brauchen — to need, to be in need of, to require; to need to, to have to
brauchen is the #191 most common word in German, a verb. It means “to need, to be in need of, to require; to need to, to have to” and is pronounced /ˈbʁaʊ̯xən/.
#191frequency rank
0.04%of everyday German text
Level 1Beginner 1
Forms of brauchen
| Form | What it is | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| braucht | he/she · present | he/she needs |
| brauchte | past | needed |
| gebraucht | past participle | needed |
| brauchte | subjunctive past | needed |
| bräuchte | subjunctive past | needed |
| haben | auxiliary verb | |
| brauchen | infinitive | to need |
| brauchend | -ing form | needing |
| brauche | I · present | I need |
| brauchen | we · present | we need |
| brauche | I · subjunctive I (reported) | (reportedly) I need |
| brauchen | we · subjunctive I (reported) | (reportedly) we need |
| brauchst | you · present | you need |
| braucht | you (pl.) · present | you (pl.) need |
| brauchest | you · subjunctive I (reported) | (reportedly) you need |
| brauchet | you (pl.) · subjunctive I (reported) | (reportedly) you (pl.) need |
| brauchen | they · present | they need |
| brauche | he/she · subjunctive I (reported) | (reportedly) he/she need |
| brauchen | they · subjunctive I (reported) | (reportedly) they need |
| brauchte | I · past | I needed |
| brauchten | we · past | we needed |
| brauchte | I · subjunctive II (would / if) | I would need |
| bräuchte | I · subjunctive II (would / if) | I would need |
| brauchten | we · subjunctive II (would / if) | we would need |
| bräuchten | we · subjunctive II (would / if) | we would need |
| brauchtest | you · past | you needed |
| brauchtet | you (pl.) · past | you (pl.) needed |
| brauchtest | you · subjunctive II (would / if) | you would need |
| bräuchtest | you · subjunctive II (would / if) | you would need |
| brauchtet | you (pl.) · subjunctive II (would / if) | you (pl.) would need |
| bräuchtet | you (pl.) · subjunctive II (would / if) | you (pl.) would need |
| brauchte | he/she · past | he/she needed |
| brauchten | they · past | they needed |
| brauchte | he/she · subjunctive II (would / if) | he/she would need |
| bräuchte | he/she · subjunctive II (would / if) | he/she would need |
| brauchten | they · subjunctive II (would / if) | they would need |
| bräuchten | they · subjunctive II (would / if) | they would need |
| brauch | you · command | need! |
| brauche | you · command | need! |
| braucht | you (pl.) · command | need! (to several) |
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