mun
9.9
To need to do something
- auxiliary
- Literature
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deber
- He said we mun leave early to avoid the storm.
Examples
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You mun listen carefully if you want to understand the instructions.
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Ye mun finish yer chores.
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I mun finish my work before the sun goes down.
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She mun come with us.
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I mun finish my work before the sun goes down.
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You mun listen carefully if you want to understand the instructions.
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He said we mun leave early to avoid the storm.
How Obligatory
Surface Forms
mun infinitive
Etymology
The word mun is a Scots form of must, and it comes from an old English verb motan that meant 'have to' or 'be allowed to'. So mun still means you 'have to' do something and is used to show obligation or necessity.
