| 21.2.6 nicht brauchen = not need to |
| brauchen = to need |
| Brauchen is normally not a modal verb in German. It is a normal full verb meaning to need. | |
| Ich brauche
eine Hose. = I need some trousers. |
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| But nicht brauchen is used as a modal verb to express not need to / not have to | |
| Du brauchst es nicht
zu machen, wenn du nicht willst. = You don't need to do it, if you don't want it. = You don't have to do it, if you don't want it. |
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