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eu devesse

should, ought to

→ dever
dev must, should (to have to; to be supposed to) + esse imperfect subjunctive (eu/ele/ela/você)
verb · first singular · imperfect subjunctive Rare #21,042
should, ought to Used in the imperfect subjunctive, often after "se" (if) to express a hypothetical obligation.
PO: Se eu devesse dinheiro, eu pagaria.
EN: If I owed money, I would pay.
Conjugation of dever
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First devesse —
Third devesse —

Embora ele as devesse adorar.

Although he should have adored them.

— O Homem da Terra (2007)

Talvez não devesse ir.

Maybe I shouldn't go.

— A Experiência (2001)

Talvez você não devesse me contar.

Maybe you shouldn't tell me.

Talvez alguém devesse explicar a ele quem eu sou.

Maybe someone should explain to him who I am.

— Peaky Blinders: O Homem Imortal (2026)

Eu não acho que você devesse ir para lá de carro.

I don’t think you should drive there.

Talvez alguém devesse perguntar aos Soubeyrans.

Maybe someone should ask the Soubeyrans.

— Jean de Florette (1986)

Ou talvez você não devesse me trazer todo o lixo que acha por aí.

Or maybe you shouldn't bring me all the junk you find lying around.

— Clube da Luta (1999)

Talvez o senhor devesse contar a ele a verdade.

Perhaps you should tell him the truth.

Não acho que você devesse fazer isso.

I don't think you should do that.

Talvez a senhora devesse lhe contar a verdade.

Perhaps you should tell him the truth.

Talvez eu não devesse ter contado isso ao Tom.

Maybe I shouldn't have told Tom that.

Talvez você não devesse contar para o Tom.

Maybe you shouldn't tell Tom.

Eu não acho que você devesse fazer isso.

I don't think you should do that.

Talvez o Tom devesse morar com os avós em Boston.

Perhaps Tom should live with his grandparents in Boston.

Talvez ele devesse ter vivido bem.

Perhaps he should have lived well.

— Queen (2014)