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que debe hacer
-that he has to do
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qué debe hacer
-what he should do
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¿Qué debe hacer?
-What should he do?
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que debe hacer

que debe hacer(
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A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
phrase
a. that he has to do
A Luis no le gusta su trabajo, lo ve como algo que debe hacer para ganarse la vida.Luis doesn't like his job. He sees it as something that he has to do to earn a living.
b. that she has to do
El endocrino le ha dado una hoja con las cosas que debe hacer para perder peso.The endocrinologist has handed her a leaflet with the things that she has to do to lose weight.
c. that it has to do
El gobierno tiene muy claro todo lo que debe hacer para mejorar el sistema de enseñanza.The government is very clear about everything that it has to do to improve the education system.
d. he has to do
Pepe no ha terminado todavía la tarea que debe hacer para la clase de inglés de mañana.Pepe hasn't finished yet the homework he has to do for tomorrow's English class.
e. she has to do
Eva no quiere irse a vivir a una ciudad grande, pero sabe que es algo que debe hacer si quiere conseguir trabajo.Eva doesn't want to move to a big city, but she knows that's something she has to do if she wants to get a job.
f. it has to do
La empresa tiene un mes para hacer todo el papeleo que debe hacer; de lo contrario, se le retirará el permiso.The company has one month to make all the paperwork it has to do; otherwise it'll have its permit withdrawn.
g. has to do
En realidad, lo que estoy haciendo yo ahora es algo que debe hacer el jefe.Actually, what I'm doing now is something the boss has to do.
2.
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
(formal)
(second person singular)
a. that you have to do
En esta página web encontrará los ejercicios que debe hacer cada mañana al levantarse.On this webpage, you'll find the exercises that you have to do when you get up every morning.
b. you have to do
Usted sabe cuáles son las cosas que debe hacer y las que no.You know which are the things you have to do and shouldn't do.
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