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Conjugation of deber in Galician

deberto owe; must, shouldregular

Presente

Actions happening now or habitually.

Presente of deber
PersonConjugation
eudebo
tidebes
el/eladebe
nósdebemos
vósdebedes
eles/elasdeben

Pretéritosimple past

Completed actions in the past.

Pretérito of deber
PersonConjugation
eudebín
tidebeches
el/eladebeu
nósdebemos
vósdebestes
eles/elasdeberon

Common mistakes in the Pretérito

  • eudebédebínThe preterite first person is debín, not an accented -é ending.

Imperfecto

Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.

Imperfecto of deber
PersonConjugation
eudebía
tidebías
el/eladebía
nósdebiamos
vósdebiades
eles/elasdebían

Futurofuture

Actions that will happen.

Futuro of deber
PersonConjugation
eudeberei
tideberás
el/eladeberá
nósdeberemos
vósdeberedes
eles/elasdeberán

Condicionalconditional

Actions that would happen under some condition.

Condicional of deber
PersonConjugation
eudebería
tideberías
el/eladebería
nósdeberiamos
vósdeberiades
eles/elasdeberían

Subxuntivo presentepresent subjunctive

Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.

Subxuntivo presente of deber
PersonConjugation
eudeba
tidebas
el/eladeba
nósdebamos
vósdebedes
eles/elasdeban

Common mistakes in the Subxuntivo presente

  • eudebedebaThe present subjunctive first person is deba, not the indicative debe.

Subxuntivo imperfectoimperfect subjunctive

Hypothetical or unreal situations in the past.

Subxuntivo imperfecto of deber
PersonConjugation
eudebese
tidebeses
el/eladebese
nósdebésemos
vósdebesedes
eles/elasdebesen

Imperativoimperative

Commands and requests.

Imperativo of deber
PersonConjugation
tidebe
el/eladeba
nósdebamos
vósdebé
eles/elasdeban

Common mistakes in the Imperativo

  • tidebasdebeAffirmative tú imperative uses debe, not the subjunctive form debas.

Xerundiogerund

The -ing form used for ongoing action.

Xerundio of deber
PersonConjugation
eudebendo
tidebendo
el/eladebendo
nósdebendo
vósdebendo
eles/elasdebendo

Participiopast participle

The form used in compound tenses and the passive.

Participio of deber
PersonConjugation
eudebido
tidebido
el/eladebido
nósdebido
vósdebido
eles/elasdebido

deber — frequently asked questions

Is deber a regular verb?
Yes — deber is a regular Galician verb, so it follows the standard endings for its group.
What does deber mean?
deber is a Galician verb meaning "to owe; must, should".