Modal verbs are very useful in German. They help you talk about what you have to do, want to do or are allowed to do and can be used in the present, past and conditional tenses.
Part ofGermanGrammar (for exams until 2025)
It's very easy to make modal verbs negative. You use kein, nicht or any other negative adverb as you would in a sentence without a modal verb.
Hilfsvokabeln– Helpful vocabulary
Look at these examples where the negative words are in bold text.
What do the German sentences mean?
