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Do you ever use the verb itself in french context Say the verb Devoir - To have to when would you use that and the conjugation je dois - i must aren't they the same thing?
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∙ 10y ago
For us French, we see very little difference, if any, in the English phrases "I have to ..." or "I must". We would say "je dois" when translating both. Ex: je dois aller à l'école (I have to go to school) Je dois m'en aller (I have to leave) Je dois réfléchir (I must think).
The usage difference between "devoir" as an infinitive and "je dois" as a conjugated verb is similar to the same difference in English. If you have two verbs in a row that form a coherent connection, the infinitive is used for the second verb.
Ex: Je dois aller à l'école. = I have to go to school.
BUT J'aime devoir aller à l'école. = I love to have to go to school (literally) OR I love having to go to school (semantically in English).
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∙ 10y ago
In French, "devoir" can be used both as a regular verb meaning "must" or "have to" as in "Je dois partir" (I have to leave) and as the modal verb for "duty" or "owe" as in "Je dois de l'argent" (I owe money). The conjugation "je dois" indeed means "I must" or "I have to." So while the verb itself has different meanings, in this case, both uses result in expressing an obligation or necessity.
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