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Subject: Re: möchte versus hätte gern Posted on: Sun, 19 Aug 2007 18:00:17 BST


"Pete" wrote in message
news:46c870e4$0$10299$815e3792@news.qwest.net...
> Would a German speaker care to explain the difference between
> möchte and hätte gern? Can they be used interchangeably both
> before a verb infinitive and an object, i.e. are all of the following
> sentences valid?
>
> Ich möchte kaufen ein Bier.
> Ich hätte gern kaufen ein Bier.
> Ich möchte ein Bier.
> Ich hätte gern ein Bier.
>
>
> Pete
>
>
i would like a beer
i would gladly buy a beer

i would like a beer
i would gladly have a beer