должен

Macedonian

Adjective

должен • (dolžen) (not comparable)

  1. obligated

Inflection

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdolʐɨn]
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Predicative

до́лжен • (dólžen)

  1. ought to
  2. must
  3. to have to
    я до́лжен плати́ть ― ja dólžen platítʹ ― I have to/should pay
  4. to owe
    он до́лжен мне пять ты́сяч рубле́й ― on dólžen mne pjatʹ týsjač rubléj ― he owes me five thousand roubles

Declension

Declension of до́лжен (short class b*)
masculine neuter feminine plural
short form до́лжен
dólžen		 должно́
dolžnó		 должна́
dolžná		 должны́
dolžný

Usage notes

  • In modern Russian, the full infinitive form долженствова́ть (dolženstvovátʹ, literally “to be required to/to be obliged to”) is seldom used.

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