I want to understand the grammatik of the sentence
Heute müsste ich nicht in die Stadt fahren.Aber ich fahre trotzdem in die Stadt.

Why is "müsste" used here instead of "muss" ?

Question

I want to understand the grammatik of the sentence
Heute müsste ich nicht in die Stadt fahren.Aber ich fahre trotzdem in die Stadt.

Why is "müsste" used here instead of "muss" ?

Answer

"müsste" = subjunctive II

The meaning of this sentence is that it is not necessary to go to town, but nevertheless, the person once to go to town.