moet

See also: moed and möt

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mut/

• Audio (South Africa, Johannesburg):

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Etymology 1

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

moet (present moet, past moes)

1. must

Usage notes

• The past tense form, moes, is sometimes replaced by was veronderstel.

Derived terms

• moenie

Noun

moet (plural moete or moets)

1. a must

Etymology 2

(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

moet

1. (Cape Afrikaans) alternative form of met

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mut/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ut
• Homophone: moed (except in Brabant)

Verb

moet

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

Middle Dutch

Verb

moet

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