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What is the difference between devoir and falloir ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between devoir and falloir ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
Je sais que « falloir » ne peut être conjugué qu'à la troisième personne du singulier.
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devoir is a bit more formal,
"je dois vous laisser" is more formal than "il faut que j'y aille."
falloir a alone is more vague about who..
il faut faire attention
but
il faut que tu fasses attention = tu dois faire attention.
tu dois is a bit stronger though
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"devoir" and "falloir" basically express the same meaning that you have to do something, but in a different way. "falloir" always conjugates with "il", while "devoir" conjugates depending on the person.
Example :
"Je dois faire mes devoirs." (I have to do my homework."
"Il faut que je fasse mes devoirs." (I have to do my homework.)
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