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shrewd sonnetBOT Oct 9, 2024, 1:53 PM

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Falloir

sand pine Oct 9, 2024, 1:53 PM

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il faut - it must be (it being il)

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devoir - to have to

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je dois faire mes devoirs
il faut que je fasse mes devoirs

wide nacelle Oct 9, 2024, 1:54 PM

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Ooooooh now I understand thanks man!

sand pine Oct 9, 2024, 1:54 PM

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de rien

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and it has to be il faut

scarlet ibex Oct 9, 2024, 1:59 PM

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The technical term is that « falloir » is impersonal meaning that it's only used where the subject doesn't actually refer to anything and is just used for conjugation. The equivalent, 'It's necessary' is also impersonal in English:
'It's necessary for me to get a car.'
'It's necessary that I get a car.'

Another verb is « pleuvoir (to rain) » like « il pleut (it rains/it is raining), il pleuvait (it was raining), il a plu (it has rained) »

naive hedge Oct 9, 2024, 2:01 PM

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Same with neiger (to snow).

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Or 'il se peut'.

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https://www.lawlessfrench.com/grammar/impersonal-verbs/

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