Translation
must be done; obligatory
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Examples
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The bill must be paid today.
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Here is the work that has to be done.
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The problem must be solved before evening.
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Every word in the list has to be learned.
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That letter must be sent tomorrow.
-end- is the strongest of the three can / worth / must suffixes. gives a, needing to be paid; gives a; gives a; gives a. The result is an adjective in -a, and like its two cousins it wants a transitive root, because the duty falls on the thing, not on the doer.
Ranked, the family runs -- can be done, -- is worth doing, -end- must be done. Nothing in the word says who is imposing the duty, which is exactly why forms and notices like it.
Two cautions. It is not in the Fundamento itself, but it has been official since 1953 (PMEG), so it is fully standard. And can be read two ways: leg-end-a, that must be read, or the adjective of , a legend. Only the context tells you which. In speech most people simply say and leave the suffix to paperwork.
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