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dev'

must, have to

→ dovere
auxiliary · singular · present necessitative Rare #40,078
must, have to A shortened form of “deve,” used before a vowel, as in “dev'andare” (“must go”).
IT: Dev'andare a casa adesso.
EN: He/She must go home now.
Conjugation of dovere
Necessitative present
dev'

Dev'esserlo.

It must be.

— Fa' la cosa giusta (1989)

Dev'esser buio.

It must be dark.

— Mommy (2014)

Miharu dev'essersi svegliata qui.

Miharu must have woken up here.

— Il buco (2019)

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)