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falloir

/fa.lwaʁ/
1.
verbInd3rdPresSing3

be necessary

must

have to

Il faut que je parte maintenant.

I have to leave now.

2.
verbInd3rdPresSing3

need (something) — expressed impersonally (il me faut ...)

Il me faut un nouveau téléphone.

I need a new phone.

Notes

GENERAL INFO\n\"Falloir\" means \"to be necessary\" and is impersonal.\n## CONJUGATION - 3rd group (impersonal verb)\n- il faut\n## USAGE\nUsed with infinitive or \"que\" + subjunctive.\n## TRAPS\n- Only used with \"il\".\n- \"Il faut que\" requires subjunctive."\n- Different from \"devoir\" (personal) vs. \"falloir\" (general necessity).