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io dovermi

have to ... myself, have to ... me, owe me

→ dovere
dover to have to; must + mi me, to me
verb · 1st-person Rare #35,598
have to ... myself, have to ... me The attached mi belongs with the following verb and means “myself” or “me,” depending on that verb.
IT: Non voglio dovermi preoccupare per questo.
EN: I don’t want to have to worry about this.
owe me Used when dovere means to owe something to someone.
IT: Devi dovermi delle scuse.
EN: You have to owe me an apology.
Conjugation of dovere

Io non voglio dovermi preoccupare per voi.

I don't want to have to worry about you.

Per questo si uccise, per non dovermi vedere morire.

That's why he killed himself, so he wouldn't have to see me die.

— Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Il Castello dell’Infinito (2025)

Io non voglio dovermi preoccupare per te.

I don’t want to have to worry about you.

Ora sarò io a dovermi nascondere.

Now I'll be the one who has to hide.

— Oh Boy - Un caffè a Berlino (2012)

Non credi di dovermi delle scuse?

Don't you think you owe me an apology?

— Train to Busan (2016)

Li ho scritti nel diario per non dovermi ricordare!

I wrote them in my diary so I wouldn't have to remember!

— Indiana Jones e l'ultima crociata (1989)

Pare che il mio destino sia dovermi separare dai miei compagni di lotta.

It seems my fate is to part ways with my comrades-in-arms.

— Lui è tornato (2015)