falloir

/falwaʁ/

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Translation

to be necessary, must, to need

Grammar

Verb typeirregular (impersonal)

Conjugation

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

Indicative

Person PresentImperfectPast historicFutureConditional
je
tu
il/ellefautfallaitfallutfaudrafaudrait
nous
vous
ils/elles

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect
je
tu
il/ellefaillefallût
nous
vous
ils/elles

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
Past participle
fallu

Examples

l'.

We need to leave now if we want to arrive on time.

.

You have to let me know before coming.

courage .

It takes courage to get through this difficult moment.

réserver billets l'.

You have to book the tickets several months in advance.

patience .

It took a lot of patience to finish this project.

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