moet

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See also: moed and möt

Afrikaans

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mut/
  • Audio (South Africa, Johannesburg):(file)

Etymology 1

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From Dutch moeten, from Middle Dutch moeten, from Old Dutch muotan, from Proto-Germanic *mōtaną. The noun sense is a calque of English must.

Verb

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moet (present moet, past moes)

  1. must
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Derived terms
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Noun

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moet (plural moete or moets)

  1. a must

Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “needs an explanation of the sound shift”)

Preposition

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moet

  1. (Cape Afrikaans) Alternative form of met

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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moet

  1. inflection of moeten:
    1. first/second/third-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

Middle Dutch

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Verb

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moet

  1. first/third-person singular present indicative of moeten