{"id":7215,"date":"2022-10-15T14:02:24","date_gmt":"2022-10-15T14:02:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.realspanish.eu\/?p=7215"},"modified":"2022-12-26T18:30:51","modified_gmt":"2022-12-26T18:30:51","slug":"el-deber-me-llamaand-other-uses-of-deber","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.realspanish.eu\/en\/blog\/bit-grammar\/el-deber-me-llamaand-other-uses-of-deber\/","title":{"rendered":"Un trocito de Real Spanish: \u00abEl deber me llama\u00bb and other uses of \u00abdeber\u00bb"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yQFqGiJ8Fds?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #009193;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Have you heard the expression \u00abEl deber me llama\u00bb? <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #009193;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">\u00a0 In the video above, Jos\u00e9 explains this expression and other uses of the verb \u00abdeber\u00bb. <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #009193; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">The\u00a0 English transcription is below. If you just want to listen to the audio, you can find it on<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> <strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/realspanish\/un-trocito-de-real-spanish-el-deber-me-llama-y-otros-usos-del-verbo-deber?si=75843f1fd62d44489f98847c8ef5e45e&amp;utm_source=clipboard&amp;utm_medium=text&amp;utm_campaign=social_sharing\">Soundcloud<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Transcription<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hello and welcome to Real Spanish!<\/p>\n<p>Today I&#8217;m going to explain some uses of the verb \u00abdeber\u00bb, which is normally used to express a debt\u2014 usually money, but also more abstract concepts. Look at these examples:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Te debo la vida. I owe you my life.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Te debo 50 euros. I owe you 50 euros<\/p>\n<p>When \u00abdeber\u00bb is followed by an infinitive, it expresses obligation and is very similar in meaning to \u00abtener que\u00bb + infinitive, but is a bit softer. Also, \u00abdeber + infinitive\u00bb is more often used in formal contexts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Debo hablar con mi abogado. I should\/I ought to speak to my lawyer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Tengo que limpiar la casa. I have to clean the house.<\/p>\n<p>When \u00abdeber\u00bb is followed by the preposition \u00abde\u00bb, it expresses a hypothesis, conjecture, or probability. For example:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">El director del banco debe de ser un hombre muy serio, \u00bfno? The director of the bank must be a really serious guy, right?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Debes de estar muy cansado despu\u00e9s de un viaje tan largo. You must be very tired after such a long journey.<\/p>\n<p>With other verb tenses (in past or conditional forms), \u00abdeber\u00bb expresses an obligation or a necessity that has not been fulfilled. For example:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Debiste aceptar la oferta de trabajo. You should have accepted the job offer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Deber\u00edas haber estudiado m\u00e1s.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">You should have studied more.<\/p>\n<p>It can also be interpreted as an unfulfilled wish. For example:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">El hombre que me atropell\u00f3 deber\u00eda haber ido a la c\u00e1rcel.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">The man who ran over me should have gone to jail.<\/p>\n<p>Another use of this verb is \u00abse debe a\u00bb + noun or \u00abdebido a\u00bb + noun to express cause, similar in meaning to &#8220;because of&#8221; + noun.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Su dolor de espalda se debe a la falta de ejercicio f\u00edsico. His back pain is due to a lack of exercise.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Debido a las fuertes lluvias han cancelado el concierto. The concert has been cancelled due to heavy rain.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, \u00abdeber\u00bb is a noun that means &#8220;obligation&#8221; or &#8220;duty&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">El deber del ciudadano es comportarse de forma civilizada. It is a citizen\u2019s duty to behave in a civilised manner.<\/p>\n<p>A common expression is \u00abel deber me llama\u00bb, when we have to do something even though we may not want to.\u00a0 It&#8217;s often used to excuse ourselves before leaving. For example:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Me encantar\u00eda quedarme un rato m\u00e1s contigo, pero el deber me llama. I&#8217;d love to spend more time with you, but duty calls.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">OK, now you ought to see (deber\u00edas ver) the video again in order to understand and learn everything. I hope you liked it! 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