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Meaning of "mögen" in German
The verb "mögen" means:

to like

Ich mag Fußball spielen
I like to play soccer

It is very common to use the verb "mögen" in Konjunktiv II: "möchten".

Möchten means "would like".

wir möchten ein Kind adoptieren
We would like to adopt a child

Differences between "mögen" and "möchten"
The verb "mögen" is used frequently in the Konjunktiv II: möchten, which is why some people believe mistakenly that möchten is the infinitive of another verb.

Differences between "mögen", "gefallen" and "schmecken"
mögen vs gefallen vs schmecken

The 3 verbs mean "to like". The difference is:
"schemecken": It is only used for food and drink.
"Mögen" and "gefallen" are synonyms but there is one small difference. Mögen is more emotional. In comparison, gefallen is more superficial (it takes the outside into account). There are words that one can say to awake more emotions than others even though they have the same meaning, like "I promise" or "I swear".

Grammar of "mögen"
"mögen" is a modal verb. This means that it might need another verb to complement its meaning.

Verb 3rd Person Präteritum Partizip II Meaning
mögem (mag) mochte gemocht to like
Main article: The modal verbs

Conjugation of "mögen"
Present simple (Präsens Indikativ)
Conjugation Meaning
ich mag I like
du magst you like
er/sie/es mag he/she/it likes
wir mögen we like
ihr mögt you like
sie mögen they like
Wir mögen Konkurrenz
We like competition

Simple past (Präteritum)
Conjugation Meaning
ich mochte I liked
du mochtest you liked
er/sie/es mochte he liked
wir mochten we liked
ihr mochtet you liked
sie mochten they liked
Subjunctive II (Konjunktiv II)
Conjugation
ich möchte
du möchtest
er/sie/es möchte
wir möchten
ihr möchtet
sie möchten
ich möchte Deutsch lernen
I’d like to learn German

Participle (Partizip)
Partizip I Partizip II
mögend
(liking) gemocht
(liked)
Imperative
"mögen" like the rest of modal verbs. It does not have an imperative.

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