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Je suis obligé de rester.

Je suis obligé de rester.
I have to stay.
From Lesson 56:General obligation (il faut)·French

Breakdown of Je suis obligé de rester.

je
I
être
to be
rester
to stay
obliger
to force, to oblige

Questions & Answers about Je suis obligé de rester.

The lesson is about il faut, but this sentence uses je suis obligé de. When should I use which?
The phrase il faut is impersonal—it means "it is necessary" or "one must," without pointing at a specific person. If you want to specifically say "I have to" or "I am obligated to," you can use je suis obligé de.
Why is there a de before rester?
The expression is être obligé de (to be obliged to / to have to). You need the preposition de to connect obligé to the action verb that comes next. You can't just say Je suis obligé rester.
Does rester mean "to rest"?
No, rester is a classic "false friend"! It looks like the English word "to rest," but it actually means "to stay." (To say "to rest," you would use the verb se reposer).
I am a woman. Do I need to change the spelling of obligé?
Yes, you do! Because you are using the verb être (to be), the word obligé must agree with the person speaking. A woman would write Je suis obligée de rester by adding an extra e. The pronunciation stays exactly the same.

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