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"must (infinitive)" in Dutch

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The Dutch translation for “must (infinitive)” is moeten.

Pronounced the same

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must (plural) moeten

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had to (singular) moest
must (plural) moeten
must (singular) moet

Examples of "must" in use

There are 26 examples of the Dutch word for "must" being used:
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I shouldn’t have gotten so angry. Ik had niet zo boos moeten worden.
This shouldn’t take long. Dit zou niet lang moeten duren.
You should have gotten up earlier. Je had eerder moeten opstaan.
Guys, we need to talk. Jongens, we moeten praten.
We shouldn’t make fun of him so often. We zouden niet zo vaak de draak met hem moeten steken.
I should have been able to handle Tom. Ik had Tom moeten aankunnen.
Tom should’ve protected Mary. Tom had Maria moeten beschermen.
The government should do away with these regulations. De overheid zou af moeten doen met dit reglement.
Line twelve only comes in half an hour, but line five should be here in three minutes. Lijn twaalf komt pas over een half uur, maar lijn vijf zou hier over drie minuten moeten zijn.
I will have to report this. Ik zal dit moeten melden.

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Guys, we need to talk.,
I should have been able to handle Tom.,
I should have come earlier.,
I shouldn’t have called.,
I shouldn’t have eaten that.,
I shouldn’t have gotten so angry.,
I will have to report this.,
I’ve had to fire someone several times in my career.,
Line twelve only comes in half an hour, but line five should be here in three minutes.,
The government should do away with these regulations.,
The only thing you should do is wait.,
There should be a box of matches in the top drawer.,
They should have told us that in advance.,
This shouldn’t take long.,
Tom should cancel the meeting.,
Tom should’ve protected Mary.,
We have to leave now if we want to get home before dark.,
We have to start at once.,
We shouldn’t make fun of him so often.,
You should have gotten up earlier.
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