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How to Say ‘I still have to drive.’ in German

Ich muss noch fahren.

ikh moos nokh FAH-ren

[ikh moos nokh FAH-ren]

💬 Usage Tip: With muss, the second verb goes to the end in its basic form: ich muss noch fahren. Same pattern in ich muss noch arbeiten "I still have to work".

Phrase Breakdown

Ich muss

ikh moos

I have to

'Müssen' expresses necessity. 'Muss' has a short 'u', like in 'put'.

Example

Ich muss arbeiten.

I have to work.

Words in this phrase

Ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

muss

[moos]

must, have to

Form of 'müssen' for ich/er/sie/es; expresses necessity.

Example

Ich muss leider absagen.

Unfortunately I have to cancel.

noch fahren.

nokh FAH-ren

still drive (later)

Here 'noch' means 'still / later on'. The verb 'fahren' goes to the end after 'muss'. The 'h' is silent and only makes the 'a' long.

Example

Wir müssen noch einkaufen.

We still have to go shopping.

Words in this phrase

noch

[nokh]

still (later today)

With 'heute', it means before the day is over.

Example

Ich mache das heute noch.

I'll do that later today.

fahren

[FAH-ren]

to drive

To travel by vehicle.

Example

Wir fahren nach Hause.

We drive home.

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