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Subject: Re: möchte versus hätte gern Posted on: Sun, 19 Aug 2007 19:27:04 +0200

On Sun, 19 Aug 2007 17:00:17 GMT, "Alan" wrote:

>
>"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

Me too and DFM

>i would gladly buy a beer

We'll both have large ones, thanks!
--

Martin