moesten

1. (form-of, indicative, past, plural) inflection of moeten:
2. (dated, form-of, formal, past, plural, subjunctive) inflection of moeten:

moeten

1. (intransitive) to be necessary, to be required
2. (auxiliary) to have to, must
3. (auxiliary) should, be meant to, be supposed to
4. (intransitive) to have to go, to need to go, must go
5. (informal, intransitive) to need to go to the toilet

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Sentences

Ze hadden geen flauw idee welke richting ze uit moesten aan de tweesprong.

They had no idea which direction to take at the crossroads.

Ze moesten allemaal een draak maken met papier-maché.

They all had to make a dragon with papier-mâché.

Na ettelijke uren rondgezworven te hebben moesten ze toch bekennen dat ze verdwaald waren .

After wandering around for several hours, they had to confess that they were lost.

Toen we naar die berghut trokken moesten we ook die kloof oversteken via een hangbrug .

When we went to that mountain hut, we also had to cross that gorge via a suspension bridge.

Het schip was vastgelopen in de baai en de opvarenden moesten gered worden met sloepen .

The ship was stranded in the bay and the passengers had to be rescued with sloops.