Breakdown of On doit travailler aujourd'hui.
on
one / we (informal)
travailler
to work
devoir
to have to / must
aujourd'hui
today
Questions & Answers about On doit travailler aujourd'hui.
The translation says 'we have to', so why are we using on instead of nous?
In everyday spoken French, on is very commonly used to mean 'we', even though it technically means 'one' or 'people in general'. The important rule is that when you use on, you always conjugate the verb exactly as you would for il (he) or elle (she).
How is the verb devoir (to have to) conjugated in this sentence?
Why does travailler end in '-er' here instead of being conjugated?
When you have two verbs paired together like this, only the first verb is conjugated (doit). The second verb stays in its infinitive (dictionary) form (travailler). This is just like English where we say 'we have to work' instead of 'we have we work'.