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moeten — must, have to

moeten is the #43 most common word in Dutch, a verb. It means “must, have to” and is pronounced /ˈmutə(n)/.

#43frequency rank
0.32%of everyday Dutch text
Level 1Beginner 1

Forms of moeten

FormWhat it isMeaning
moeteninfinitiveto have to
moeten-ing formhaving to
moetI · singular · presentI must
moestI · singular · pastI had to
moetyou · singular · presentyou must
moestyou · singular · pastyou had to
moetyou · singular · present · politeyou must
moestyou · singular · past · politeyou had to
moethe/she · singular · presenthe/she must
moesthe/she · singular · pasthe/she had to
moetenplural · presentwe/they must
moestenplural · pastwe/they had to
moetsingular · command
moetend-ing formhaving to
gemoetenpast participlehad to

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