já deve ter ido

must have already gone

→ já

phrase Rare #40,630

must have already gone Expresses an inference that someone or something has probably already left, gone somewhere, or deteriorated, depending on context. In informal speech, “deve” here indicates probability rather than obligation.

PO: Quando chegarmos, ele já deve ter ido embora.

EN: By the time we arrive, he must have already left.

O Sr. Sahai já deve ter ido.

Mr. Sahai must have already left.

— Black (2005)

Tom já deve ter ido.

Tom must have left already.

Já deve ter ido pra Pelotas.

They must have gone to Pelotas by now.

— Central do Brasil (1998)

Aquele casamento já deve ter ido pro ralo.

That marriage must have already gone down the drain.

— Anora (2024)