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dev'

must, has to

→ dovere
auxiliary · singular, present tense Rare #35,773
must, has to Shortened form of deve, used before essere; it is usually written together with the following word, as in dev'essere.
IT: Dev'essere tardi.
EN: It must be late.
Conjugation of dovere
Necessitative present
dev'

Miharu dev'essersi svegliata qui.

Miharu must have woken up here.

— Il buco (2019)

Dev'esserlo.

It must be.

— Fa' la cosa giusta (1989)

Dev'essere più specifico Mr. Cooper, ora..

You’ll have to be more specific, Mr. Cooper, now.

— Interstellar (2014)

Dev'esser buio.

It must be dark.

— Mommy (2014)

Tom dev'essere più specifico.

Tom needs to be more specific.

Dev'essersi trascinato fin qui.

He must have dragged himself all the way here.

— Aguirre, furore di Dio (1972)