falloir
/fa.lwaʁ/
verb
A2
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present
- il faut
- past
- il a fallu
- perfect
- fallu
Meaning
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to be necessary (impersonal, only used as "il faut")
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Il faut partir maintenant.
We have to leave now.
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Practice
1 What does falloir mean?
to be necessary (impersonal, only used as "il faut")
2 Fill the gap: Il ___ partir maintenant.
Full sentence: Il faut partir maintenant. (We have to leave now.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches falloir?
falloir: neutral register, core frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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