devoir

/də.vwaʁ/

verb #548 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

to have to, must; duty

Grammar

Conjugation

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

Indicative

Person PresentImperfectPast historicFutureConditional
jedoisdevaisdusdevraidevrais
tudoisdevaisdusdevrasdevrais
il/elledoitdevaitdutdevradevrait
nousdevonsdevionsdûmesdevronsdevrions
vousdevezdeviezdûtesdevrezdevriez
ils/ellesdoiventdevaientdurentdevrontdevraient

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect
jedoivedusse
tudoivesdusses
il/elledoivedût
nousdevionsdussions
vousdeviezdussiez
ils/ellesdoiventdussent

Imperative

Person Affirmative
tudois
nousdevons
vousdevez

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
devant
Past participle
, due, dus, dues

Examples

, .

I have to leave now, I am already late.

devoirs .

You must do your homework before going out.

assumer responsabilites.

Everyone must take responsibility for their actions.

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