must
To do as a requirementTo do as a requirement; indicates that the sentence subject is required as an imperative or directive to execute the sentence predicate, with failure to do so resulting in a failure or negative consequence.
Meaning
5 senses(auxiliary, defective, modal, no past participle, no present participle)To do as a requirement; indicates that the sentence subject is required as an imperative or directive to execute the sentence predicate, with failure to do so resulting in a failure or negative consequence.
You must arrive in class on time.
This door handle must be rotated fully.
müssen
до́лженdólžen, должна́dolžná, должно́dolžnó
му́ситиmúsyty, пови́ннийpovýnnyj, пови́ненpovýnen
(auxiliary, defective, modal, no past participle, no present participle)To do with certainty; indicates that the speaker is certain that the subject will have executed the predicate.
If it has rained all day, it must be very wet outside.
Where would you have put the keyring? You couldn’t have lost it again! - I must have, because it's nowhere to be found.
(auxiliary, defective, modal, no past participle, no present participle)Used to indicate that something is very likely, probable, or certain to be true.
The children must be asleep by now.
There's the doorbell. It must be Dad.
должно́ бытьdolžnó bytʹ, наве́рноеnavérnoje
(auxiliary, defective, modal, transitive)To make musty.
(auxiliary, defective, intransitive, modal)To become musty.
Examples
9386 sentencesYou must pay attention to him.
Ти повинен звертати на нього увагу. — uaspeaker
ruТы должен обращать на него внимание. — Hellerick
deDu musst ihm Aufmerksamkeit schenken. — Vortarulo
You must go to bed now.
Ти маєш зараз іти до ліжка. — deniko
deDu musst jetzt ins Bett gehen. — Kuraimegami
You must stick to your promise.
Ти повинен дотримуватися обіцянки. — deniko
ruТы должен держать обещание. — Biga
deSie müssen Ihr Versprechen halten. — MUIRIEL
The strong must help the weak.
Сильні повинні допомогати слабким. — deniko
ruСильный должен помогать слабому. — Hellerick
deDie Starken müssen den Schwachen helfen. — Wolf
You must not give up hope.
Не треба втрачати надію. — deniko
ruВы не должны терять надежду. — shanghainese
deDu darfst die Hoffnung nicht aufgeben. — Vortarulo
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English moste ("must", literally, "had to", the past tense of Middle English mFrom Middle English moste ("must", literally, "had to", the past tense of Middle English moten (“to have to”)), from Old English mōste (“had to”), 1st & 3rd person singular past tense of mōtan (“to be allowed, be able to, have the opportunity to, be compelled to, must, may”), from Proto-Germanic *mōtaną. Cognate with Dutch moest (“had to”), German musste (“had to”), Swedish måste (“must, have to, be obliged to”). More at mote.
From Middle English must, from Old English must and Old French must, most, both from Latin mustum.
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Forms
must, musting, must, mustedWord family
12 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Must and have to — Because the lesson uses it
- B1Modals of deduction: must, might, can't — Because the lesson uses it