5 things you didn't know about the verb 'dovere' in Italian
Coffee Break Italian
Coffee Break Languages
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🗓️ 27 April 2026
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Summary
Francesca goes beyond the textbook meaning of "dovere" and explores five nuances of this everyday Italian verb. You'll look at double conjugations, two different auxiliaries in the past tense, the less familiar meaning of "to owe", and the noun "il dovere". How many of these did you already know?
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| 0:00.0 | Salve, how about? |
| 0:03.0 | I am Francesca of Coffee Break Italian. |
| 0:07.0 | And up next we are going to explore some interesting facts about the modal verb, |
| 0:15.0 | Dover, to have to or must. |
| 0:19.0 | So, I am I are ready, |
| 0:21.7 | so as always |
| 0:22.9 | let's come in. |
| 0:28.2 | Number one. |
| 0:34.5 | Did you know that |
| 0:35.9 | for some forms of the verb, you can choose between two possible spellings? |
| 0:42.6 | I'm talking about the simple present of the verb dover, where for I have to or I must, you can either say |
| 0:53.4 | Devo or Debo. |
| 0:57.1 | And for they have to or they must, you can choose between the two alternatives, |
| 1:05.3 | Devono or Debbono. |
| 1:09.0 | Interesting, vero. |
| 1:11.0 | Number two, |
| 1:12.4 | have you ever wondered |
| 1:14.1 | which auxiliary verb |
| 1:16.5 | to use |
| 1:17.3 | when conjugating |
| 1:19.2 | dover in a |
| 1:20.7 | compound tense? |
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