# deber
## Asturian
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Leonese dever, in turn from Latin dēbēre (“to owe”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /deˈbeɾ/ [d̪eˈβ̞eɾ]
* Rhymes: -eɾ
* Hyphenation: de‧ber

### Verb

deber
* owe (to be in debt)
* should, ought, will likely

## Galician
### Alternative forms

* dever (reintegrationist)

### Etymology

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

### Verb

deber (first-person singular present debo, first-person singular preterite debín, past participle debido)
* should, ought, will likely
* owe (to be in debt)

#### Conjugation
### Further reading

* “deber”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

## Interlingua
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /deˈber/

### Verb

deber
* to have to

#### Conjugation

| infinitive | infinitive | deber | deber |
| participle | participle | present | perfect |
| participle | participle | debente | debite |
| active | | simple | perfect |
| active | present | debe | ha debite |
| active | past | debeva | habeva debite |
| active | future | debera | habera debite |
| active | conditional | deberea | haberea debite |
| active | imperative | debe | |
| passive | | simple | perfect |
| passive | present | es debite | ha essite debite |
| passive | past | esseva debite | habeva essite debite |
| passive | future | essera debite | habera essite debite |
| passive | conditional | esserea debite | haberea essite debite |
| passive | imperative | sia debite | |

## Maltese

* Root
* d-b-r (negotiating)
* 4 terms

### Etymology

From Arabic دَبَرَ (dabara).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈdɛ.bɛr/

### Verb

deber (imperfect jidbor, past participle midbur)
* to negotiate
    Synonym: debber

#### Conjugation
## Slovene
### Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *dьbrь.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /dəbə́r/, /dèːbər/, /déːbər/

### Noun

dəbə̏r or dẹ̄bər f
* gorge (narrow valley)

#### Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

### Further reading

* “deber”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025

## Spanish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

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

### Verb

deber (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)
    Synonyms: tener que, haber, haber de
    Debo estudiar.I must study.
    Eso debe haber sido muy difícil.That must have been really hard.
* (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

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

#### Derived terms

* debería haber (“there should be”)

#### Related terms

* débito
* deuda
* deudor
* omisión del deber de socorro

### Noun

deber m (plural deberes)
* obligation, duty
    Synonym: obligación
* debt
    Synonym: deuda
* should, ought (modal noun)
* (usually in the plural) homework
    Synonym: tarea

### Further reading

* “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