the verb deber?

Question

Hola,

I understand that the verb deber is equivalent to must, should, have to in English. I would be grateful to have some examples using the verb in different tenses and different moods. I wonder whether it has the same uses of tener or tener+que!

Muchas gracias

Answer 1

discussion on topic

hay que vs tener que vs deber

using deber has some example sentences

expressing obligation

using haber de

---

from the 1st link:

• deber y deber de son cosas totalmente diferentes.
• Deber significa obligación y deber de es una suposición.
• Ej. Debes ir a la escuela para aprender
• Esa camiseta debe de costar 20 euros. (interesting example where must (have) is not an obligation)

excellent links Qfreed. Thank you........thats my reading sorted for a while :) - billygoat, Dec 16, 2011

Can discussion on topic be translated into English? - Maria-Russell, Dec 16, 2011

Throw it into the machine translator...ask if you have any specific questions - 0074b507, Dec 16, 2011