{"id":93871,"date":"2018-04-04T21:08:27","date_gmt":"2018-04-05T01:08:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/learn\/german-moods\/"},"modified":"2025-03-10T19:22:54","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T23:22:54","slug":"german-moods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/german\/german-moods\/","title":{"rendered":"German Grammatical Moods: Indicative, Imperative, Subjunctive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/german\/german-grammar-basics\/\">In German grammar<\/a>, there are three major moods and they outline the purpose of a sentence. The mood of a sentence can indicate a lot about the speaker&#8217;s intention.<\/p>\n<p>What indicates a German mood is the form of the verb in a sentence. This form <b>indicates whether what&#8217;s being expressed is a fact, a command, a wish or an uncertainty<\/b>, all of which I&#8217;ve covered below.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>[fluentu-toc]<\/p>\n<h2><b>1. The Indicative Mood<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>The purpose of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vistawide.com\/german\/grammar\/german_verb_tenses_summary.htm\">indicative mood<\/a> (<em>der Indikativ<\/em>) is simply to <b>make a statement of fact<\/b> or to <b>ask a question<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>For example, the sentences here are simply stating facts and are known as <b>declarative statements<\/b>.:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><i>Josef singt jeden Tag.<\/i>(Joseph sings every day.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><i>Ich habe jeden Tag um 18 Uhr Deutschunterricht<\/i>.(I have German classes every day at 6 pm.)<\/p>\n<p>But the following sentences are questions, also known as <b>interrogative statements<\/b>:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><i>Singt Josef jeden Tag?<\/i>(Does Joseph sing every day?)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><i>Wann hast du Deutschunterricht<\/i>?(When do you have German class?)<\/p>\n<p>For simplicity, these examples are in the present tense. But it&#8217;s also possible for the verb to take the past or future tense. In short, <b>the verb can be in any tense form in the indicative mood<\/b>, as long as the sentence is expressing a fact, a question or an opinion.<\/p>\n<h3><b>How to Form a Sentence in the Indicative Mood<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>In a declarative statement, the verb comes after the subject.<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><i>Ich <\/i><b><i>denke,<\/i><\/b><i> dass er sehr unh\u00f6flich ist<\/i>.(I think that he is very rude.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><i>Sie <\/i><b><i>war<\/i><\/b><i> w\u00fctend<\/i>.(She was angry.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><i>Der Kuchen <\/i><b><i>ist<\/i><\/b><i> zu s\u00fc\u00df<\/i>.(The cake is too sweet.)<\/p>\n<p><b>In an interrogative statement, however, the verb stands conjugated in the first position.<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><b><i>Denkst<\/i><\/b><i> du, dass er sehr unh\u00f6flich ist?<\/i>(Do you think that he is rude?)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><b><i>War <\/i><\/b><i>sie w\u00fctend?<\/i>(Was she angry?)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><b><i>Ist<\/i><\/b><i> der Kuchen zu s\u00fc\u00df?<\/i>(Is the cake too sweet?)<\/p>\n<p>To get a better grasp of German sentence structure, you can use FluentU to study how native speakers use the language.<\/p>\n<p><strong>FluentU<\/strong> takes authentic videos\u2014like music videos, movie trailers, news and inspiring talks\u2014and turns them into personalized language learning lessons.<\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p>You can try FluentU for free for 2 weeks. Check out the website or download <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/fluentu-learn-language-videos\/id917892175\">the iOS app<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.fluentflix.fluentu&amp;hl=en&amp;gl=US\">Android app.<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p><i><a data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/try\/april-sale-3331\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">P.S. Click here to take advantage of our current sale! (Expires at the end of this month.)<\/a><\/i>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\r\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/NativeAd-German.jpg\" alt=\"FluentU Ad\" \/>\r\n  <p style=\"text-align: center\">\r\n    <button class=\"btn-blue\" style=\"border: none;font-size: 18px;text-align: center;padding: 0.75rem 1.5rem;cursor: pointer\">\r\n      Try FluentU for FREE!\r\n    <\/button>\r\n  <\/p>\r\n<\/a>\r\n\n<h2><b>2.<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/german\/german-imperative\/\"><b>The Imperative Mood<\/b><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.grammar-monster.com\/glossary\/imperative_mood.htm\">imperative mood<\/a> (<i><\/i><i>der Imperativ<\/i>) is used to <b>give instructions or a command<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><b>The tense in the imperative mood is always the<\/b> <b>present tense<\/b> and is mostly used for &#8220;you&#8221; <i>(Sie\/du \u2014 <\/i>second person formal and informal) and &#8220;you all&#8221; <i>(ihr<\/i> \u2014 second person plural), as a command\/instruction can be given only to a second person and not to oneself, or a third person.