le debes

you owe

→ le

phrase Uncommon #21,944

you owe Used with a person or thing owed to someone: money, a favor, an apology, etc. The indirect object pronoun le means “to him,” “to her,” or “to you” depending on context.

SP: Le debes una respuesta a tu amigo.

EN: You owe your friend an answer.

Creo que le debes una explicación.

I think you owe him an explanation.

Le debes una gran disculpa a Tom.

You owe Tom a big apology.

Aún le debes algo.

You still owe him something.

— Good bye, Lenin! (2003)

Nunca olvides que le debes lo que tú eres a tus padres.

Never forget that you owe who you are to your parents.

Y creo que le debes una disculpa.

And I think you owe him an apology.

— Casi famosos (2000)

Dale al muchacho el dinero que le debes.

Give the boy the money you owe him.

Le debes la verdad.

You owe him the truth.

No le debes nada.

You don't owe him anything.

Si le debes algo te tiene en el bolsillo.

If you owe him something, he's got you in his pocket.

Le debes una disculpa a alguien.

You owe someone an apology.

Recuerda que le debes a nuestra familia una vida.

Remember that you owe our family a life.

— ¡Vivir! (1994)

Le debes dos noches.

You owe him two nights.

— Devdas (2002)

No le debes nada a nadie.

You don't owe anything to anyone.

— Eternity (2025)

Aún le debes una Garra al restaurante.

You still owe the restaurant a favor.

— GOAT: Como cabras (2026)

Le debes tu lealtad.

You owe him your loyalty.

— El señor de los anillos: La comunidad del anillo (2001)