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<div class="pg_page_title">How to use « falloir » in French</div>
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<div style="font-size:300%"> How to use « falloir » in French
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==Definitions==
==Definitions==
=== impersonal form===
=== impersonal form===
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To find the COI of the verb, it is most enough to ask questions:  
To find the COI of the verb, it is most enough to ask questions:  


* à qui ? à quoi ?
* à qui ? à quoi ? (to whom?) (to what?)
<blockquote>to whom? to what?</blockquote>
* de qui ? de quoi ? (of who?) (of what?)
* de qui ? de quoi ?
<blockquote>of who? of what?</blockquote>


==Falloir==
==Falloir==
===Rule===
===Rule===
The French verb “falloir” only exists in its [[Language/French/Grammar/Impersonal-vs-Personal|impersonal]] form.  
The French verb “falloir” only exists in its [[Language/French/Grammar/Impersonal-vs-Personal|impersonal]] form.  


The verb "falloir" can be followed by:
The verb "falloir" can be followed by:
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* an infinitive,
* an infinitive,
* a clause (with the verb in the subjunctive)
* a clause (with the verb in the subjunctive)


and it can be preceded by a pronoun acting as an [[Language/French/Grammar/The-indirect-object-complement|indirect object]].
and it can be preceded by a pronoun acting as an [[Language/French/Grammar/The-indirect-object-complement|indirect object]].


===Examples===
===Examples===
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==Videos==
==Other Chapters==
===verb FALLOIR (to be necessary/to need)===
French verbs conjugated by Learn French With Alexa
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDLhHuGZayU</youtube>
 
===Falloir versus Devoir===
2 French verbs with a similar meaning but different constructions: falloir vs devoir in French.
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPGCbR5wlvs</youtube>
 
==Exercises==
===Inventez des conseils (Make up advice)===
Write the answers to this exercise in the comments section below.
 
Donnez trois conseils...:
* ...à un jeune qui va passer son permis de conduire:
**Conseil 1:
**Conseil 2:
**Conseil 3:
<hr>
* ...à un fumeur qui veut arrêter de fumer:
**Conseil 1:
**Conseil 2:
**Conseil 3:
<hr>
* ...à une personne qui a un rendez­-vous amoureux:
**Conseil 1:
**Conseil 2:
**Conseil 3:
<hr>
* ...pour rester en forme:
**Conseil 1:
**Conseil 2:
**Conseil 3:
<hr>
* ...pour apprendre le français:
**Conseil 1:
**Conseil 2:
**Conseil 3:
<hr>
* ...pour maigrir:
**Conseil 1:
**Conseil 2:
**Conseil 3:
<hr>
 
{{French-Grammar-Course-Menu}}
{{French-Grammar-Course-Menu}}
==Other Lessons==
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Benefactive-me,-te,-se,-nous,-vous|Benefactive me, te, se, nous, vous]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/“être”-and-“avoir”-with-verbs-used-intransitively-and-transitively|“être” and “avoir” with verbs used intransitively and transitively]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Subject-Verb-Agreement-—-Agreement-quantifiers-numeral-nouns|Subject Verb Agreement — Agreement quantifiers numeral nouns]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Agreement-with-a-preceding-direct-object-pronoun-when-the-participle-is-followed-by-infinitives|Agreement with a preceding direct object pronoun when the participle is followed by infinitives]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Impersonal-Verbs|Impersonal Verbs]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Changes-in-the-stem-form-of-some-—er-conjugation-verbs|Changes in the stem form of some —er conjugation verbs]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Use-of-on|Use of on]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Omission-of-plural-indefinite-des-after-the-preposition-de|Omission of plural indefinite des after the preposition de]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Nouns-which-have-the-same-spoken-form-but-two-different-written-forms|Nouns which have the same spoken form but two different written forms]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Typical-use-of-demonstrative-determiners|Typical use of demonstrative determiners]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Choice-of-some-time-adverbs-relative-to-the-moment-of-speaking|Choice of some time adverbs relative to the moment of speaking]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Forms-of-créer,-nier,-scier,-rire,-etc|Forms of créer, nier, scier, rire, etc]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Singular-or-plural-when-a-number-of-individuals-have-one-item-each|Singular or plural when a number of individuals have one item each]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Adverbs-ending-in-—amment-and-—eminent-derived-from-adjectives-ending-in-—ant-or-—ent|Adverbs ending in —amment and —eminent derived from adjectives ending in —ant or —ent]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Order-of-multiple-pronouns-with-imperatives|Order of multiple pronouns with imperatives]]
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