<\/p>\n<p>For example:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><i>Geh ins Bett!<\/i>(Go to bed! \u2014 using <i>du,<\/i> or informal &#8220;you&#8221;)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><i>Schlie\u00dfen Sie nicht die T\u00fcr!<\/i>(Don&#8217;t close the door! \u2014 using <i>Sie,<\/i> or formal &#8220;you&#8221;)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><i>Macht die Hausaufgaben!<\/i>(Do the homework! \u2014 using <i>ihr,<\/i> or plural informal &#8220;you&#8221;)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><i>Ess dein Brot!<\/i>(Eat your bread! \u2014 using <i>du)<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><i>Schlaft um 10!<\/i>(Sleep at 10! \u2014 using <i>ihr)<\/i><\/p>\n<h3><b>How to Form a Sentence in the Imperative Mood<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>The verb is conjugated and placed in the first position.<\/b> This conjugation pattern is done for the <i>du, Sie<\/i> and <i>ihr<\/i> forms only.<\/p>\n<p><b>For the <\/b><b><i>du<\/i><\/b><b> form, the &#8220;st&#8221; is taken out from the present tense conjugation to form the imperative.<\/b> For example, if we have the verb <i>machen <\/i>(to do), the <i>du<\/i> imperative would be <i>mach <\/i>(as <i>machst<\/i> is the present tense conjugation of <i>machen)<\/i>. The word <i>du<\/i> doesn&#8217;t appear in the imperative command.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><i>Mach die Hausaufgaben!<\/i>(Do the homework!)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><i>Geh ins Bett<\/i>!(Go to bed!)<\/p>\n<p><b>For the <\/b><b><i>Sie<\/i><\/b><b> form, we keep the verb as it is in simple present tense.<\/b> The word <i>Sie <\/i>also appears in the statement.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><i>Machen Sie die Hausaufgaben!<\/i>(Do the homework!)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><i>Gehen Sie ins Bett<\/i>!(Go to bed!)<\/p>\n<p>Note: Often, in the <i>Sie<\/i> form\u2014since one is either speaking more formally or addressing an elderly person\u2014to add a bit of politeness, a <i>bitte<\/i> (please) is added to the sentence.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><i>Machen Sie <\/i><b><i>bitte<\/i><\/b><i> die Hausaufgaben!<\/i>(Please do the homework!)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><i>Gehen Sie <\/i><b><i>bitte <\/i><\/b><i>ins Bett!<\/i>(Please go to bed!)<\/p>\n<p><b>For the <\/b><b><i>ihr<\/i><\/b><b> form,<\/b> where the imperative sentence is usually addressed to multiple children or a group of people with whom you&#8217;re on informal terms, <b>the verb takes the same form as the simple present tense.<\/b> The word <i>ihr <\/i>doesn&#8217;t appear in the sentence.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><i>Macht die Hausaufgaben!<\/i>(Do the homework!)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><i>Geht ins Bett!<\/i>(Go to bed!)<\/p>\n<h2><b>3.<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/german\/german-subjunctive\/\"><b>The Subjunctive Mood<\/b><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>The subjunctive mood is known as <i>Konjunktiv II<\/i> in German (<i>Konjunktiv I<\/i> is a very different grammatical matter). The subjunctive is a mood used to <b>express a hypothesis, a wish, something unreal or a regret<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>For example:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><i>Ich w\u00fcrde es nicht machen.<\/i>(I would not do it.) [Regret]<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><i>Er w\u00fcrde den Film sehen.<\/i>(He would see the movie.) [Hypothesis]<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><i>Wir w\u00fcrden gern einkaufen gehen<\/i>.(We would like to go shopping.) [Wish]<\/p>\n<h3><b>How to Form a Sentence in the Subjunctive Mood<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>In the subjunctive mood, we always have two verbs.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>One verb is the subjunctive verb, also known as the helping or auxiliary verb. It&#8217;s conjugated based on the subject and is usually in the second position of the sentence.<\/p>\n<p>The second verb remains in its infinitive form and is placed at the end of the sentence.<\/p>\n<p>The easiest way to use the subjunctive mood is to <b>use the infinitive form of the verb, along with conjugated forms of <\/b><b><i>w\u00fcrden<\/i><\/b> (would), like in the sentences above.