Conjugation of deber in Galician
deberto owe; must, shouldregular
Presente
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | debo | |
| ti | debes | |
| el/ela | debe | |
| nós | debemos | |
| vós | debedes | |
| eles/elas | deben |
Pretéritosimple past
Completed actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | debín | |
| ti | debeches | |
| el/ela | debeu | |
| nós | debemos | |
| vós | debestes | |
| eles/elas | deberon |
Common mistakes in the Pretérito
- eu
debédebínThe preterite first person is debín, not an accented -é ending.
Imperfecto
Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | debía | |
| ti | debías | |
| el/ela | debía | |
| nós | debiamos | |
| vós | debiades | |
| eles/elas | debían |
Futurofuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | deberei | |
| ti | deberás | |
| el/ela | deberá | |
| nós | deberemos | |
| vós | deberedes | |
| eles/elas | deberán |
Condicionalconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | debería | |
| ti | deberías | |
| el/ela | debería | |
| nós | deberiamos | |
| vós | deberiades | |
| eles/elas | deberían |
Subxuntivo presentepresent subjunctive
Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | deba | |
| ti | debas | |
| el/ela | deba | |
| nós | debamos | |
| vós | debedes | |
| eles/elas | deban |
Common mistakes in the Subxuntivo presente
- eu
debedebaThe present subjunctive first person is deba, not the indicative debe.
Subxuntivo imperfectoimperfect subjunctive
Hypothetical or unreal situations in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | debese | |
| ti | debeses | |
| el/ela | debese | |
| nós | debésemos | |
| vós | debesedes | |
| eles/elas | debesen |
Imperativoimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ti | debe | |
| el/ela | deba | |
| nós | debamos | |
| vós | debé | |
| eles/elas | deban |
Common mistakes in the Imperativo
- ti
debasdebeAffirmative tú imperative uses debe, not the subjunctive form debas.
Xerundiogerund
The -ing form used for ongoing action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | debendo | |
| ti | debendo | |
| el/ela | debendo | |
| nós | debendo | |
| vós | debendo | |
| eles/elas | debendo |
Participiopast participle
The form used in compound tenses and the passive.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | debido | |
| ti | debido | |
| el/ela | debido | |
| nós | debido | |
| vós | debido | |
| eles/elas | debido |
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".