moet
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Afrikaans[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Dutch moeten, from Middle Dutch moeten, from Old Dutch muotan, from Proto-Germanic *mōtaną. The noun sense is a calque of English must.
Verb[edit]
moet (present moet, past moes)
Usage notes[edit]
- The past tense form, moes, is sometimes replaced by was veronderstel.
Derived terms[edit]
Noun[edit]
- a must
Etymology 2[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “needs an explanation of the sound shift”)
Preposition[edit]
moet
- (Cape Afrikaans) Alternative form of met
Dutch[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
moet
- inflection of moeten:
Middle Dutch[edit]
Verb[edit]
moet
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