deber

Mane (English)

Verb

1. (transitive) to owe
2. (auxiliary) must, to need to, to have to (rarely used in the conditional with this meaning)
3. (auxiliary) should, to ought to, to be supposed to, to be to
4. (auxiliary) should have (in the preterite; having haber follow "deber" is optional and not required)
5. (auxiliary, emphatic) shall (future tense usually)
6. (reflexive) to be due to, to be attributable to, to be the result of, to be caused by
7. probably or most likely do or happen something (add a degree of insecurity to the verb)

Noun

1. (masculine) obligation, duty
2. (masculine) debt
3. (masculine) should, ought (modal noun)
4. (masculine, plural-normally) homework

Synonyms

obligación

tener que

tarea

adeudar

trabajo

responsabilidad

compromiso

haber de

mente

poder

quehacer

rol

suponer

tener

tentativa

carnet

contratación

fichaje

misión

cargo

estar en deuda

comisión

destajo

esfuerzo

fiar

función

haber

intento

Bi hîfenê ve hatîye girêdan wek

de‧ber

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin

/deˈbeɾ/

Etîmolojî (English)

Inherited from Old Spanish: dever

Inherited from latînî: dēbeō

Cognate with îngilîzî: due

In summary

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