moeten.
to be necessary, to be required
Meaning & usage
to be necessary, to be required
to have to, must
Hij moet gaan.
Moest je nog werken vanavond?
should, be meant to, be supposed to
Het moet hier zijn, maar het is gestolen.
Dat moet je echt niet doen.
to have to go, to need to go, must go
Ik moet nog naar de supermarkt vandaag.
to need to go to the toilet
Ik moet heel nodig!
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch moeten, from Old Dutch muotan, from Proto-West Germanic *mōtan, from Proto-Germanic *mōtaną. Cognate with English must, German müssen (“must”), and English mote (“may, might”). Unrelated to -moeten in ontmoeten.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.