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Is avoir à a possible alternative to devoir?

William C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Is avoir à a possible alternative to devoir?

Can avoir à ever be used instead of devoir? For example j'ai à vous remercier instead of je dois vous remercier.
This question relates to:French lesson "Conjugate devoir in the present tense in French (Le Présent)"
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CécileNative French expert teacher in Kwiziq

Hi David,

Answered your question in another post.

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D. A.A2Kwiziq community member

cecile that’s not very helpful to other people who haven’t seen that post 

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William C. asked:

Is avoir à a possible alternative to devoir?

Can avoir à ever be used instead of devoir? For example j'ai à vous remercier instead of je dois vous remercier.

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