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tough bison
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il faut -> It has to be/it must be

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il me faut -> It has to be that I (I have to, Il faut que je...)

umbral geyser
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So il me faut = il faut que je but then what about il me faut du temps?

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Theres no avoir in there

tough bison
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one thing

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at a time

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il me faut (informal) = il faut que je (formal)

tough bison
umbral geyser
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Ohh

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Et avec l'autre ce serait 'il faut que j'ai plus de temps"?

urban crag
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By the way, the object pronoun is indirect: il lui faut du temps.

umbral geyser
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Ohh

tough bison
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(it must be that i have more time

urban crag
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Another thing: il faut que is followed by subjunctive, so: Il faut que j'aie plus de temps.

umbral geyser
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Ohh

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Merci tout le monde d'avoir m'aidé

dim goblet
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"il faut que je" is neutral

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Not formal

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Il faut | generic statement

  • Il faut faire => x must be done - neutral
  • Il faut [qqch] => x is needed - neutral

Il (COI) faut | directed statement

  • Il me faut faire => I must do x - very very formal
  • Il me faut [qqch] => I need x - neutral

Il faut que (clause) | directed statement

  • Il faut que je => It is necessary that I - neutral
  • ("Il faut que" must be followed by a clause, so can't be directly followed by a verb or object)
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@umbral geyser

final juniper
# tough bison il me faut (informal) = il faut que je (formal)

This is the other way around actually:

When a verb follows falloir, you have to options: indirect object + infinitive (il me faut me lever tôt) or que + subjunctive clause (il faut que je me lève tôt). The former is by far the more formal sounding and lesser used one. In speech only the subjunctive variant is ever used.

When a noun follows instead of a verb however, you have no choice but to use the indirect object pronoun, and in that case it does not sound formal and is perfectly fine to use in conversation: Il me faut du pain = I need bread

dim goblet
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Ye

umbral geyser
dim goblet
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"il me faut faire" is basically the only inherently formal form of falloir, and it's so formal you'll almost never hear it

umbral geyser