word, and is the 43rd most commonly used word in German. This word often comes up when talking about cooperation. You can find example sentences below to provide context, and you can also listen to how the word is pronounced by clicking on the speaker icon. Practice this and the other 3000 most common German words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types by downloading our app.

Pronunciation

en English: have to, must

de German: müssen

Examples

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Today, we have to sleep outdoors. Heute müssen wir draußen schlafen.
Now we don't need to do it. Jetzt müssen wir es nicht mehr tun.
We all need to work together. Wir müssen alle zusammenarbeiten.
We don't need to do everything on the list. Wir müssen nicht alles tun, was auf der Liste steht.
We have to go somewhere else. Wir müssen woanders hin.
You must have heard about me. Sie müssen von mir gehört haben.
No matter what you do, you must follow the correct order. Egal, was Sie tun, Sie müssen die richtige Reihenfolge einhalten.
Sometimes we do what we have to do, not what we want to do. Manchmal tun wir das, was wir tun müssen, nicht das, was wir tun wollen.

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Have to, must - Müssen (The 43rd Most Common German Word)
I suppose that behind each thing we have to do, there's something we want to do... Ich vermute, dass es hinter jeder Sache, die wir tun müssen, etwas gibt, das wir tun wollen...
You have to work very hard Sie müssen sehr hart arbeiten
We must call the police. Wir müssen die Polizei rufen.
We must call the police. Wir müssen die Polizei rufen.
They must die. Sie müssen sterben.
You must be a fool to do such a thing. Sie müssen ein Idiot sein, so etwas zu tun.
We need to start at once. Wir müssen sofort los.
We must get some help. Wir müssen Hilfe holen.
We must manage to do it with what we have. Wir müssen es mit dem schaffen, was wir haben.
They must've arrived home by this time. Zu diesem Zeitpunkt müssen sie zu Hause angekommen sein.
I regret to say this. Ich bedauere, das sagen zu müssen.
We have to work faster. Wir müssen schneller arbeiten.
You must be the new teacher. Sie müssen die neue Lehrerin sein.

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Have to, must - Müssen (The 43rd Most Common German Word)

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