verb🔗ShareDebería(modal, auxiliary verb, defective) Used before a verb to indicate the simple future tense in the first person singular or plural."I hope that we shall win the game."Espero que debamos ganar el juego.grammarlanguageessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDeberUsed similarly to indicate determination or obligation in the second and third persons singular or plural."(determination): You shall go to the ball!"¡Debes ir al baile!grammarlanguagelinguisticsessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDeberíaUsed in questions with the first person singular or plural to suggest a possible future action."Let us examine that, shall we?"¿Deberíamos examinar eso?grammarlanguagepossibilityfutureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDeberTo owe."My parents should me twenty dollars for the concert tickets. "Mis padres me deben veinte dólares por las entradas del concierto.businessfinanceeconomyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDebería, debería serA statement of what ought to be the case as opposed to what is the case."The teacher emphasized the school's should: students should always be respectful. "El profesor enfatizó el "debería ser" de la escuela: los estudiantes siempre deberían ser respetuosos.philosophymoralstatementessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDeberíaTo make a statement of what ought to be true, as opposed to reality."My homework should be finished by midnight. "Mi tarea debería estar terminada para la medianoche.moralphilosophystatementessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDeber(auxiliary) Be obliged to; have an obligation to; indicates that the subject of the sentence has some obligation to execute the sentence predicate or that the speaker has some strong advice but has no authority to enforce it."What do I think? What should I do?"¿Qué pienso? ¿Qué debo hacer?grammarlanguagelinguisticsessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDebería, tener que(auxiliary) ought to; speaker's opinion, or advice that an action is correct, beneficial, or desirable."You should study harder for the test; it will help you get a better grade. "Deberías estudiar más para el examen; te ayudará a obtener una mejor calificación.moralattitudevalueessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDebería, es probable que(auxiliary) Will be likely to (become or do something); indicates a degree of possibility or probability that the subject of the sentence is likely to execute the sentence predicate."When you press this button, the pilot flame should ignite."Cuando presione este botón, la llama piloto debería encenderse.grammarlanguagepossibilityessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDebería(auxiliary, subjunctive) Used as a variant of the present subjunctive."If I should be late, go without me."Si llegara a tardar, vete sin mí.grammarlinguisticsessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDebería(auxiliary) A variant of would when used with first person subjects."I should be lucky if I were you."Debería sentirme afortunado si fuera tú.grammarlanguageessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
