должен
Macedonian
Adjective
должен • (dolžen) (not comparable)
Inflection
Declension of должен
Russian
Alternative forms
- до́лженъ (dólžen) (Pre-reform orthography (1918))
Pronunciation
Predicative
до́лжен • (dólžen)
Declension
Usage notes
- Grammatically, this term is an adjective that has only short forms, but it is best translated as a verb, either ought to/must/have (has) to if followed by an infinitive, or owe(s) if followed by a direct and indirect object.
- In modern Russian, the full infinitive form долженствова́ть (dolženstvovátʹ, literally “to be required to/to be obliged to”) is seldom used.
Synonyms
- обя́зан (objázan)
Related terms
- до́лжность (dólžnostʹ), должни́к (dolžník), долг (dolg)
- до́лжный (dólžnyj)
- долженствова́ть (dolženstvovátʹ)
Derived terms
- должно́ быть (dolžnó bytʹ)
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