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Sentence Structure
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Perfect infinitive is a construction from English grammar, not from German grammar. You use it in sentences like »I'm happy to have seen this movie« or »You should have called the ...
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Müssen and sollen
Yes as a rule of thumb "müssen" is more of an imperative order, while "sollen" is more of a guideline. But similar to must, must not, have to, don't have to and need to, don't need ...
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Müssen and sollen
This is one of the things you notice when you visit England for the first time as a German person: 'Must not' does not mean 'nicht müssen' and not even 'nicht sollen' - but 'nicht dürfen'.
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