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deber — Conditional (Condicional)

to owe / must / should

The conditional conjugation of deber (regular -er verb, ranked #14). Expresses what would happen under certain conditions — equivalent to "would" in English. Also used for polite requests.

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Pronoun Conditional conjugation
yo debería
deberías
él/ella/Ud. debería
nosotros deberíamos
vosotros deberíais
ellos/ellas/Uds. deberían

Example sentence

Si pudiera, yo debería.

If I could, I would owe / must / should.

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