Devait

Jennifer C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

I have an extract from a book i am reading. In this extract does devait mean must have. Can you explain Lorsqu’il a su que c’est au tabagisme ininterrompu de sa mère que Camille devait le handicap de sa petite taille, Armand a été troublé.

This question relates to:French lesson "Expressing opinions and describing with the imperfect tense in French (L'Imparfait)"

Asked 8 years ago

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LauraNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Bonjour Jennifer,

No, devoir has another meaning "to owe" which is in play here: " ... that Camille owed the handicap ..." More idiomatically, you might turn the whole sentence around and say "Camille's handicap was due to ..."

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Jennifer C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Bonjour Laura, Merci bien. Un ah ha moment Jennifer

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Devait

I have an extract from a book i am reading. In this extract does devait mean must have. Can you explain Lorsqu’il a su que c’est au tabagisme ininterrompu de sa mère que Camille devait le handicap de sa petite taille, Armand a été troublé.

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