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devoir
"devoir" means "must, to have to, should" in French. It is number 128 on the frequency list, in A1 (verb).
- Meaning
- must, to have to, should; must; should
- IPA
- /də.vwaʁ/
- Forms in this course
- dois, doit, dû, devrais, devrait, devez
- Level
- A1
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Example sentences
- Je lui dois 100 $.
I owe him $100.
Tatoeba: Julien_PDC / CK - Oui, tu dois.
Yes, you must.
Tatoeba: Pharamp / shanghainese - Que dois-je faire ?
What should I do?
Tatoeba: peipei / peipei
Learned together
In the course, "devoir" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.