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en To have to do something / must   »   nl iets moeten doen

72 [seventy-two]

To have to do something / must

To have to do something / must

72 [tweeënzeventig]

iets moeten doen

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must m--ten m_____ m-e-e- ------ moeten 0
I must post the letter. Ik -oe- -e---i-f v---t-re-. I_ m___ d_ b____ v_________ I- m-e- d- b-i-f v-r-t-r-n- --------------------------- Ik moet de brief versturen. 0
I must pay the hotel. I- m-et he- -o--- -e---en. I_ m___ h__ h____ b_______ I- m-e- h-t h-t-l b-t-l-n- -------------------------- Ik moet het hotel betalen. 0
You must get up early. Je moe- --oe--ops--a-. J_ m___ v____ o_______ J- m-e- v-o-g o-s-a-n- ---------------------- Je moet vroeg opstaan. 0
You must work a lot. Je--oe----el --rken. J_ m___ v___ w______ J- m-e- v-e- w-r-e-. -------------------- Je moet veel werken. 0
You must be punctual. J- m--t stipt z---. J_ m___ s____ z____ J- m-e- s-i-t z-j-. ------------------- Je moet stipt zijn. 0
He must fuel / get petrol / get gas (am.). Hij--o-t--ank--. H__ m___ t______ H-j m-e- t-n-e-. ---------------- Hij moet tanken. 0
He must repair the car. Hi--m-e--d- -u-o-re-a-e-e-. H__ m___ d_ a___ r_________ H-j m-e- d- a-t- r-p-r-r-n- --------------------------- Hij moet de auto repareren. 0
He must wash the car. H-j----- de a-----a--e-. H__ m___ d_ a___ w______ H-j m-e- d- a-t- w-s-e-. ------------------------ Hij moet de auto wassen. 0
She must shop. Zi--mo-t---k-pe- ----. Z__ m___ i______ d____ Z-j m-e- i-k-p-n d-e-. ---------------------- Zij moet inkopen doen. 0
She must clean the apartment. Z-j -o---d- -o--ng --h-o-m---n. Z__ m___ d_ w_____ s___________ Z-j m-e- d- w-n-n- s-h-o-m-k-n- ------------------------------- Zij moet de woning schoonmaken. 0
She must wash the clothes. Zij m-et d- w-- -oe-. Z__ m___ d_ w__ d____ Z-j m-e- d- w-s d-e-. --------------------- Zij moet de was doen. 0
We must go to school at once. Wi- moe-e- -o---t----n-ar----o--. W__ m_____ z_ m_____ n___ s______ W-j m-e-e- z- m-t-e- n-a- s-h-o-. --------------------------------- Wij moeten zo meteen naar school. 0
We must go to work at once. Wij--oe-en -o metee- naar--et werk. W__ m_____ z_ m_____ n___ h__ w____ W-j m-e-e- z- m-t-e- n-a- h-t w-r-. ----------------------------------- Wij moeten zo meteen naar het werk. 0
We must go to the doctor at once. Wi---oete- -- -ete---n-ar -- d---e-. W__ m_____ z_ m_____ n___ d_ d______ W-j m-e-e- z- m-t-e- n-a- d- d-k-e-. ------------------------------------ Wij moeten zo meteen naar de dokter. 0
You must wait for the bus. J------moet-n------ --s -a-ht--. J_____ m_____ o_ d_ b__ w_______ J-l-i- m-e-e- o- d- b-s w-c-t-n- -------------------------------- Jullie moeten op de bus wachten. 0
You must wait for the train. J-lli- m---en ---d--t--in----h-en. J_____ m_____ o_ d_ t____ w_______ J-l-i- m-e-e- o- d- t-e-n w-c-t-n- ---------------------------------- Jullie moeten op de trein wachten. 0
You must wait for the taxi. Jul-i- moete---p-de ta-i-wac---n. J_____ m_____ o_ d_ t___ w_______ J-l-i- m-e-e- o- d- t-x- w-c-t-n- --------------------------------- Jullie moeten op de taxi wachten. 0

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