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Conjugation
Objective: Conjugate devoir across all six subject pronouns and use it to express obligation, duty, and softened advice.
| Pronoun | Form | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | dois | dwah | I must |
| tu | dois | dwah | you must (informal) |
| il / elle / on | doit | dwah | he, she, one must |
| nous | devons | duh-von | we must |
| vous | devez | duh-vay | you must (formal or plural) |
| ils / elles | doivent | dwahv | they must |
The first-person singular form is dois, not doit, since doit belongs only to the third-person singular pronouns.
The first-person plural uses the infinitive stem dev-, so the correct form is devons, not doivons.
Dois is the first-person singular form. The infinitive partir follows directly without any preposition.
Dois is also the second-person singular form. The possessive tes agrees with the plural noun devoirs.
Doit is the third-person singular form. The time expression aujourd'hui confirms the present obligation.
Devons uses the infinitive stem. The place expression ici follows the infinitive.
Devez is the second-person formal form. The direct object follows the infinitive.
5 exercises · about 8 minutes
Devoir links directly to an infinitive without any preposition, so à and de never separate the two verbs.
Vous pairs with devez, using the infinitive stem, while doivez does not exist as a conjugated form.
Doivent returns to the singular stem. The adverb tôt closes the sentence.
The verb also means to owe. The indirect object pronoun te precedes the conjugated verb.
The conditional devrais softens the obligation into advice. The reflexive verb te reposer follows the infinitive rule.