devoir
A1#38Hear it
noun
- duty
- exercise, assignmentset for homework
verb
- must, to have to, shouldas a requirement
- must
- should
- must, to do or have with certainty
- to owemoney, obligation and etc
Forms
Present
| I | dois |
|---|---|
| you | dois |
| he, she, it | doit |
| we | devons |
| you (plural) | devez |
| they | doivent |
Imperfect
| I | devais |
|---|---|
| you | devais |
| he, she, it | devait |
| we | devions |
| you (plural) | deviez |
| they | devaient |
Past historic
| I | dus |
|---|---|
| you | dus |
| he, she, it | dut |
| we | dûmes |
| you (plural) | dûtes |
| they | durent |
Future
| I | devrai |
|---|---|
| you | devras |
| he, she, it | devra |
| we | devrons |
| you (plural) | devrez |
| they | devront |
Conditional
| I | devrais |
|---|---|
| you | devrais |
| he, she, it | devrait |
| we | devrions |
| you (plural) | devriez |
| they | devraient |
Subjunctive
| I | doive |
|---|---|
| you | doives |
| he, she, it | doive |
| we | devions |
| you (plural) | deviez |
| they | doivent |
Imperfect subjunctive
| I | dusse |
|---|---|
| you | dusses |
| he, she, it | dût |
| we | dussions |
| you (plural) | dussiez |
| they | dussent |
Imperative
| you | dois |
|---|---|
| we | devons |
| you (plural) | devez |
Other forms
| infinitive | devoir |
|---|---|
| past participle | dû |
| gerund | devant |
More forms are in the app.
Used in the library
- Le voyage durait deux mois et il était très dur.The voyage lasted two months and it was very hard.A1Les Filles du Roy — The King's Daughters
- Que ça doit donc être beau!How beautiful it must be!B1Maria Chapdelaine
- Maisonneuve répond qu'il ira, « quand tous les arbres de cette île devraient se changer en Iroquois ».Maisonneuve answers that he will go, "even if every tree on this island were to turn into an Iroquois".B1La fondation de Montréal — The founding of Montréal
- Ça doit être drôle!That must be funny!B2Le Chevalier de Mornac