What is the difference between Gerne and Gern?
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What is the difference between Gerne and Gern?
There is no difference between the two forms in meaning, and they are interchangeable in usage. The dictionary typically even lists them as “gern(e)” rather than as separate entries. The original form from Old High German down through Middle High German, as Duden and others indicate, was “gerne”.
What is the difference between Mag and Mochte?
Difference in meaning between mögen and möchten The modal verb in its infinitive form mögen generally means “to like” and this is the meaning you express if you conjugate it with a -g- in its root (mag). However, the conjugation with -chte (möchte) means “to want/would like”.
What’s the difference between Mögen and Gefallen?
When you use mögen you are making a statement about your feelings and your feelings only. You are saying absolutely nothing about the object. With gefallen you at least partially describe the object or person. Take for instance a picture.
Where is Gern used?
Simply add gerne (or gern) after your verb to say you enjoy doing something. Here is how to express that you prefer doing something (rather than something else):
Do you conjugate Gern?
Conjugation of Gern. He/She/It gerns . I gern. You/We/They gern.
How do you use Gern in German?
Simply add gerne (or gern) after your verb to say you enjoy doing something. Here is how to express that you prefer doing something (rather than something else): Ich wohne lieber in Paris als in Rom.
How do you use Gern?
Simply add gerne (or gern) after your verb to say you enjoy doing something. Here is how to express that you prefer doing something (rather than something else): Ich wohne lieber in Paris als in Rom. I prefer living in Paris to living in Rome.
What is the difference between how Mögen Gern and Gefallen work?
Both require an accusative object. “Gefallen” is mostly connected with a dative object to indicate who likes it (I like it=es gefällt mir), but it may be the case that there is no explicit object at all. Mögen in connection with food means “gern essen” rather than “gern haben”.
Where do you put Gern?
You don’t use a verb in German to say you prefer something. You use lieber, which is the comparative form of gern. Where do you put gern in a sentence? The adverb gern modifies the thing that comes immediately after it.