debido

owed, due, due (to), had to, must have

d e ˈb i d o → deber
deb owe; must + ido past participle
verb · masculine singular · past Rare #24,353
owed, due Past participle of "deber"; often used to mean that something is owed or due.
SP: Ese dinero es debido.
EN: That money is owed.
Conjugation of deber
Past
debido

No has debido hacerlo.

You shouldn't have done that.

— American Gangster (2007)

Habrías debido verlos bailar.

You should have seen them dance.

Nadia, no has debido quitarte el sostén tan pronto.

Nadia, you shouldn't have taken off your bra so soon.

— La dolce vita (1960)

Es decir, habrás debido trabajar muy duro para ganar este puesto.

In other words, you must have worked very hard to earn this position.

— स्वदेस (2004)

He debido olvidarla también.

I must have forgotten her too.

— Locuras de verano (1955)

Han debido descubrir nuestro periscopio.

They must have discovered our periscope.

— El submarino (Das Boot) (1981)

Ayer le hubiera debido decir que lo sentía.

I should have told him I was sorry yesterday.

— El cielo sobre Berlín (1987)

Señora, no has debido arriesgarte a venir aquí.

Ma'am, you shouldn't have risked coming here.

— Ágora (2009)

Sí, sí, yo he debido pescar algo bueno.

Yes, yes, I must have caught something good.

— El tambor de hojalata (1979)

Sé la chica buena que siempre has debido ser.

Be the good girl you've always been meant to be.

He debido grabar encima.

I must have recorded over it.

— Love Actually (2003)

Han debido de ir en el otro sentido.

They must have gone the other way.

He debido soñar.

I must have been dreaming.

— La doble vida de Verónica (1991)

adjective · singular Rare #27,589
due (to) Commonly used in the phrase “debido a” = “due to/because of.”
SP: Cancelaron el vuelo debido a la tormenta.
EN: They canceled the flight due to the storm.

El mundo ha rendido el debido reconocimiento a su talento.

The world has given due recognition to his talent.

Siempre he sabido cuál es el camino debido.

I have always known the right path.

Hermano, come en su debido momento.

Brother, eat in due time.

— मुन्ना भाई एम बी बी एस (2003)

El cierre de la escuela fue debido a la niebla espesa.

The school was closed due to thick fog.

La escasez de agua es debido al clima.

The water shortage is due to the climate.

Nuestro éxito fue, principalmente, debido a sus esfuerzos.

Our success was primarily due to their efforts.

Menos de lo debido.

Less than required.

— Los hermanos demolición (2026)

Moveré el panel solar del balcón al techo en su debido momento.

I’ll move the solar panel from the balcony to the roof when the time is right.

Parece que Alba hizo más de lo debido.

It seems that Alba did more than she should have.

— El jardín de los pecadores: Paradigma paradoja (Paradoja espiral) (2008)

La derrota en Xinye fue debido al noble corazón de Mi Señor.

The defeat at Xinye was due to the noble heart of My Lord.

— Acantilado rojo (2008)

Con todo el debido respeto.

With all due respect.

— Carandiru (2003)

auxiliary Rare #42,799
had to, must have Used as the past participle of the auxiliary verb deber, typically with haber.
SP: He debido trabajar todo el día esta semana.
EN: I've had to work all day this week.
Conjugation of deber
Conditional
SingularPlural
First — deberíamos
Second deberías deberíais
Third — deberían
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First debo debemos
Second debes debéis
Third debe deben
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third — debían
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First debí debimos
Second debiste —
Third debió debieron
Subjunctive
SingularPlural
First deba debamos
Necessitative future
SingularPlural
Third deberá —
Indicative future
SingularPlural
First deberé deberemos
Second deberás —
debido
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
Second debas —

Ha debido ser el calor, el cansancio, el viaje.

It must have been the heat, the fatigue, the journey.

— Y tu mamá también (2001)

No ha debido hacer eso.

You shouldn't have done that.

— The Host (2006)

Has debido venir aquí por negocios importantes.

You must have come here on important business.

— Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)

No han debido molestarse.

They shouldn't have gone to the trouble.

— Comer, beber, amar (1994)

Pues ha debido salir.

Well, he must have gone out.

— Volver (2006)

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