devi

to have to

Usages of devi

• Mi ne havas tiom da tempo kiom vi, do mi devas rapidi.: I do not have as much time as you, so I have to hurry.
• Morgaŭ ni devos iri al la flughaveno tre frue, ĉar nia aviadilo ekflugos matene.: Tomorrow we will have to go to the airport very early, because our airplane will take off in the morning.
• Se vi akceptos tiun regulon, neniu devos rifuzi la ideon poste.: If you accept that rule, nobody will have to refuse the idea afterward.
• Mi devas foriri el la kunveno je la oka.: I have to leave the meeting at eight.
• Kiam la infanoj finis manĝi, ili devis viŝi la tablon pli zorge ol kutime.: When the children finished eating, they had to wipe the table more carefully than usual.
• Mi esperas, ke morgaŭ la aero estos klara, la elektro denove funkcios bone, kaj neniu plu devos krii pro la problemo.: I hope that tomorrow the air will be clear, the electricity will work well again, and no one will have to shout because of the problem anymore.
• Ĉi-matene mi veturis per biciklo al la librovendejo, sed ĉe la unua semaforo mi devis halti apud la trotuaro.: This morning I went by bicycle to the bookstore, but at the first traffic light I had to stop next to the sidewalk.
• Se vi devas bremsi tro rapide, via biciklo povas gliti, precipe kiam la trotuaro estas malseka.: If you have to brake too quickly, your bicycle can slip, especially when the sidewalk is wet.

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