Questions & Answers about Magst du die Musik?
Why does the verb magst look so different from its dictionary form?
The dictionary form is mögen (to like). It belongs to the same family of tricky verbs as the modal verbs you are learning right now. These verbs often change their main vowel for the singular forms (I, you, he/she/it). Here, the ö changes to an a, making it du magst.
Where is the word for 'Do' in this question?
German does not use helper words like 'do' or 'does' to ask questions. Instead, you just move the main verb to the very front. To turn the statement Du magst die Musik (You like the music) into a question, you simply swap the first two words to get Magst du die Musik?
Why is it die Musik in this sentence?
Musik is a feminine noun, so its word for 'the' is die. Even though it is the direct object of the sentence (the thing you are liking) and therefore in the accusative case, the feminine die does not change its spelling. It stays exactly the same as its basic subject form.
Could I use gern to say 'like' in this sentence instead?
No, because mögen (used here as magst) is the verb you use for liking things or people (like the music). You only use the word gern together with an action verb when you want to say you like doing something, such as Hörst du gern Musik? (Do you like listening to music?).
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