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nous dûmes

we had to

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we had to Literary or formal past tense of devoir. Used in writing or storytelling, not in everyday spoken French.
FR: Nous dûmes attendre longtemps avant de partir.
EN: We had to wait a long time before leaving.

Nous dûmes réagir rapidement.

We had to react quickly.

Comme il pleuvait, nous dûmes manger notre pique-nique à l'intérieur.

Since it was raining, we had to eat our picnic indoors.

Nous dûmes fermer les fenêtres afin que les moustiques n'entrent pas.

We had to close the windows so that the mosquitoes wouldn’t get in.