One must sleep at night
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Eve S.Kwiziq community member
One must sleep at night
Why would you say "Il faut dormir la nuit." instead of "On faut dormir la nuit" for "One must sleep at night"
This question relates to:French lesson "On can mean either we/one/people (French Subject Pronouns)"
Asked 6 years ago
Hi Eve,
The verb 'falloir' only has one form - an impersonal il ---- Il faut
It is similar in meaning to the impersonal 'on doit ..."
If you also look at my answer to a similar question:
https://french.kwiziq.com/questions/view/il-faut-1
Hope this helps!
Chris W. Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
You can say either:
On doit dormir la nuit. Or Il faut dormir la nuit.
Il faut already means "one must" or "it is necessary".
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