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All About Devoir
Everything you need to know about the irregular French verb devoir
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Devoir is one of the most common French verbs.x
It is irregular in conjugation and has a number of different meanings related to concepts like obligation and probability.x
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Translating devoir
Devoir can be translated by should, must, ought to, have to, supposed to - the distinction between necessity and probability is not always clear:x
Je dois faire la lessive
I should/must/have to do the laundry
Il doit arriver demain
He is supposed to / should / has to arrive tomorrow
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To specify "must" rather than "should," add a word like absolument or vraiment
Je dois absolument partir
I really have to go
Nous devons vraiment te parler
We must speak to you
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To specify "should" rather than "must," use the conditional
Tu devrais partir
You should leave.x
Ils devraient lui parler
They should talk to him.x
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To say that something that "should have" happened, use the conditional perfect of devoir plus the infinitive:x
Tu aurais dû manger
You should have eaten.x
J'aurais dû étudier
I should have studied.x
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Devoir as a transitive verb
When used transitively (and thus not followed by a verb), devoir means "to owe"
Combien est-ce qu'il te doit ?x
How much does he owe you?x
Pierre me doit 10 francs
Pierre owes me 10 francs
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Conjugations
Present tense
je dois
tu dois
il doit
nous devons
vous devez
ils doivent
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All About Devoir
Everything you need to know about the irregular French verb devoir
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Devoir is one of the most common French verbs.x
It is irregular in conjugation and has a number of different meanings related to concepts like obligation and probability.x
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Translating devoir
Devoir can be translated by should, must, ought to, have to, supposed to - the distinction between necessity and probability is not always clear:x
Je dois faire la lessive
I should/must/have to do the laundry
Il doit arriver demain
He is supposed to / should / has to arrive tomorrow
...........
To specify "must" rather than "should," add a word like absolument or vraiment
Je dois absolument partir
I really have to go
Nous devons vraiment te parler
We must speak to you
.............
To specify "should" rather than "must," use the conditional
Tu devrais partir
You should leave.x
Ils devraient lui parler
They should talk to him.x
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To say that something that "should have" happened, use the conditional perfect of devoir plus the infinitive:x
Tu aurais dû manger
You should have eaten.x
J'aurais dû étudier
I should have studied.x
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Devoir as a transitive verb
When used transitively (and thus not followed by a verb), devoir means "to owe"
Combien est-ce qu'il te doit ?x
How much does he owe you?x
Pierre me doit 10 francs
Pierre owes me 10 francs
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Conjugations
Present tense
je dois
tu dois
il doit
nous devons
vous devez
ils doivent
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