<\/p>\n<h3><b>Modal Verbs in the Subjunctive<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>If<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/german\/german-modal-verbs\/\"><b>modal verbs<\/b><\/a><b> are used, then a &#8220;t&#8221; is added to the stem<\/b>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i>k\u00f6nnen <\/i>(can) becomes <i><\/i><i>k\u00f6nn<\/i><b><i>t<\/i><\/b><i>en<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>sollen<\/i> (should) becomes <i><\/i><i>soll<\/i><b><i>t<\/i><\/b><i>en<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>wollen<\/i> (want) becomes <i><\/i><i>woll<\/i><b><i>t<\/i><\/b><i>en<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>d\u00fcrfen<\/i> (may, for permission) becomes <i><\/i><i>d\u00fcrf<\/i><b><i>t<\/i><\/b><i>en<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>m\u00fcssen<\/i> (must) becomes <i><\/i><i>m\u00fcss<\/i><b><i>t<\/i><\/b><i>en<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These then follow a similar sentence structure.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><i>Du <\/i><b><i>k\u00f6nntest<\/i><\/b><i> mehr lernen<\/i>.(You could learn more.) [Hypothesis]<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><i>Er <\/i><b><i>wollte<\/i><\/b><i> neue Schuhe kaufen<\/i>.(He wanted to buy new shoes.) [Wish]<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><i>Ich <\/i><b><i>sollte<\/i><\/b><i> den Bus nehmen, jetzt bin ich versp\u00e4tet!<\/i>(I should have taken the bus, now I am late!) [Regret]<\/p>\n<h3><b>Verbs <\/b><b><i>Sein<\/i><\/b><b> and <\/b><b><i>Haben<\/i><\/b><b> in the Subjunctive<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>As is typically the case, the verbs <i>sein<\/i> (to be) and <i>haben<\/i> (to have) follow slightly different conjugation patterns in the subjunctive. The stems of these verbs are also changed.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i>sein \u2192 <\/i><b><i>w\u00e4ren<\/i><\/b>(<i>Konjunktiv II<\/i> form)<\/li>\n<li><i>haben \u2192 <\/i><b><i>h\u00e4tten<\/i><\/b>(<i>Konjunktiv II<\/i> form)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The sentence structure remains similar: the helping verbs <i>w\u00e4ren<\/i> and <i>h\u00e4tten<\/i> will take up the second position of the sentence. It&#8217;s common for these subjunctive verbs to be used in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/german\/german-conditional-tense\/\">conditional tense<\/a> (suggesting an if-then relationship).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><b><\/b><i>Wenn ich Million\u00e4r <\/i><b><i>w\u00e4re<\/i><\/b><i>, <\/i><b><i>w\u00fcrde<\/i><\/b><i> ich ein gro\u00dfes Haus <\/i><b><i>kaufen<\/i><\/b><i>.<\/i><i><br \/>\n<\/i>(If I were a millionaire, I would buy a big house.) [Wish]<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><b><\/b><i>Wenn ich mehr Zeit <\/i><b><i>h\u00e4tte<\/i><\/b><i>, <\/i><b><i>k\u00f6nnte<\/i><\/b><i> ich meine Hobbys <\/i><b><i>\u00fcben<\/i><\/b><i>.<\/i><i><br \/>\n<\/i>(If I had more time, I would practice my hobbies). [Wish]<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><b><\/b><i>Wir <\/i><b><i>h\u00e4tten<\/i><\/b><i> mehr Zeit <\/i><b><i>rumzugehen<\/i><\/b><i>.<\/i><i><br \/>\n<\/i>(We would have had more time to walk around). [Hypothesis]<\/p>\n<h2><b>Tips for Practicing German Moods<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Getting your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/german\/commonly-used-german-verbs\/\">German verb basics<\/a> firm and strong first will help you dive into learning the moods of German.<\/p>\n<p>So in the beginning, spend a good chunk of time becoming confident with the indicative mood. Get a good grasp of basic regular and irregular German verb conjugations. The other German moods will come much more easily to you.<\/p>\n<p>To truly master German moods, you must use and by see them in action. In order to continuously practice these moods, it helps to think of and see situations where they could be used.<\/p>\n<p>A good way to practice the moods in general is by reading a lot of <i>M\u00e4rchen, <\/i>or German fairy tales, as well as other <i>Kurzgeschichten<\/i>, or<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/german\/easy-german-short-stories\/\"> short stories<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Some specific texts or audio can also be good when focusing on certain moods. For example, to practice indicative interrogative statements, you can check out German-language interviews. For the imperative mood, you can browse through some German-language instruction manuals.<\/p>\n<p>Another good way to practice the moods is to use <a href=\"http:\/\/mein-deutschbuch.de\/grammatikuebungen-imperativ.html\">online exercises<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>With a bit of study, you&#8217;ll get the hang of German moods in no time!<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2>And One More Thing...<\/h2>\r\n<p>\r\nIf you want to learn German with authentic materials but need a little extra support, then <a data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/try\/april-sale-3331\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">let me tell you about FluentU<\/a>.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nFluentU lets you <strong>consume the same content as native German speakers<\/strong>, but with tools to make it easier to pick up the language while you watch. 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