dovéi

Ligurian

Etymology

From Italian dovere, from Latin dēbēre, present active infinitive of dēbeō, contraction of *dēhibeō, from dē- + habeō.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /duˈvej/

Verb

dovéi

  1. (auxiliary with a verb in the infinitive) to have to, must, indicates obligation
  2. inflection of dovéi:
    1. second-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person plural present subjunctive
    3. second-person plural imperative

Usage notes
  • The verb is an Italianism. In the more popular language, the periphrasis avéighe da (+ verb in the infinitive) is used instead.

Conjugation
    Conjugation of dovéi (second conjugation)
infinitive dovéi
auxiliary verb avéi gerund dovéndo
present participle dovénte past participle dovûo
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative mi ti lê o/a noî, niâtri voî, viâtri lô, liâtri
present dêvo ti dêvi dêve dovémmo dovéi dêvan
imperfect dovéiva, dovéivo ti dovéivi dovéiva dovéivimo dovéivi dovéivan
future doviö ti doviæ doviâ doviêmo doviéi doviàn
conditional mi ti lê o/a noî, niâtri voî, viâtri lô, liâtri
present doviéiva, doviæ ti doviêsci doviéiva, doviæ doviêscimo doviêsci doviéivan
subjunctive che mi che ti che lê o/a che noî, che niâtri che voî, che viâtri che lô, che liâtri
present dêve ti dêvi dêve dovémmo dovéi dêvan, dêven
imperfect dovésse ti dovésci dovésse dovéscimo dovésci dovéssan
imperative ti lê o/a noî, niâtri voî, viâtri lô, liâtri
— dêvi dêve dovémmo dovéi dêvan, dêven

Noun

dovéi m (invariable)

  1. duty
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