debeo

Latin

Etymology

From dehibere, from dē + habeō (“have”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈdeː.be.oː/

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Verb

present active dēbeō, present infinitive dēbēre, perfect active dēbuī, supine dēbitum.

1. I owe.
2. I ought; I must; I should.

Conjugation

Second Conjugation

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	dēbeō	dēbēs	dēbet	dēbēmus	dēbētis	dēbent
	future	dēbēbō	dēbēbis	dēbēbit	dēbēbimus	dēbēbitis	dēbēbunt
	imperfect	dēbēbam	dēbēbās	dēbēbat	dēbēbāmus	dēbēbātis	dēbēbant
	perfect	dēbuī	dēbuistī	dēbuit	dēbuimus	dēbuistis	dēbuērunt
	future perfect	dēbuerō	dēbueris	dēbuerit	dēbuerimus	dēbueritis	dēbuerint
	pluperfect	dēbueram	dēbuerās	dēbuerat	dēbuerāmus	dēbuerātis	dēbuerant
passive	present	dēbeor	dēbēris	dēbētur	dēbēmur	dēbēminī	dēbentur
	future	dēbēbor	dēbēberis	dēbēbitur	dēbēbimur	dēbēbiminī	dēbēbuntur
	imperfect	dēbēbar	dēbēbāris	dēbēbātur	dēbēbāmur	dēbēbāminī	dēbēbantur
	perfect	Use dēbitus m, dēbita f, dēbitum n followed by the present indicative of sum.
	future perfect	Use dēbitus m, dēbita f, dēbitum n followed by the future indicative of sum.
	pluperfect	Use dēbitus m, dēbita f, dēbitum n followed by the imperfect indicative of sum.
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	dēbeam	dēbeās	dēbeat	dēbeāmus	dēbeātis	dēbeant
	imperfect	dēbērem	dēbērēs	dēbēret	dēbērēmus	dēbērētis	dēbērent
	perfect	dēbuerim	dēbuerīs	dēbuerit	dēbuerīmus	dēbuerītis	dēbuerint
	pluperfect	dēbuissem	dēbuissēs	dēbuisset	dēbuissēmus	dēbuissētis	dēbuissent
passive	present	dēbear	dēbeāris	dēbeātur	dēbeāmur	dēbeāminī	dēbeantur
	imperfect	dēbērer	dēbērēris	dēbērētur	dēbērēmur	dēbērēminī	dēbērentur
	perfect	Use dēbitus m, dēbita f, dēbitum n followed by the present subjunctive of sum.
	pluperfect	Use dēbitus m, dēbita f, dēbitum n followed by the imperfect subjunctive of sum.
imperatives		active			passive
		present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)	present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)
	singular	dēbē	dēbētō	dēbētō	dēbēre	dēbētor	dēbētor
	plural	dēbēte	dēbētōte	dēbentō	dēbēminī	—	dēbentor
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		dēbēre	dēbuisse	dēbitūrus esse	dēbērī	dēbitus esse	dēbitum īrī
participles		dēbēns (dēbentis)	—	dēbitūrus-ra, -rum	—	dēbitus-a, -um	dēbendus-nda, -ndum

Related terms

• dēbitiō
• dēbitor

• dēbitrix
• dēbitum

Descendants

• Catalan: deure
• Dalmatian: dovar
• French: devoir
• Italian: dovere
• Occitan: dever

• Old French: deveir
• Old Portuguese: dever
• Portuguese: dever
• Sardinian: dèpere
• Spanish: deber

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *debelъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /děbeo/
• Hyphenation: de‧be‧o

Adjective

dèbeo (definite dèbelī, comparative dȅbljī, Cyrillic spelling дѐбео)

1. fat
2. thick

Declension

    positive indefinite forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		debeo	debela	debelo
genitive		debela	debele	debela
dative		debelu	debeloj	debelu
accusative	inanimate animate	debeo debela	debelu	debelo
vocative		debeo	debela	debelo
locative		debelu	debeloj	debelu
instrumental		debelim	debelom	debelim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		debeli	debele	debela
genitive		debelih	debelih	debelih
dative		debelim(a)	debelim(a)	debelim(a)
accusative		debele	debele	debela
vocative		debeli	debele	debela
locative		debelim(a)	debelim(a)	debelim(a)
instrumental		debelim(a)	debelim(a)	debelim(a)

    positive definite forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		debeli	debela	debelo
genitive		debelog(a)	debele	debelog(a)
dative		debelom(u/e)	debeloj	debelom(u/e)
accusative	inanimate animate	debeli debelog(a)	debelu	debelo
vocative		debeli	debela	debelo
locative		debelom(e/u)	debeloj	debelom(e/u)
instrumental		debelim	debelom	debelim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		debeli	debele	debela
genitive		debelih	debelih	debelih
dative		debelim(a)	debelim(a)	debelim(a)
accusative		debele	debele	debela
vocative		debeli	debele	debela
locative		debelim(a)	debelim(a)	debelim(a)
instrumental		debelim(a)	debelim(a)	debelim(a)

    comparative forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		deblji	deblja	deblje
genitive		debljeg(a)	deblje	debljeg(a)
dative		debljem(u)	debljoj	debljem(u)
accusative	inanimate animate	deblji debljeg(a)	deblju	deblje
vocative		deblji	deblja	deblje
locative		debljem(u)	debljoj	debljem(u)
instrumental		debljim	debljom	debljim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		deblji	deblje	deblja
genitive		debljih	debljih	debljih
dative		debljim(a)	debljim(a)	debljim(a)
accusative		deblje	deblje	deblja
vocative		deblji	deblje	deblja
locative		debljim(a)	debljim(a)	debljim(a)
instrumental		debljim(a)	debljim(a)	debljim(a)

    superlative forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		najdeblji	najdeblja	najdeblje
genitive		najdebljeg(a)	najdeblje	najdebljeg(a)
dative		najdebljem(u)	najdebljoj	najdebljem(u)
accusative	inanimate animate	najdeblji najdebljeg(a)	najdeblju	najdeblje
vocative		najdeblji	najdeblja	najdeblje
locative		najdebljem(u)	najdebljoj	najdebljem(u)
instrumental		najdebljim	najdebljom	najdebljim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		najdeblji	najdeblje	najdeblja
genitive		najdebljih	najdebljih	najdebljih
dative		najdebljim(a)	najdebljim(a)	najdebljim(a)
accusative		najdeblje	najdeblje	najdeblja
vocative		najdeblji	najdeblje	najdeblja
locative		najdebljim(a)	najdebljim(a)	najdebljim(a)
instrumental		najdebljim(a)	najdebljim(a)	najdebljim(a)