The verb DEBER (to owe / must / should) in Spanish
In this lesson, we go over the Spanish verb ‘DEBER’ (to owe / must / should). The verb deber is one of the most useful and common verbs in the Spanish language, used to express obligation, duty, necessity, and even to give advice or recommendations, so you will hear and use it all the time when speaking Spanish.
In this lesson, we will learn how to conjugate deber in different tenses, how to use it to say what you must, should, or ought to do (debo estudiar – I must study), how to express owing something to someone (te debo dinero – I owe you money), and how deber de is used to show probability or supposition (debe de estar en casa – he must be home).
Make sure to learn the verb deber, because it is essential for talking about obligations, giving advice, and expressing what you have to do, and you will use it very often!
