müssen — 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.
müssen is the #105 most common word in German, a verb. It means “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.” and is pronounced /ˈmʏsən/.
#105frequency rank
0.10%of everyday German text
Level 1Beginner 1
Forms of müssen
| Form | What it is | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| muss | he/she · present | he/she has |
| musste | past | had |
| gemusst | past participle | had |
| müsste | subjunctive past | had |
| haben | auxiliary verb | |
| müssen | infinitive | to have |
| müssend | -ing form | having |
| muss | I · present | I have |
| müssen | we · present | we have |
| müsse | I · subjunctive I (reported) | (reportedly) I have |
| müssen | we · subjunctive I (reported) | (reportedly) we have |
| musst | you · present | you have |
| müsst | you (pl.) · present | you (pl.) have |
| müssest | you · subjunctive I (reported) | (reportedly) you have |
| müsset | you (pl.) · subjunctive I (reported) | (reportedly) you (pl.) have |
| müssen | they · present | they have |
| müsse | he/she · subjunctive I (reported) | (reportedly) he/she have |
| müssen | they · subjunctive I (reported) | (reportedly) they have |
| musste | I · past | I had |
| mussten | we · past | we had |
| müsste | I · subjunctive II (would / if) | I would have |
| müssten | we · subjunctive II (would / if) | we would have |
| musstest | you · past | you had |
| musstet | you (pl.) · past | you (pl.) had |
| müsstest | you · subjunctive II (would / if) | you would have |
| müsstet | you (pl.) · subjunctive II (would / if) | you (pl.) would have |
| musste | he/she · past | he/she had |
| mussten | they · past | they had |
| müsste | he/she · subjunctive II (would / if) | he/she would have |
| müssten | they · subjunctive II (would / if) | they would have |