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Grammar

Il faut vs. devoir vs. avoir besoin de

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Frederic
Jan 21, 2024
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To express need, there are many words you can use in French.

First, in general, it’s better not to use c’est nécessaire de to mean “it’s necessary to.”

We often just say C’est nécessaire to mean that something is (absolutely) necessary.

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