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Konjunktiv II: würde, hätte, wäre, explained

The Konjunktiv II is the German mood for anything unreal or hypothetical, and for politeness. It's what English does with “would”, “could” and “if I were”.

Most verbs use würde + infinitive. A few very common verbs have their own forms, which you'll use every day: wäre, hätte, könnte, müsste, sollte.

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Each lesson has a full explanation, examples you can listen to, and exercises with answers.

A2 (the A2 course)

B1 (the B1 course)

B2 (the B2 course)

  • als ob and als: acting as if: Describe how something seems with als ob / als wenn + Konjunktiv II (verb at the end) or als + Konjunktiv II (verb straight after als).

C2 (the C2 course)

In the app, these lessons are taught one idea at a time with audio, practised with questions that explain the rule when you slip, and brought back for review on later days.

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