deber

• IPA^(key): /deˈber/

deber

1. to have to

From Arabic دَبَرَ‎ (dabara).

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ.bɛr/

deber (imperfect jidbor, past participle midbur)

1. to negotiate

   Synonym: debber

From Proto-Slavic *dьbrь.

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

dəbə̏r or dẹ̄bər f

1. gorge (narrow valley)

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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

From Old Spanish [Term?], from Latin dēbēre, present active infinitive of dēbeō (“owe”). Cognates include English due and debt.

• IPA^(key): /deˈbeɾ/ [d̪eˈβ̞eɾ]

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• Rhymes: -eɾ
• Syllabification: de‧ber

deber m (plural deberes)

1. obligation, duty

   Synonyms: tarea, obligación

2. debt

   Synonym: deuda

3. should, ought (modal noun)
4. (usually in the plural) homework

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.

• “deber”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014