used with an infinitive to express several ideas,
eg necessity (
When am I to leave?), purpose (
The letter is to tell us he's coming), a possible future happening (
If he were to lose, I'd win)
etc
| Arabic: | dيُسْتَعْمَل مع المَصْدَر للتَّعْبير عن عِدّة أفكار مث |
| Chinese (Simplified): | （与动词不定式连用，表示约定；意图；可能性等） |
| Chinese (Traditional): | （与動詞不定式連用，表示約定；意圖；可能性等） |
| Czech: | mít, muset |
| Danish: | skulle |
| Dutch: | moeten, dienen, etc. |
| Estonian: | pidama |
| Finnish: | olla määrä, pitää |
| French: | devoir; aller |
| German: | sollte, werden |
| Icelandic: | eiga; mun |
| Indonesian: | diikuti infinitive menyatakan akan |
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| Italian: | dovere |
| Japanese: | ～すべきである |
| Korean: | 의무 …해야 하다, 목적 …하기 위한 것이다, 가정 …한다면 |
| Lithuanian: | turėti, lemta būti |
| Norwegian: | skal, skulle komme til å |
| Romanian: | a urma să |
| Russian: | должен был |
| Slovak: | mať, musieť |
| Slovenian: | morati naj bi |
| Spanish: | deber + infinitivo; tener como propósito |
| Swedish: | skall, skulle |
| Turkish: | |
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to be obliged to (do something)
Example:
I don't want to do this, but I have to; Do you have to go so soon?; I've got to leave soon; You didn't have to do that, did you?
| Arabic: | يَجِب |
| Chinese (Simplified): | 必须 |
| Chinese (Traditional): | 必須 |
| Czech: | muset |
| Danish: | være nødt til; måtte |
| Dutch: | moeten |
| Estonian: | pidama |
| Finnish: | täytyä |
| French: | être obligé de |
| German: | müssen |
| Greek: | πρέπει, είμαι αναγκασμένος, υποχρεωμένος να |
| Hungarian: | kell |
| Icelandic: | verða, mega til að |
| Indonesian: | harus |
| Italian: | dovere |
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| Japanese: | ～しなければならない |
| Latvian: | būt spiestam darīt |
| Lithuanian: | turėti |
| Norwegian: | måtte, være nødt til |
| Polish: | musieć |
| Portuguese (Brazil): | ter de |
| Portuguese (Portugal): | ter de |
| Romanian: | a trebui să |
| Russian: | быть должным сделать чтол. |
| Slovak: | musieť |
| Slovenian: | morati |
| Spanish: | tener que |
| Swedish: | vara tvungen till, måste |
| Turkish: | …meli, malı, mecbur olmak |
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used with another verb to express need
Example:
We must go to the shops to get milk.
| Arabic: | يَجِب |
| Chinese (Simplified): | 必须 |
| Chinese (Traditional): | 與另一動詞連用﹐表示必須 |
| Czech: | muset |
| Danish: | måtte; skulle |
| Dutch: | moeten |
| Estonian: | pidama |
| Finnish: | täytyä |
| French: | devoir |
| German: | müssen |
| Greek: | πρέπει να |
| Hungarian: | kell; tagadó alakban: nem szabad |
| Icelandic: | verður, má til |
| Indonesian: | perlu |
| Italian: | dovere |
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| Japanese: | ～する必要がある |
| Latvian: | izsaka nepieciešamību |
| Lithuanian: | turėti, reikėti |
| Norwegian: | måtte |
| Polish: | musieć |
| Portuguese (Brazil): | precisar |
| Portuguese (Portugal): | ter de |
| Romanian: | a trebui |
| Russian: | нужно |
| Slovak: | musieť |
| Slovenian: | morati |
| Spanish: | deber, tener que |
| Swedish: | måste |
| Turkish: | …meli, malı |
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used, usually with another verb, to suggest a probability
Example:
They must be finding it very difficult to live in such a small house.
| Arabic: | أكيد أن ، لا بُد أن |
| Chinese (Simplified): | 很可能 |
| Chinese (Traditional): | 很可能 |
| Czech: | muset |
| Danish: | måtte |
| Dutch: | moeten |
| Estonian: | arvatavasti |
| Finnish: | varmaankin |
| French: | devoir |
| German: | müssen Konjunktiv |
| Greek: | πρέπει να, ασφαλώς για να δηλώσει πιθανότητα |
| Hungarian: | bizonyára… |
| Icelandic: | hlÿtur |
| Indonesian: | mungkin |
| Italian: | dovere |
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| Japanese: | ～にちがいない |
| Latvian: | izsaka ticamu iespējamību |
| Lithuanian: | tikriausiai |
| Norwegian: | måtte |
| Polish: | musieć |
| Portuguese (Brazil): | dever |
| Portuguese (Portugal): | dever |
| Romanian: | a trebui |
| Russian: | должно быть |
| Slovak: | musieť |
| Slovenian: | gotovo… |
| Spanish: | deber |
| Swedish: | måste |
| Turkish: | herhâlde …meli, malı |
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used, usually with another verb, to express duty, an order, rule etc
Example:
You must come home before midnight; All competitors must be under 15 years of age.
| Arabic: | عَلَيْكَ أن، يَجِب أن، من الواجِب أن |
| Chinese (Simplified): | 应当 |
| Chinese (Traditional): | 表示責任﹑命令﹑規定等應當 |
| Czech: | muset |
| Danish: | skulle |
| Dutch: | moeten |
| Estonian: | pidama |
| Finnish: | täytyä |
| French: | devoir |
| German: | müssen |
| Greek: | οφείλω, πρέπει να |
| Hungarian: | kell |
| Icelandic: | verður |
| Indonesian: | harus |
| Italian: | dovere |
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| Japanese: | ～ねばならない |
| Latvian: | izsaka nepieciešamību pienākuma, kārtības u.tml. dēļ |
| Lithuanian: | privalėti, būtinai turėti |
| Norwegian: | måtte, skulle |
| Polish: | musieć |
| Portuguese (Brazil): | dever |
| Portuguese (Portugal): | dever |
| Romanian: | a trebui |
| Russian: | должен |
| Slovak: | musieť |
| Slovenian: | morati |
| Spanish: | deber |
| Swedish: | måste |
| Turkish: | …meli, malı |
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