Devoir: « je dois partir »= I ought to go, I must go, and also ? « I should go »? Or is the last of these « je devrais partir »?

Ted C.C1Kwiziq community member

Devoir: « je dois partir »= I ought to go, I must go, and also ? « I should go »? Or is the last of these « je devrais partir »?

This question relates to:French lesson "Conjugate devoir in the conditional present in French = should (Le Conditionnel Présent)"

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CécileKwiziq Native French TeacherCorrect answer

Hi Ted,

Je dois partir = I must/have to go

Je devrais partir = I should go/ I ought to go

Hope this helps!

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Ted C.C1Kwiziq community member

Merci, Cécile! I guess the quality of the word "should" in English in this case is more the flavour of the conditional "would", as in "I should or ought to or would go, but...."

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Devoir: « je dois partir »= I ought to go, I must go, and also ? « I should go »? Or is the last of these « je devrais partir »?

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