deber
Asturian
editEtymology
editInherited from Old Leonese dever, in turn from Latin dēbēre (“to owe”).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editdeber
Galician
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old Galician-Portuguese dever, from Latin dēbēre (“to owe”).
Verb
editdeber (first-person singular present debo, first-person singular preterite debín, past participle debido)
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of deber
Singular | Plural | |||||
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First-person (eu) |
Second-person (ti) |
Third-person (el / ela / Vde.) |
First-person (nós) |
Second-person (vós) |
Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.) | |
Infinitive | ||||||
Impersonal | deber | |||||
Personal | deber | deberes | deber | debermos | deberdes | deberen |
Gerund | ||||||
debendo | ||||||
Past participle | ||||||
Masculine | debido | debidos | ||||
Feminine | debida | debidas | ||||
Indicative | ||||||
Present | debo | debes | debe | debemos | debedes | deben |
Imperfect | debía | debías | debía | debiamos | debiades | debían |
Preterite | debín | debiches | debeu | debemos | debestes | deberon |
Pluperfect | debera | deberas | debera | deberamos | deberades | deberan |
Future | deberei | deberás | deberá | deberemos | deberedes | deberán |
Conditional | debería | deberías | debería | deberiamos | deberiades | deberían |
Subjunctive | ||||||
Present | deba | debas | deba | debamos | debades | deban |
Imperfect | debese | debeses | debese | debésemos | debésedes | debesen |
Future | deber | deberes | deber | debermos | deberdes | deberen |
Imperative | ||||||
Affirmative | debe | deba | debamos | debede | deban | |
Negative (non) | non debas | non deba | non debamos | non debades | non deban |
Further reading
edit- “deber”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024
Interlingua
editPronunciation
editVerb
editdeber
- to have to
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of deber
infinitive | deber | ||
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participle | present | perfect | |
debente | debite | ||
active | simple | perfect | |
present | debe | ha debite | |
past | debeva | habeva debite | |
future | debera | habera debite | |
conditional | deberea | haberea debite | |
imperative | debe | ||
passive | simple | perfect | |
present | es debite | ha essite debite | |
past | esseva debite | habeva essite debite | |
future | essera debite | habera essite debite | |
conditional | esserea debite | haberea essite debite | |
imperative | sia debite |
Maltese
editRoot |
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d-b-r (negotiating) |
4 terms |
Etymology
editPronunciation
editVerb
editdeber (imperfect jidbor, past participle midbur)
Conjugation
editSlovene
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Slavic *dьbrь.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editdəbə̏r or dẹ̄bər f
Inflection
editThis noun needs an inflection-table template.
Further reading
edit- “deber”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024
Spanish
editEtymology
editInherited from Old Spanish dever, from Latin dēbēre (“owe”). Cognates include English due and debt.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editdeber (first-person singular present debo, first-person singular preterite debí, past participle debido)
- (transitive) to owe
- Debo mucho dinero.
- I owe a lot of money.
- (auxiliary) must, to need to, to have to (rarely used in the conditional with this meaning)
- (auxiliary) should, to ought to, to be supposed to, to be to
- Debería haber un plan en marcha.
- There should be a plan in place.
- La gente no debería mensajear y conducir.
- People aren't supposed to text and drive.
- Deberías disculparte.
- You ought to apologize.
- Usted debe despertarse antes del amanecer.
- You are to be up before sunrise.
- Los niños deberían dormir un poco.
- The children should get some sleep.
- (auxiliary) should have (in the preterite; having haber follow "deber" is optional and not required)
- Debiste esperarme.
- You should have waited for me.
- Debiste haberme esperado.
- You should have waited for me.
- (auxiliary, emphatic) shall (future tense usually)
- (reflexive with preposition a) to be due to, to be attributable to, to be the result of, to be caused by
- (with de and infinitive) probably or most likely do or happen something (add a degree of insecurity to the verb)
- Debes de viajar por avión, China está muy lejos.
- You should probably travel by plane, China is very far away.
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of deber (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive | deber | ||||||
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gerund | debiendo | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | debido | debida | |||||
plural | debidos | debidas | |||||
singular | plural | ||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
indicative | yo | tú vos |
él/ella/ello usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | debo | debestú debésvos |
debe | debemos | debéis | deben | |
imperfect | debía | debías | debía | debíamos | debíais | debían | |
preterite | debí | debiste | debió | debimos | debisteis | debieron | |
future | deberé | deberás | deberá | deberemos | deberéis | deberán | |
conditional | debería | deberías | debería | deberíamos | deberíais | deberían | |
subjunctive | yo | tú vos |
él/ella/ello usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | deba | debastú debásvos2 |
deba | debamos | debáis | deban | |
imperfect (ra) |
debiera | debieras | debiera | debiéramos | debierais | debieran | |
imperfect (se) |
debiese | debieses | debiese | debiésemos | debieseis | debiesen | |
future1 | debiere | debieres | debiere | debiéremos | debiereis | debieren | |
imperative | — | tú vos |
usted | nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ustedes | |
affirmative | debetú debévos |
deba | debamos | debed | deban | ||
negative | no debas | no deba | no debamos | no debáis | no deban |
Selected combined forms of deber
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Conjugation of deberse (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive | deberse | ||||||
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gerund | debiéndose | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | debido | debida | |||||
plural | debidos | debidas | |||||
singular | plural | ||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
personal non-finite | yo | tú vos |
él/ella/ello usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes | |
infinitive | deberme | deberte | deberse | debernos | deberos | deberse | |
gerund | debiéndome | debiéndote | debiéndose | debiéndonos | debiéndoos | debiéndose | |
indicative | yo | tú vos |
él/ella/ello usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | me debo | te debestú te debésvos |
se debe | nos debemos | os debéis | se deben | |
imperfect | me debía | te debías | se debía | nos debíamos | os debíais | se debían | |
preterite | me debí | te debiste | se debió | nos debimos | os debisteis | se debieron | |
future | me deberé | te deberás | se deberá | nos deberemos | os deberéis | se deberán | |
conditional | me debería | te deberías | se debería | nos deberíamos | os deberíais | se deberían | |
subjunctive | yo | tú vos |
él/ella/ello usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | me deba | te debastú te debásvos2 |
se deba | nos debamos | os debáis | se deban | |
imperfect (ra) |
me debiera | te debieras | se debiera | nos debiéramos | os debierais | se debieran | |
imperfect (se) |
me debiese | te debieses | se debiese | nos debiésemos | os debieseis | se debiesen | |
future1 | me debiere | te debieres | se debiere | nos debiéremos | os debiereis | se debieren | |
imperative | — | tú vos |
usted | nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ustedes | |
affirmative | débetetú debetevos |
débase | debámonos | debeos | débanse | ||
negative | no te debas | no se deba | no nos debamos | no os debáis | no se deban |
Derived terms
edit- debería haber (“there should be”)
Related terms
editNoun
editdeber m (plural deberes)
- obligation, duty
- Synonym: obligación
- debt
- Synonym: deuda
- should, ought (modal noun)
- (usually in the plural) homework
- Synonym: tarea
Further reading
edit- “deber”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
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