mögen

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old High German mugan, from Proto-Germanic *maganą, from Proto-Indo-European *magʰ-, *megʰ-. Compare Dutch mogen, English may, Icelandic mega, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌽 (magan).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA: /ˈmøːɡŋ̩/, /ˈmøːɡən/
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Verb[edit]

mögen (irregular, third-person singular simple present mag, past tense mochte, past participle mögen or gemocht, auxiliary haben)

  1. (auxiliary, with an infinitive, past participle: “mögen) to like (to do something)
  2. (auxiliary, in the subjunctive II, with an infinitive, past participle: “mögen) to want (to do something); would like (to do something); to wish (to do something); forms a polite request.
    Ich möchte mich beschweren. — “I would like to complain.”
  3. (auxiliary, in the subjunctive I, with an infinitive, past participle: “mögen) may; forms an indirect invitation to do something.
    Möge er Gnade zeigen. — “May he show mercy.”
  4. (transitive, past participle: “gemocht) to like (something or someone).
  5. (transitive, past participle: “gemocht) to want (something); to desire; to wish for.
  6. (intransitive, past participle: “gemocht) to be willing to do something implied.
  7. (intransitive, past participle: “gemocht) to like to do something implied.

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