Conjugation of dēbeō in Latin
dēbeōto owe; ought toregular
Praesēnspresent
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | dēbeō | |
| tū | dēbēs | |
| is/ea/id | dēbet | |
| nōs | dēbēmus | |
| vōs | dēbētis | |
| eī/eae/ea | dēbent |
Imperfectum
Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | dēbēbam | |
| tū | dēbēbās | |
| is/ea/id | dēbēbat | |
| nōs | dēbēbāmus | |
| vōs | dēbēbātis | |
| eī/eae/ea | dēbēbant |
Futūrum Ifuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | dēbēbō | |
| tū | dēbēbis | |
| is/ea/id | dēbēbit | |
| nōs | dēbēbimus | |
| vōs | dēbēbitis | |
| eī/eae/ea | dēbēbunt |
Common mistakes in the Futūrum I
- eī/eae/ea
dēbuntdēbēbunt2nd-conjugation futures keep the extra -b- (dēbēbunt), do not drop it to form dēbunt.
Perfectumpresent perfect
Past actions with a bearing on the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | dēbuī | |
| tū | dēbuistī | |
| is/ea/id | dēbuit | |
| nōs | dēbuimus | |
| vōs | dēbuistis | |
| eī/eae/ea | dēbuērunt |
Plūsquamperfectumpluperfect
Actions completed before another past action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | dēbueram | |
| tū | dēbuerās | |
| is/ea/id | dēbuerat | |
| nōs | dēbuerāmus | |
| vōs | dēbuerātis | |
| eī/eae/ea | dēbuerant |
Futūrum Perfectumfuture perfect
Actions that will be finished by a future point.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | dēbuerō | |
| tū | dēbueris | |
| is/ea/id | dēbuerit | |
| nōs | dēbuerimus | |
| vōs | dēbueritis | |
| eī/eae/ea | dēbuerint |
Subiūnctīvus Praesēnspresent subjunctive
Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | dēbeam | |
| tū | dēbeās | |
| is/ea/id | dēbeat | |
| nōs | dēbeāmus | |
| vōs | dēbeātis | |
| eī/eae/ea | dēbeant |
Subiūnctīvus Imperfectumimperfect subjunctive
Hypothetical or unreal situations in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | dēbērem | |
| tū | dēbērēs | |
| is/ea/id | dēbēret | |
| nōs | dēbērēmus | |
| vōs | dēbērētis | |
| eī/eae/ea | dēbērent |
Common mistakes in the Subiūnctīvus Imperfectum
- ego
dēbeamdēbēremdēbeam is the present subjunctive; the imperfect subjunctive is built on the infinitive (dēbērem).
Subiūnctīvus Perfectumperfect subjunctive
Completed hypothetical actions.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | dēbuerim | |
| tū | dēbuerīs | |
| is/ea/id | dēbuerit | |
| nōs | dēbuerīmus | |
| vōs | dēbuerītis | |
| eī/eae/ea | dēbuerint |
Imperātīvusimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| tū | dēbē | |
| vōs | dēbēte |
Common mistakes in the Imperātīvus
- tū
dēbēredēbēLearners sometimes use the infinitive; the singular imperative is formed by removing -re (dēbē).
dēbeō — frequently asked questions
Is dēbeō a regular verb?
Yes — dēbeō is a regular Latin verb, so it follows the standard endings for its group.
What does dēbeō mean?
dēbeō is a Latin verb meaning "to owe; ought to".