moet
Afrikaans edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
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 edit
moet (present moet, past moes)
Usage notes edit
- The past tense form, moes, is sometimes replaced by was veronderstel.
Derived terms edit
Noun edit
- a must
Etymology 2 edit
(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 edit
moet
- (Cape Afrikaans) Alternative form of met
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
moet
- inflection of moeten:
Middle Dutch edit
Verb edit
moet