ihr musstet

had to, needed to

ˈm ʊ s t ə t → müssen

muss must, have to + t past tense + et 2nd-person plural

auxiliary · second plural · past indicative Rare #41,716

had to, needed to

GE: Ihr musstet gestern früh aufstehen.

EN: You had to get up early yesterday.

Conjugation of müssen

Indicative past

	Singular	Plural
Second	musstest	musstet

I'm sorry you had to suffer so much.

— Die Flucht ins Ungewisse (1988)

I'm sorry that you had to hear that.

You had to do everything yourself.

Why did you have to tell us that?

— Der Fluch der goldenen Blume (2006)

I’m sorry you had to wait.

— Red Cliff (2008)

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