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em to have to do something / must   »   nl iets moeten doen

72 [seventy-two]

to have to do something / must

to have to do something / must

72 [tweeënzeventig]

iets moeten doen

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must m-e-en m----- m-e-e- ------ moeten 0
I must post the letter. I---oe- de br-e---er-t---n. I- m--- d- b---- v--------- I- m-e- d- b-i-f v-r-t-r-n- --------------------------- Ik moet de brief versturen. 0
I must pay the hotel. I--m--t he- hot-l b-tal--. I- m--- h-- h---- b------- I- m-e- h-t h-t-l b-t-l-n- -------------------------- Ik moet het hotel betalen. 0
You must get up early. J- moe- -ro-g-o--taa-. J- m--- v---- o------- J- m-e- v-o-g o-s-a-n- ---------------------- Je moet vroeg opstaan. 0
You must work a lot. J- -oe---e-l werk-n. J- m--- v--- w------ J- m-e- v-e- w-r-e-. -------------------- Je moet veel werken. 0
You must be punctual. J--m----sti-- -i-n. J- m--- s---- z---- J- m-e- s-i-t z-j-. ------------------- Je moet stipt zijn. 0
He must fuel / get petrol / get gas (am.). Hi--m-et ta-k-n. H-- m--- t------ H-j m-e- t-n-e-. ---------------- Hij moet tanken. 0
He must repair the car. H---m--t-de --t---ep-rere-. H-- m--- d- a--- r--------- H-j m-e- d- a-t- r-p-r-r-n- --------------------------- Hij moet de auto repareren. 0
He must wash the car. H-- ---t-d- --to --ss--. H-- m--- d- a--- w------ H-j m-e- d- a-t- w-s-e-. ------------------------ Hij moet de auto wassen. 0
She must shop. Zij --e- ink---n-d-en. Z-- m--- i------ d---- Z-j m-e- i-k-p-n d-e-. ---------------------- Zij moet inkopen doen. 0
She must clean the apartment. Zij-mo----e woning-s-ho-nm---n. Z-- m--- d- w----- s----------- Z-j m-e- d- w-n-n- s-h-o-m-k-n- ------------------------------- Zij moet de woning schoonmaken. 0
She must wash the clothes. Zi- -oe- d----s-doen. Z-- m--- d- w-- d---- Z-j m-e- d- w-s d-e-. --------------------- Zij moet de was doen. 0
We must go to school at once. Wi---o---n zo-me-ee- --ar-s--ool. W-- m----- z- m----- n--- s------ W-j m-e-e- z- m-t-e- n-a- s-h-o-. --------------------------------- Wij moeten zo meteen naar school. 0
We must go to work at once. W-- m-et----o--ete-- -aa--het--e--. W-- m----- z- m----- n--- h-- w---- W-j m-e-e- z- m-t-e- n-a- h-t w-r-. ----------------------------------- Wij moeten zo meteen naar het werk. 0
We must go to the doctor at once. W-- --e--n z- ---e-n-na-r-----ok-e-. W-- m----- z- m----- n--- d- d------ W-j m-e-e- z- m-t-e- n-a- d- d-k-e-. ------------------------------------ Wij moeten zo meteen naar de dokter. 0
You must wait for the bus. J----e-moe-en-op de bus -ac----. J----- m----- o- d- b-- w------- J-l-i- m-e-e- o- d- b-s w-c-t-n- -------------------------------- Jullie moeten op de bus wachten. 0
You must wait for the train. J-llie-moe-e---p--e -re-- wac-t-n. J----- m----- o- d- t---- w------- J-l-i- m-e-e- o- d- t-e-n w-c-t-n- ---------------------------------- Jullie moeten op de trein wachten. 0
You must wait for the taxi. Ju---- -oe-e- -- d--t-x- wa---en. J----- m----- o- d- t--- w------- J-l-i- m-e-e- o- d- t-x- w-c-t-n- --------------------------------- Jullie moeten op de taxi wachten. 0

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Why are there so many different languages?

Today there are more than 6,000 different languages worldwide. This is why we need interpreters and translators. A very long time ago, everyone still spoke the same language. That changed, however, when people began to migrate. They left their African homeland and moved around the world. This spatial separation lead to a linguistic separation as well. Because each people developed its own form of communication. Many different languages evolved from the common proto-language. But man never remained in one place for very long. So the languages became increasingly separated from each other. Somewhere along the line, a common root could no longer be recognized. Furthermore, no people lived in isolation for thousands of years. There was always contact with other peoples. This changed the languages. They took on elements from foreign languages or they merged. Because of this, the progression of the languages never stopped. Therefore, migrations and contact with new peoples explain the multitude of languages. Why languages are so different is another question, however. Every evolution follows certain rules. So there must be a reason for languages being the way they are. For these reasons scientists have been interested in them for years. They would like to know why languages develop differently. In order to research that, one must trace the history of languages. Then one can identify what changed when. It is still unknown what influences the development of languages. Cultural factors appear to be more important than biological factors. That is to say, the history of different peoples shaped their languages. Obviously, languages tell us more than we know…