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falloir to need, have to, to be necessary (that); to take (time)

falloir is the #71 most common word in French, a verb. It means “to need, have to, to be necessary (that); to take (time)” and is pronounced /fa.lwaʁ/.

#71frequency rank
0.12%of everyday French text
Level 1Beginner 1

Forms of falloir

FormWhat it isMeaning
falloirinfinitiveto need
fallant-ing formneeding
fallupast participleneeded
fauthe/she · presenthe/she needs
fallaithe/she · imperfecthe/she used to need
falluthe/she · pasthe/she needed
faudrahe/she · futurehe/she will need
faudraithe/she · conditionalhe/she would need
faillehe/she · subjunctive present(that) he/she need
fallûthe/she · subjunctive imperfect(if) he/she needed
fauloiralternative, louisiana

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