il faut – Today’s French

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* The closest translation for ‘il faut’ is ‘it’s necessary to’, or ‘[we] have to’, or ‘must’, ‘should’, etc…

* il faut is mainly followed directly by an infinitive or with QUE and a subjunctive verb.

French in context

* Il faut attendre maintenant.

* [You/We…] have to wait now.

* Il faut que le chien attende maintenant.

* The dog must wait now.

Exercice – Practice

Write a French translation with a version of ‘il faut’. Answers may vary. Italics are for subjunctive verbs.

Français

* We have to reserve a table at the restaurant.

* [You’ll/We’ll…] have to watch the soccer game at Karen’s.

* The armoire is upstairs, but it took two people to handle it and bring it upstairs. (it had to be dealt with between 2 people)

* It took time for her knee to get better.

* When do you have to be done?

English

* Il faut que nous réservions une table au resto.

* Il faudra regarder le match de foot chez Corinne.

* L’armoire est en haut, mais il a fallu que nous nous y prenions à deux pour la monter.

* Il fallait du temps pour que son genou guérisse.

* Quand faut-il que tu aies fini ?

 

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