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Complete the sentences with the conjugated forms of devoir or falloir.
- Jonathan aller visiter un appartement aujourd’hui.When followed by an infinitive, devoir expresses an obligation.|Given that the subject is Jonathan, it’s impossible to use the impersonal verb falloir here.Jonathan has to go and visit a flat today.
- Il que je m’achète une nouvelle robe pour le mariage de ma cousine.We can only use falloir with a subjunctive clause, not devoir.|When used with a subjunctive clause, falloir can express personal obligations.I have to buy a new dress for my cousin’s wedding.
- Céline a perdu son pari, elle me un dîner dans mon restaurant préféré.When devoir is followed by a noun instead of an infinitive, it means owe.Céline has lost a bet, she owes me dinner at my favourite restaurant.
- Pour faire des crêpes, il nous du lait, de la farine, des œufs et du beurre.When we use falloir with a noun it means need something.|We also need to use an indirect object pronoun before the verb (in this case: nous)To make crêpes, we need milk, flour, eggs and butter.
- Il aller au marché pour trouver des produits frais et régionaux.We use falloir + infinitive to express general obligations that apply to a group of which the speaker is also part.You have to go to the market to find fresh and regional produce.