devoir in French: to have to, must; duty (verb)

Translation

to have to, must; duty

Word origin

From Latin debere ('to owe, be obliged'), from de- ('from') and habere ('to have'), so originally 'to have from someone'.

Verb type-re irregular (3rd group)

Regular french-irregular conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.

Person	Present	Imperfect	Past historic	Future	Conditional
je	dois	devais	dus	devrai	devrais
tu	dois	devais	dus	devras	devrais
il/elle	doit	devait	dut	devra	devrait
nous	devons	devions	dûmes	devrons	devrions
vous	devez	deviez	dûtes	devrez	devriez
ils/elles	doivent	devaient	durent	devront	devraient

, .

I have to leave now, I am already late.

devoirs .

You must do your homework before going out.

responsabilités .

Everyone must take their responsibilities seriously.

devoirs .

You must finish your homework before dinner.

trafic.

We have to leave early to avoid the traffic.

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