1. | Wer war am Telefon? Oh, das muß Peter gewesen sein. |
| Who was that on the phone? Oh, that must have been Peter. |
2. | Ein guter Arzt dürfte 100000 Mark verdienen. |
| A good doctor might make (earn) 100,000 Marks. |
3. | Er will gestern im Theater gewesen sein. |
| He claims to have been in the theater yesterday. (or: He claims he was in the theater yesterday.) |
4. | Es kann sein, daß du es nicht gesehen hast. |
| It may be that you didn't see it. |
5. | Du sollst mir danken. |
| You should thank me. |
6. | Ihr durftet nicht Radio hören. |
| You're not allowed to listen to the radio. |
7. | Dein neues Auto soll sehr teuer sein. (two possible meanings) |
| Your new car is supposed to be very expensive (i.e. people say it is). OR: Your new car should be very expensive (i.e. you should buy an expensive car). |
8. | Du willst also alle Antworten wissen? (two possible meanings) |
| You claim to know all the answers? OR: Do you want to know all the answers? |
9. | Ich muß nach Hause! |
| I have to go home! |
10. | Das kann nicht wahr sein! |
| That can't be true! |
11. | Es mag wohl sein, daß wir viel schreiben, aber die Übung ist notwendig. |
| It may well be that we write a lot, but the practice is necessary. |
12. | Der Kriminelle soll vier Menschen getötet haben. |
| The criminal is supposed to have killed four people. (i.e. that's his reputation, what people say) |
13. | Das darf nicht passieren! |
| That mustn't happen! (or: That can't be allowed to happen!) |
1. | You have to see it. | Du mußt es sehen. |
2. | You had to see it. | Du mußtest es sehen OR Du hast es sehen müssen. |
3. | You must have seen it! | Du mußt es gesehen haben. |
4. | She claims to be your aunt. | Sie will deine Tante sein. |
5. | Eight people are supposed to live here. | Acht Menschen sollen hier leben. |
6. | She was allowed to see the movie. | Sie durfte den Film sehen. |
7. | That may be true. | Das mag wahr sein OR Das kann wahr sein. |
8. | He is said to be a great actor. | Er soll ein toller Schauspieler sein. |
9. | He claims to speak English perfectly. | Er will Englisch perfekt sprechen. |
10. | Could you come by tonight? | Könntest du heute abend vorbeikommen? |
11. | He can’t have said that! | Er kann das nicht gesagt haben! |
12. | That must have been hard for you. | Das muß schwer für dich gewesen sein. |
13. | Do you like broccoli? | Magst du Broccoli? |