должно
/[dɐɫʐˈno] | [ˈdoɫʐnə]/
Russianadvadj
Grammatical form
должно is the neuter singular form of до́лжен — “Used to express indebtedness. Usually translated as the verb "to owe", with the person indebted to in dative case and the thing owed in accusative case.”.
Definitions
- 1.colloquialit must be, probably
- 2.literaryit is necessary, one must
Synonyms & related words
Synonyms
- должно́ быть
Etymology
до́лжный (dólžnyj) + -о́ (-ó)
Forms
- должно́canonical
- dolžnóromanization