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deber.

to owe

5 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

verb/deˈbeɾ/[d̪eˈβ̞eɾ]

  1. to owe

    ditransitive
    Le debo dinero al banco.
    Te debo una.

  2. must, need to, have to (indicates an obligation or requirement)

    Latin-America · auxiliary · colloquial
    Debo estudiar.
    Usted debe despertarse antes del amanecer.

  3. must (used to indicate that something is likely)

    auxiliary
    Juan no me contesta las llamadas, debe de estar en clase.
    Eso debe haber sido muy difícil.

  4. should (indicating opinion or expectation)

    auxiliary
    La gente no debería mensajear y conducir.
    Deberías disculparte.

  5. should (indicating opinion or expectation) should have

    Latin-America · auxiliary · colloquial
    Debiste esperarme.
    Debiste haberme esperado.

  6. should (indicating opinion or expectation) should have

    auxiliary
    Lo primero que deberías haber hecho es ir al médico.

  7. will need to

    Latin-America · auxiliary · colloquial

  8. to be due to, to be attributable to, to be the result of, to be caused by

    reflexive
    El incendio se debió a un cortocircuito.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Spanish dever, from Latin dēbēre (“owe”). Cognates include English due and debt.

noun/deˈbeɾ/[d̪eˈβ̞eɾ]

  1. obligation, duty

    masculine

  2. debt

    masculine

  3. should, ought (modal noun)

    masculine

  4. homework

    Spain · masculine · plural-normally
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Spanish dever, from Latin dēbēre (“owe”). Cognates include English due and debt.

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