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"must (1st person singular)" in French

dois
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Summary

The French translation for “must (1st person singular)” is dois.

Pronounced the same

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owe (1st person singular) dois
must (2nd person singular) dois
must (3rd person singular) doit
has to doit

See also

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must (2nd person plural) devez
must (infinitive) devoir

Examples of "must" in use

There are 26 examples of the French word for "must" being used:
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I have to je dois
Not at all. I have to go downtown anyway. Pas du tout ; je dois justement aller en ville.
I have to just take the train. Je dois justement prendre le train.
I must reserve two seats for Lille. Je dois louer deux places pour Lille.
I must talk to her. Je dois lui parler.
I must speak with him. Je dois parler avec lui.
I must speak with her je dois parler avec elle
I must just have lunch over there. Je dois justement déjeuner là-bas.
I have to just go to the shop. Je dois justement aller au magasin.
I have to be there at 2:30. Je dois être là-bas à 14h30.

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I have just iron a shirt.,
I have to,
I have to answer to this ad for employment.,
I have to be there at 2:30.,
I have to bring my sheets to the launderer.,
I have to build a robot for a class project.,
I have to buy a toy for her birthday.,
I have to buy two tricycles for my nephews.,
I have to just buy something.,
I have to just buy the aspirin.,
I have to just go to the shop.,
I have to just take a platform ticket.,
I have to just take the train.,
I have to just wake the children.,
I have to lose weight before the summer.,
I must just have lunch over there.,
I must reserve two seats for Lille.,
I must speak with her,
I must speak with him.,
I must talk to her.
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