je dois apprendre le français=I should learn french
what is the difference between those sentences?
differences with devrais and dois?
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Ozan D.Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
differences with devrais and dois?
Je devrais apprendre le français=I should learn french
Asked 4 years ago
Hi Ozan,
Je dois= I must
Je devrais= I should / I ought to
Very different meanings just as in English.
Maarten K. Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
In the present tense, (devoir) is closer to English must/need to/have to - a strong imperative and likely to happen; and in the conditional, closer to English should, less imperative with a lesser certainty of proceeding. See https://www.lawlessfrench.com/grammar/devoir-lesson/
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