le debo

I owe him/her

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phrase Common #3,725

I owe him/her Also used with things like money, favors, or apologies: "Le debo una disculpa" = "I owe you an apology." The indirect object pronoun can refer to you, him, her, or them depending on context.

SP: Le debo mucho a mi hermana.

EN: I owe my sister a lot.

Le debo la vida.

I owe him my life.

Le debo mucho.

I owe him a lot.

Le debo una explicación.

I owe you an explanation.

No sé cuánto le debo a mi nuera.

I don't know how much I owe my daughter-in-law.

Le debo cien.

I owe him one hundred.

— Los Tenenbaums. Una familia de genios (2001)

A usted le debo el estar todavía vivo.

I owe my life to you.

Le debo dinero.

I owe him money.

Le debo mi vida.

I owe him my life.

Le debo un favor a Tom.

I owe Tom a favor.

Le debo una sincera disculpa.

I owe you a sincere apology.

Y le debo eso.

And I owe him that.

— Hunting Season (2025)

De hecho yo le debo.

Actually, I owe him/her.

— Suzume (2022)

Yo no le debo nada a nadie.

I don't owe anyone anything.

Yo le debo mi éxito a su ayuda.

I owe my success to their help.

A quien le debo lealtad es a él.

I owe loyalty to him.

Le debo a nuestra familia una vida y lo recordaré.

I owe our family a life, and I will remember that.

— ¡Vivir! (1994)

Le debo diez dólares a ella.

I owe her ten dollars.

A él le debo la vida.

I owe my life to him.

Le debo la vida a las artes marciales.

I owe my life to martial arts.

— Roma (2018)

Le debo mucho a Tom.

I owe Tom a lot.

Aún le debo a mi hermano los diez dólares que me prestó la semana pasada.

I still owe my brother the ten dollars he lent me last week.

No le debo nada.

I don't owe him anything.

Le debo algo de dinero.

I owe him some money.

Le debo dinero a todo el mundo.

I owe everyone money.

A él le debo mi vida.

I owe my life to him.

Le debo mi vida a Tom.

I owe my life to Tom.

Le debo siempre mi vida y mis servicios.

I always owe him my life and my services.

Le debo una gran disculpa.

I owe you a big apology.

Le debo a ella todo lo que sé.

I owe everything I know to her.

Ahora no le debo nada a nadie.

Now I don't owe anything to anyone.

— Carandiru (2003)

A Tom le debo un favor.

I owe Tom a favor.

A usted le debo mi éxito.

I owe my success to you.

Le debo eso.

I owe him that.

Maestro, le debo a Ne Zha mi vida.

Master, I owe my life to Ne Zha.

— Ne Zha (2019)

Le debo mi éxito a él.

I owe my success to him.

Le debo una.

I owe you one.

— El secreto de sus ojos (2009)

Yo le debo una a Tom.

I owe Tom one.

No le debo nada a nadie.

I don't owe anything to anyone.

Le debo a él que puedo ganar un buen salario.

I owe it to him that I can earn a good salary.

Le debo dinero a Tom.

I owe Tom money.

A él le debo mi felicidad.

I owe my happiness to him.