The idea
Read German will as a form of wanting before considering any future meaning. Use the context to distinguish a plan from a prediction.
One contrast, not a prediction about every learner
English will commonly marks future reference or willingness. German will is a present form of wollen and usually means wants to; future German often uses the present with a time expression or werden.
Individual experience, dialect and other languages you know can change which comparisons help. Use the contrast to notice a German choice; do not treat it as a label for a whole group of people.
Repair the transfer
Ich will morgen dort sein. bedeutet immer I will be there tomorrow.Ich werde morgen dort sein. ist eine eindeutige Zukunftsform.Read German will as a form of wanting before considering any future meaning. Use the context to distinguish a plan from a prediction.
Examples
- Ich will den Entwurf heute noch verbessern.I want to improve the draft today.
- Der Gast will einen ruhigeren Platz.The guest wants a quieter seat.
- Wir treffen uns morgen vor der Werkstatt.We will meet outside the workshop tomorrow.
- Ich werde dir die genaue Uhrzeit schicken.I will send you the exact time.
- Mara will später im Garten arbeiten.Mara wants to work in the garden later.
- Der Kurs wird nächste Woche beginnen.The course will start next week.
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Watch out
Do not generalize a source-language pattern to every German sentence. Read German will as a form of wanting before considering any future meaning. Use the context to distinguish a plan from a prediction.
Try it yourself
Korrigiere: Ich will morgen dort sein. bedeutet immer I will be there tomorrow.
Show answer or example answer
Ich werde morgen dort sein. ist eine eindeutige Zukunftsform.
Ich werde morgen dort sein. ist eine eindeutige Zukunftsform. Read German will as a form of wanting before considering any future meaning. Use the context to distinguish a plan from a prediction.
Ins Deutsche übertragen: I want to improve the draft today.
Show answer or example answer
Ich will den Entwurf heute noch verbessern.
Ich will den Entwurf heute noch verbessern. Read German will as a form of wanting before considering any future meaning. Use the context to distinguish a plan from a prediction.
Ins Deutsche übertragen: Mara wants to work in the garden later.
Show answer or example answer
Mara will später im Garten arbeiten.
Mara will später im Garten arbeiten. Keep the meaning of the whole sentence while using the German pattern.
Practice round
Answer three questions, then rebuild three German sentences. We keep your score.
Korrigiere: Ich will morgen dort sein. bedeutet immer I will be there tomorrow.
Ich werde morgen dort sein. ist eine eindeutige Zukunftsform.
Ins Deutsche übertragen: I want to improve the draft today.
Ich will den Entwurf heute noch verbessern.
Ins Deutsche übertragen: Mara wants to work in the garden later.
Mara will später im Garten arbeiten.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Write three German sentences of your own that follow the pattern of “Ich werde morgen dort sein. ist eine eindeutige Zukunftsform.”. Check each one for the English habit this lesson corrects, then read them aloud.