Sonntag, 21. August 2011

German : Idioms with modal verbs

German : Idioms with modal verbs

These verbs can become quite complicated in compound constructions .

eg.

1. Er muß es getan haben ( He must have done it.)

2. Er hat es tun müssen. ( He has had to do it. )

3. Er soll reich sein ( he is said to be rich. )

4. Er kann Deutsch. ( He speaks German .)

5. Das mag sein. ( That may be. )

6. Ich will eben aus gehen. ( I am just going out. )



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