russian word
must, have to in Russian: должен
adjectivelevel A1#97 by frequency
every form stress-marked · levels from the official TORFL lexical minimum
Ты должен мне помочь. You must help me.
Сначала я должен сделать домашнее задание. First I have to do my homework.
Ты должен мне тысячу рублей. You owe me a thousand rubles.
Я тебе ничего не должен. I don't owe you anything.
What does должен mean in Russian?
Declension of должен
Stress marks show the stressed vowel; it moves between forms more often than learners expect.