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What is the difference between avoir besoin de and devoir ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between avoir besoin de and devoir ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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avoir besoin de: need
ex:
j'ai besoin de lait
I need milk
devoir: should, must, have to
ex:
je dois acheter du lait
I have to buy milk
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- French (France)
Avoir besoin de: to need
Devoir: must (duty)
Exemple:
- je dois faire mes devoirs
- je dois te dire au revoir
- j'ai besoin de préparer ma valise
- j'ai besoin de riz pour cuisiner
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avoir besoin de = need
devoir = must (have to)
Sometimes you can use either one :
il a besoin d'apprendre le français parce qu'il va habiter en France = he needs to learn french because he is going to move to France
il doit apprendre le français parce qu'il va habiter en France = he must/has to learn french because he is going to move to France
but sometime you cannot :
De quoi as-tu besoin ? = what do you need ?
Tu ne dois pas parler aux inconnus = you must not speak to strangers
Other examples :
j'ai besoin d'aide = I need help
tu dois m'aider = you have to help me
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- French (France)
Avoir besoin de = to need something / to need doing something
Devoir = to must, to have to
On peut parfois utiliser les deux dans le même sens. Exemple : j'ai besoin de dormir / je dois dormir
Mais en général on utilise plutôt "devoir" dans le sens d'une obligation morale, d'un ordre à exécuter, etc. Dans le cas d'un besoin naturel on dira plutôt "j'ai besoin de" ou "il faut que + subjonctif" (il faut que je dorme).
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