deber

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Galician[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Old Galician-Portuguese dever, from Latin dēbēre (to owe).

Verb[edit]

deber (first-person singular present debo, first-person singular preterite debín, past participle debido)

  1. should, ought, will likely
  2. owe (to be in debt)

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Interlingua[edit]

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deber

  1. to have to

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Maltese[edit]

Root
d-b-r (negotiating)
4 terms

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic دَبَرَ (dabara).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

deber (imperfect jidbor, past participle midbur)

  1. to negotiate
    Synonym: debber

Conjugation[edit]

    Conjugation of deber
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m dbirt dbirt deber dbirna dbirtu debru
f debret
imperfect m nidbor tidbor jidbor nidbru tidbru jidbru
f tidbor
imperative idbor idbru

Slovene[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Slavic *dьbrь.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /dəbə́r/, /dèːbər/, /déːbər/

Noun[edit]

dəbə̏r or dẹ̄bər f

  1. gorge (narrow valley)

Inflection[edit]

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading[edit]

  • deber”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /deˈbeɾ/ [d̪eˈβ̞eɾ]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: de‧ber

Verb[edit]

deber (first-person singular present debo, first-person singular preterite debí, past participle debido)

  1. (transitive) to owe
    Debo mucho dinero.
    I owe a lot of money.
  2. (auxiliary) must, to need to, to have to (rarely used in the conditional with this meaning)
    Synonyms: tener que, haber, haber de
    Debo estudiar.
    I must study.
    Eso debe haber sido muy difícil.
    That must have been really hard.
  3. (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.
  4. (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.
  5. (auxiliary, emphatic) shall (future tense usually)
  6. (reflexive with preposition a) to be due to, to be attributable to, to be the result of, to be caused by
  7. (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.

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Noun[edit]

deber m (plural deberes)

  1. obligation, duty
    Synonym: obligación
  2. debt
    Synonym: deuda
  3. should, ought (modal noun)
  4. (usually in the plural) homework
    Synonym: tarea

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