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DevoirWe are told that devoir can sometimes mean 'to need to [do]' yet only one example is given and no further explanation. In the example devoir is followed by a verb in the infinitive. Is that how devoir can be used?

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JohnC1Kwiziq community member

l'imparfait de devoir, pouvoir et vouloir

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MariaA2Kwiziq community member

Future Simple DevoirHi if the conditional of devoir translates generally to 'would', what would be the translation of Devoir conjugated in the future simple?

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Kristin C1Kwiziq community member

is the audio for :Vous faites tous vos devoirs? correct?On ne prononce pas le "s" in le mot"tous" , n'est pas?

Asked 7 years ago

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JulieC1Kwiziq community member

How do you choose when to use devoir instead of il faut?

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StevenC1Kwiziq community member

Pourquoi explétif ne dans "Elle avait fait ses devoirs avant qu'il n'arrive." Merci.

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HeatherB2Kwiziq community member

Il faut que je fasse mes devoirs.Il faut que je fasse mes devoirs. (I must do my homework.) Could this also be: Il me faut que je fasse mes devoirs? When do you use the reflexive?

Asked 6 years ago

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PaulaC1Kwiziq community member

devoir imparfaitSo if we use the conditionnel passé to translate 'should have' how do we use devoir in the imparfait?

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AbtC1Kwiziq community member

how to translate "must have" using "devoir"

Which will be the better translation into French for the phrase "together with the coca, it must have made people feel good"?

(1) "avec la coca, ça les gens devait se sentir bien"; or

(2) "avec la coca, ça a dû faire que les gens se sentir bien"

Asked 6 years ago

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PaulA2Kwiziq community member

Vous faites tous vos devoirs?

1. What is the purpose of the word "tous" in this sentence?

2. Why is the "s" in "tous" pronounced before the " v" in "vos"?

Asked 5 years ago

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ChrisA0Kwiziq community member

why is this in the plural and not the singular "Je finis mes devoirs."

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