La Palabra del Día: "Deber"
Deber:
should; to have to do something (duty); to owe
Use today's Word of the Day in your own Spanish and English sentences. Try to use the word in a completely new way and vote on the sentences you like best. The sentence with the most votes will be crowned the Word of the Day winner!
Guidelines:
- Write sentences at least 5 words long, but don't write a paragraph either.
- Write your Spanish sentence, but include the English translation as well.
- Make the corrections suggested by other users and moderators in the comments section (try not to use personal pronouns unless absolutely necessary).
- Use your own words! (Don't use a translator, copy from a book, use song lyrics, etc.)
- Have fun experimenting with Spanish!
My examples
1: Debes practicar el español más a menudo.
You should practice Spanish more often.
2: Me debes cien dólares.
You owe me one hundred dollars.
11 Answers
Debes amarla de veras si todavía quieres casarte con ella después de todo lo que te ha hecho.
You must really love her if you are still willing to marry her after all that she's done to you.
We should always respect mother nature.
Siempre debemos respetar la madre naturaleza.
No debe correr con las tijeras porque es peligroso.
You shouldn't run with scissors because it's dangerous.
Cariño creo sinceramente que deberías cambiar tu estilo, esa moda ya pasó de moda.
Darling, I think honestly that you should to change your style, this is out of style.
Debes comer verduras cada día.
You should eat vegetables every day.
Se debe hacer ejercicio todos los días, pero no es divertido. One should exercise every day, but it isn´t fun.
Hay tantas cosas que debemos hacer. Es imposible hacer todo. Si tenemos suerte podemos hacer algunos.
There are so many things we ought to do it is impossible to do all of them. If we are lucky we can do some of them.
Se deben producir una película sobre "parkour", el deporte donde gente hacen gimnasia en la calle.
They should produce a movie about "parkour", the sport in which people do gymnastics in the street.
No debes fumar en una casa donde oxigeno esta en usa. - You shouldn't smoke in a home where oxygen is in use.
Correction: No debes fumar en una casa donde oxígeno está uso.
Someone telling me what I should do puts my teath on edge.
Alguien manda mi qué deber hago poner me tenso.
Todos los días debes hacer la palabra del día. Every day you should do the word of the day.
