il dut

had to, had

d y → devoir
auxiliary · 3rd-person singular, past tense Rare #29,615
had to, had Literary or formal past historic form; in everyday speech, people usually use « a dû » instead.
FR: Il dut partir tôt.
EN: He had to leave early.
Conjugation of devoir
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third dut —

Elle dut utiliser son dictionnaire à de nombreuses reprises.

She had to use her dictionary many times.

Elle dut se séparer de son manteau de fourrure.

She had to part with her fur coat.

Chancelante, brisée d'émotion, miss Nelly dut s'asseoir.

Shaking and overcome with emotion, Miss Nelly had to sit down.

Elle dut compter sur sa propre force.

She had to rely on her own strength.

L'homme dut le sentir.

The man must have felt it.

Elle dut choisir ses mots avec beaucoup de soin.

She had to choose her words very carefully.

Geum-ja dut dépenser tout l'argent gagné en prison pour son opération.

Geum-ja had to spend all the money she earned in prison on her surgery.

— Lady Vengeance (2005)

Le Ministère dut faire face à une montagne de questions de la presse.

The Ministry had to face a mountain of questions from the press.

Ce soir-là, mon père dut repartir.

That evening, my father had to leave again.

— The Road Home (1999)

Elle dut aussi rendre son cercueil, ce qui fut coûteux et gênant.

She also had to return her coffin, which was costly and embarrassing.

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

L'alarme sonna et tout le monde dut évacuer.

The alarm rang, and everyone had to evacuate.

Elle dut partager une chambre avec sa sœur.

She had to share a room with her sister.

Cette fois Floriani dut répondre.

This time, Floriani had to answer.

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