No. 2,860 in French
dus
"Dus" is the masculine plural past participle of "devoir," meaning "owed" or "due."
In a sentence
Les problèmes dus à cette situation sont nombreux.
The problems due to this situation are numerous.
Here, 'dus' is a past participle agreeing in gender and number with 'problèmes', referring to the cause of the problems.
Les retards dus au trafic ont augmenté récemment.
The delays due to traffic have increased recently.
In this case, 'dus' serves as an attributive adjective defining the nature of the delays.
Ils sont dus à un manque de communication.
They are due to a lack of communication.
Here, 'dus' is part of the passive verbal structure explaining the reason behind 'ils'.
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