A2Grammar
Man müsste verrückt sein, um das zu tun.
One would have to be crazy to do that.
In German
Man müsste verrückt sein, um das zu tun.
man mues-ste fer-ruekt zain, um das tsoo toon.
🇬🇧 English
One would have to be crazy to do that.
🇪🇸 Español
Habría que estar loco para hacer eso.
🇮🇹 Italiano
Bisognerebbe essere pazzi per fare questo.
Sentence Breakdown
| Word | Translation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Man | One | impersonal pronoun |
| müsste | would have to | modal verb, Konjunktiv II of müssen |
| verrückt | crazy | adjective |
| sein | be | verb, infinitive |
| um | in order to | conjunction |
| das | that | pronoun |
| zu | to | infinitive particle |
| tun | do | verb, infinitive |
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Grammar Point
Konjunktiv II with 'müssen' (Hypothetical necessity/condition).
Variations
Wer das tun würde, müsste verrückt sein.
Whoever would do that would have to be crazy.
Es wäre verrückt, das zu tun.
It would be crazy to do that.
Related
If you don't hurry, you'll be late.
Wenn du dich nicht beeilst, kommst du zu spät.
ven doo dish nisht be-ai-lst, komst doo tsoo shpe:t.
If I had the money, I would lend it to you.
Wenn ich das Geld hätte, würde ich es dir leihen.
ven ish das gelt het-te, vuer-de ish es deer lai-en.
If I had more time, I would exercise more often.
Wenn ich mehr Zeit hätte, würde ich öfter Sport machen.
ven ish me:r tsait het-te, vuer-de ish oehf-ter shport ma-khen.