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How to Say ‘I want to build modern software.’ in German

Ich will moderne Software bauen.

ikh vil moh-DER-nuh ZOFT-vair BOW-en

[ikh vil moh-DER-nuh ZOFT-vair BOW-en]

💬 Usage Tip: A clear, energetic sentence. For interviews, "Ich möchte moderne Software bauen" may sound a bit more polished.

🇩🇪 In Germany: In German tech culture, being concrete about what you want to create is often more convincing than vague buzzwords.

Phrase Breakdown

Ich will

ikh vil

I want to

Direct expression of desire or intention; more informal than 'ich möchte'.

Example

Ich will heute lernen.

I want to study today.

Words in this phrase

Ich

[ikh]

I

the first-person singular pronoun

Example

Ich will moderne Software bauen.

I want to build modern software.

will

[vil]

want

from wollen; expresses desire or intention

Example

Ich will moderne Software bauen.

I want to build modern software.

Moderne Software

moh-DER-nuh ZOFT-vair

modern software

Describes the type of software being built.

Example

Wir entwickeln moderne Software.

We develop modern software.

Words in this phrase

moderne

[moh-DER-nuh]

modern

describes something current or up-to-date

Example

Ich will moderne Software bauen.

I want to build modern software.

Software

[ZOFT-vair]

software

computer programs and applications

Example

Ich will moderne Software bauen.

I want to build modern software.

bauen

[BOW-en]

build

from bauen; means to build or create

Example

Ich will moderne Software bauen.

I want to build modern software.

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