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nosotros debimos

we had to, we were supposed to

d e ˈb i m o s → deber
deb owe; must + imos 1st person plural past tense (we)
auxiliary · first plural · past indicative Uncommon #14,060
we had to, we were supposed to Past (preterite) form of "deber" used to express obligation in the past.
SP: Debimos salir temprano para llegar a tiempo.
EN: We had to leave early to arrive on time.
Conjugation of deber
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First debí debimos
Second debiste —
Third debió debieron

No debimos habernos asustado.

We shouldn't have been scared.

— Deseando amar (2000)

Debimos haber seguido el consejo de Mary.

We should have followed Mary's advice.

Debimos quedarnos en casa.

We should have stayed home.

Debimos venir a ayudar.

We should have come to help.

— Comer, beber, amar (1994)

Nunca debimos irnos.

We should never have left.

— La bruja (2016)

Debí haber cambiado contigo, debimos haber cambiado juntos..

I should have changed with you, we should have changed together.

No debimos venir a Manderley.

We shouldn't have come to Manderley.

— Rebeca (1940)

Debimos habernos casado.

We should have gotten married.

Debimos saberlo.

We should have known.

— Hamnet (2025)

Alice y yo nunca debimos casarnos.

Alice and I should never have gotten married.

— Mike y Nick y Nick y Alice (2026)

No debimos escribir eso.

We shouldn't have written that.

Debimos haber enviado a Chintu con ella.

We should have sent Chintu with her.

— Queen (2014)

Debimos hacer una audición de verdad.

We should have held a real audition.

— La ola (2008)

Debimos venderla.

We should have sold it.

— La bruja (2016)

Nunca debimos dejar la colonia.

We should never have left the colony.

— La bruja (2016)

No debimos ocupar su sótano.

We shouldn't have occupied their basement.

— Las flores de la guerra (2011)

Debimos haber venido ayer.

We should have come yesterday.

— La dolce vita (1960)

Debimos quedarnos en el autobús.

We should have stayed on the bus.

— Lindas y letales (2026)

Debimos viajar en primera, carajo.

We should have traveled first class, damn it.

— Bullet Train (2022)

Debimos dejarla en su casa anoche.

We should have dropped her off at her house last night.

— Un asunto de familia (2018)

Debimos habernos quedado en el bosque, mi señor.

We should have stayed in the forest, my lord.

— Los visitantes (1993)

Debimos ser francos contigo.

We should have been honest with you.

— Rental Family (Familia de alquiler) (2025)

Y nosotros debimos haberte ayudado más.

And we should have helped you more.

— Cuentos de Tokio (1953)

Crees que no debimos venir.

You think we shouldn't have come.

Tal vez eso es lo que debimos haber hecho.

Maybe that's what we should have done.

Sounds similar to

debemos d e ˈb e m o s decimos d e ˈθ i m o s debamos d e ˈb a m o s