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"must (infinitive)" in Dutch

moeten
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Summary

The Dutch translation for “must (infinitive)” is moeten.

Pronounced the same

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must (plural) moeten

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had to (singular) moest
must (plural) moeten
must (singular) moet

Examples of "must" in use

There are 21 examples of the Dutch word for "must" being used:
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I shouldn’t have eaten that. Ik had dat niet moeten eten.
You should know that. Dat zou je moeten weten.
You should’ve let me help you. Je had me je moeten laten helpen.
We have to leave now if we want to get home before dark. Wanneer we voor het donker thuis willen zijn, dan moeten we nu op pad gaan.
I should have come earlier. Ik had eerder moeten komen.
You should have introduced yourself. Je had je moeten voorstellen.
The only thing you should do is wait. Het enige wat je zou moeten doen is wachten.
I shouldn’t have called. Ik had niet moeten bellen.
We have to start at once. We moeten meteen beginnen.
This shouldn’t take long. Dit zou niet lang moeten duren.

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Guys, we need to talk.,
I should have been able to handle Tom.,
I should have come earlier.,
I shouldn’t have called.,
I shouldn’t have eaten that.,
I shouldn’t have gotten so angry.,
I will have to report this.,
I’ve had to fire someone several times in my career.,
Line twelve only comes in half an hour, but line five should be here in three minutes.,
The only thing you should do is wait.,
There should be a box of matches in the top drawer.,
This shouldn’t take long.,
Tom should’ve protected Mary.,
We have to leave now if we want to get home before dark.,
We have to start at once.,
We shouldn’t make fun of him so often.,
You should have gotten up earlier.,
You should have introduced yourself.,
You should know that.,
You should’ve let me help you.
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Domien De Groot