deber — to owe; must, need to, have to (indicates an obligation or requirement)
deber is the #64 most common word in Spanish, a verb. It means “to owe; must, need to, have to (indicates an obligation or requirement)” and is pronounced /deˈbeɾ/.
#64frequency rank
0.15%of everyday Spanish text
Level 1Beginner 1
Forms of deber
| Form | What it is | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| debo | I · present | I owe |
| debí | I · past | I owed |
| debido | past participle | owed |
| deber | infinitive | to owe |
| debiendo | -ing form | oweing |
| debido | singular · past participle | owed |
| debida | singular · past participle | owed |
| debidos | plural · past participle | owed |
| debidas | plural · past participle | owed |
| debes | you · present | you owe |
| debés | you · present | you owe |
| debe | he/she · present | he/she owes |
| debemos | we · present | we owe |
| debéis | you (pl.) · present | you (pl.) owe |
| deben | they · present | they owe |
| debía | I · imperfect | I used to owe |
| debías | you · imperfect | you used to owe |
| debía | he/she · imperfect | he/she used to owe |
| debíamos | we · imperfect | we used to owe |
| debíais | you (pl.) · imperfect | you (pl.) used to owe |
| debían | they · imperfect | they used to owe |
| debiste | you · past | you owed |
| debió | he/she · past | he/she owed |
| debimos | we · past | we owed |
| debisteis | you (pl.) · past | you (pl.) owed |
| debieron | they · past | they owed |
| deberé | I · future | I will owe |
| deberás | you · future | you will owe |
| deberá | he/she · future | he/she will owe |
| deberemos | we · future | we will owe |
| deberéis | you (pl.) · future | you (pl.) will owe |
| deberán | they · future | they will owe |
| debería | I · conditional | I would owe |
| deberías | you · conditional | you would owe |
| debería | he/she · conditional | he/she would owe |
| deberíamos | we · conditional | we would owe |
| deberíais | you (pl.) · conditional | you (pl.) would owe |
| deberían | they · conditional | they would owe |
| deba | I · subjunctive present | (that) I owe |
| debas | you · subjunctive present | (that) you owe |
| debás | you · subjunctive present | (that) you owe |
| deba | he/she · subjunctive present | (that) he/she owe |
| debamos | we · subjunctive present | (that) we owe |
| debáis | you (pl.) · subjunctive present | (that) you (pl.) owe |
| deban | they · subjunctive present | (that) they owe |
| debiera | I · subjunctive imperfect | (if) I owed |
| debieras | you · subjunctive imperfect | (if) you owed |
| debiera | he/she · subjunctive imperfect | (if) he/she owed |