Breakdown of Manchmal muss man eine alte App löschen.
ein
a, an (eine)
alt
old
müssen
to have to, must
manchmal
sometimes
Questions & Answers about Manchmal muss man eine alte App löschen.
Why is it muss man instead of man muss?
In German, the conjugated verb must always be in the second position of a statement. Because the adverb manchmal (sometimes) takes the first position, the verb muss comes second, and the subject man moves to the third position.
Does man mean the same thing as der Mann?
No! man (lowercase, one 'n') is an indefinite pronoun like "one," "people," or the general "you." der Mann (capitalized, two 'n's) is the noun for "the man." In this sentence, it means "Sometimes you have to delete..."
Why is the adjective alte and not just alt?
Because App is a feminine noun (die App) and it is the direct object (accusative case) being deleted. When an adjective comes after eine for a feminine noun, it needs the -e ending.
Why does löschen (delete) go at the very end of the sentence?
This happens because of the modal verb müssen (to have to). In German, the conjugated modal verb (muss) takes the second position, which pushes the main action verb (löschen) to the very end of the sentence in its dictionary (infinitive) form.