devoir — must, to have to, should (as a requirement); must
devoir is the #47 most common word in French, a verb. It means “must, to have to, should (as a requirement); must” and is pronounced /də.vwaʁ/.
#47frequency rank
0.22%of everyday French text
Level 1Beginner 1
Forms of devoir
| Form | What it is | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| devoir | infinitive | to have |
| devant | -ing form | having |
| dû | past participle | had |
| dois | I · present | I have |
| dois | you · present | you have |
| doit | he/she · present | he/she has |
| devons | we · present | we have |
| devez | you (pl.) · present | you (pl.) have |
| doivent | they · present | they have |
| devais | I · imperfect | I used to have |
| devais | you · imperfect | you used to have |
| devait | he/she · imperfect | he/she used to have |
| devions | we · imperfect | we used to have |
| deviez | you (pl.) · imperfect | you (pl.) used to have |
| devaient | they · imperfect | they used to have |
| dus | I · past | I had |
| dus | you · past | you had |
| dut | he/she · past | he/she had |
| dûmes | we · past | we had |
| dûtes | you (pl.) · past | you (pl.) had |
| durent | they · past | they had |
| devrai | I · future | I will have |
| devras | you · future | you will have |
| devra | he/she · future | he/she will have |
| devrons | we · future | we will have |
| devrez | you (pl.) · future | you (pl.) will have |
| devront | they · future | they will have |
| devrais | I · conditional | I would have |
| devrais | you · conditional | you would have |
| devrait | he/she · conditional | he/she would have |
| devrions | we · conditional | we would have |
| devriez | you (pl.) · conditional | you (pl.) would have |
| devraient | they · conditional | they would have |
| doive | I · subjunctive present | (that) I have |
| doives | you · subjunctive present | (that) you have |
| doive | he/she · subjunctive present | (that) he/she have |
| devions | we · subjunctive present | (that) we have |
| deviez | you (pl.) · subjunctive present | (that) you (pl.) have |
| doivent | they · subjunctive present | (that) they have |
| dusse | I · subjunctive imperfect | (if) I had |
| dusses | you · subjunctive imperfect | (if) you had |
| dût | he/she · subjunctive imperfect | (if) he/she had |
| dussions | we · subjunctive imperfect | (if) we had |
| dussiez | you (pl.) · subjunctive imperfect | (if) you (pl.) had |
| dussent | they · subjunctive imperfect | (if) they had |
| dois | you · command | have! |
| devons | we · command | have! (to several) |
| devez | you (pl.) · command | have! (to several) |