Sage-Tips

How do you use Ich will in German?

Germans sometimes come accross as quite direct and often this comes down to the fact that “Ich will” is translated with “I want”. It is accepted to say “Ich will” in German in a lot of cases where in English you would definitely use “I would like”.

What is the difference between einige and manche?

Einige: Everything is correct. Etwas: It can be interchangeable with einige und manche, but if it’s associated with an uncountable word, you would always rather go for etwas. In fact, if you want to be on the safe side, use einige und manche only for countable words and etwas for uncountable ones.

What is the difference between Will and Möchte?

It is a desire coming from your will/head rather then a hearts wish. When you order in a restaurant you often choose möchten (subjunctive of mögen) than wollen, because it is much more polite.

How do you use Viel in German?

Put simply, when you want to say “much” or “a lot”, you need to choose the adverb “viel”, whereas when you want to say “many” your choice of words should be the adjective “viele”, though its exact ending depends on adjective ending rules, which is discuss elsewhere on my blog. NB.

What is Will grammar?

“Will” is a modal auxiliary verb, meaning that there is no “s” on the third person singular conjugations. The main verb in the sentence is in the infinitive form (without “to”). The negative form is “will not” which is usually contracted in spoken English and we say “won’t”.

Can you Konjugate in German?

The modal verb wollen expresses ‘to want’. In this lesson, we learned how to conjugate this verb in both the present and imperfect tenses….Lesson Summary.

Pronoun	Present Tense Conjugation	Imperfect Conjugation
du	willst	wolltest
er/sie/es	will	wollte
wir	wollen	wollten
ihr	wollt	wolltet

How do you use Manche?

The usual translations for “manche” would be “some”. Though old-fashioned it may also be used with the meaning of “many”, or “many a”, especially in a poetical context. To better reflect this we may use it in conjunction with “so”: So manche Träne musste fließen […]

How do you use Jeder in German?

jeder is referring to every member of the set. In most cases, this is equivalent, but not always: Jeder muss ein Boot bauen, um von der Insel zu flüchten. -> Everybody has to have his own boat.

What is the difference between Mussen and sollen?

The verb müssen expresses an objective necessity and sounds more urgent: If one does not do what is necessary, there will be serious consequences. The verb sollen is generally used to report a request or an order given by someone else.

What’s the difference between Mögen and Möchten?

Difference in meaning between mögen and möchten The modal verb in its infinitive form mögen generally means “to like” and this is the meaning you express if you conjugate it with a -g- in its root (mag). However, the conjugation with -chte (möchte) means “to want/would like”.

What is the difference between Viel and Viele in German?

Viel means “much” or “a lot” and is used for uncountable things. Viel Wasser, viel Mehl….. Viele means “many” and is for countable things, so “viele Leute, viele Bälle…” Because VIEL is an adverb and adverbs never change!

What is the meaning of Viele?

viele pronoun. lots, many, a lot, a lot of, lots of. See Also in English.

What is the difference between ‘Wenige’ and ‘einige’ in German?

wenige = few. einige = few, a couple of, several. manche = some. viele = a lot of, many. From my perspective, “wenige” is a lesser amount than “einige”, because some people say “einige wenige” (a few of the few) More or less the difference is just a nuance.

What does the German word “Wenig” mean?

Wenig means “a little” and is for uncountable things i.e. things you have to measure into units – flour, liquids, money. Wenig Mehl, wenig Wasser, wenig Geld. (Money seems a bit odd because of course you can count it. But for grammar purposes it’s regarded as a mass that has to be converted into units i.e. notes and coins).

How do you say Ich habe in German?

ENGLISH: ich habe: I have: du hast: you have: er hat sie hat es hat: he has she has it has: wir haben: we have: ihr habt: you (guys) have: sie haben: they have: Sie haben: you have

How do you say “have” and “haben” in German?

wir haben (hätten) *. we have. ihr habet. you (guys) have. sie haben (hätten) *. they have. Sie haben (hätten) *. you have. *NOTE: Because the Subjunctive I ( Konjunktiv I) of “haben” and some other verbs is sometimes identical to the indicative (normal) form, the Subjunctive II is sometimes substituted, as in the items marked.