Translation
must; to have to
Examples
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I must go now.
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You do not have to do that.
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We had to speak with him.
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Do I have to come?
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He will have to know the truth.
is followed straight by an infinitive with nothing in between: . It sits in a neat trio with (can) and (want), all three built the same way, so learning one pattern buys you all three. The root also gives devo, a duty, and deva, obligatory.
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