How möchten and gern work. I am a little confused by the usage of möchten and mögen with gern. I was under the impression that möchten meant "would like to", and mögen meant "to like". for example, I have seen this written in a German textbook: "Wen magst du besonders gern?" Why is "gern" necessary in this sentence if mögen implies that I like something? Similarly with "Was möchtest du gern tun?" Is it necessary to have "gern" in these sentences? Or is it a way to show politeness? Would it be considered wrong or bad for my response to not have gern in it? For example, if I had the question: "Was möchtest du gern tun?" and I responded with "Ich möchte nach Berlin fliegen", or would it be better to do something like "Ich möchte gern nach Berlin fliegen".