Owe
Translations of "owe" (42 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ancient Greek | ὀφείλω(to be in debt) | opheílō | |
| Belarusian | быць паві́нен(to be under an obligation), быць у абавя́зку(to be under an obligation), быць ў даўгу́(to be in debt), завінава́ціцца(to be in debt), запазы́чыцца(to be in debt), му́сіць(to be under an obligation) | bycʹ pavínjen, bycʹ u abavjázku, bycʹ w dawhú, zavinavácicca, zapazýčycca, músicʹ | |
| Bulgarian | дължа(to be in debt), задължен съм(to be under an obligation) | dǎlža, zadǎlžen sǎm | |
| Catalan | deure(to be under an obligation), deure(to be in debt) | — | |
| Chinese Cantonese | 欠(to be in debt) | him³ | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 欠(to be in debt), 欠債 /欠债(to be in debt) | qiàn, qiànzhài | |
| Czech | dlužit(to be in debt) | — | |
| Danish | skylde(to be in debt) | — | |
| Dutch | schuldig zijn(to be under an obligation), schuldig zijn(to be in debt) | — | |
| Esperanto | ŝuldi(to be under an obligation) | — | |
| Finnish | olla velkaa(to be under an obligation), olla velkaa(to be in debt), olla veloissa(to be in debt) | — | |
| French | devoir(to be under an obligation), devoir(to be in debt) | — | |
| Galician | deber(to be under an obligation), deber(to be in debt) | — | |
| German | schulden(to be under an obligation), schulden(to be in debt), schuldig sein(to be under an obligation), schuldig sein(to be in debt) | — | |
| Gothic | 𐍃𐌺𐌿𐌻𐌰𐌽(to be under an obligation), 𐍃𐌺𐌿𐌻𐌰𐌽(to be in debt) | skulan, skulan | |
| Greek | χρωστάω(to be under an obligation), χρωστώ(to be under an obligation) | chrostáo, chrostó | |
| Haitian Creole | dwe(to be in debt) | — | |
| Hebrew | היה חייב(to be under an obligation), היה חייב(to be in debt), חב(to be under an obligation) | hayá khayáv, hayá khayáv, khav | |
| Hungarian | tartozik(to be in debt), tartozik (with -nak/-nek)(to be under an obligation) | — | |
| Ido | debar(to be under an obligation) | — | |
| Irish | bí ar(to be under an obligation), bí ar(to be in debt) | — | |
| Italian | dovere(to be under an obligation), dovere(to be in debt), essere in debito(to be in debt) | — | |
| Japanese | 借りがある(to be in debt), 負う(to be in debt) | kari ga aru, ou | |
| Korean | 빚지고 있다(to be in debt) | bitjigo itda | |
| Latin | dēbeō(to be under an obligation), dēbeō(to be in debt) | — | |
| Malay | berhutang(to be in debt) | — | |
| Norwegian | skylde(to be in debt) | — | |
| Occitan | dever(to be under an obligation), dever(to be in debt) | — | |
| Old English | sċulan(to be under an obligation) | — | |
| Persian | بدهکار بودن(to be under an obligation), بدهکار بودن(to be in debt), مدیون بودن(to be under an obligation) | bedehkâr budan, bedehkâr budan, madyun budan | |
| Polish | być winnym(to be in debt), być zobowiązany(to be under an obligation), mieć dług(to be in debt), winić(to be in debt), zawdzięczać(to be under an obligation) | — | |
| Portuguese | dever(to be under an obligation), dever(to be in debt) | — | |
| Romanian | datora(to be under an obligation), datora(to be in debt) | — | |
| Russian | быть в долгу́(to be under an obligation), быть в долгу́(to be in debt), быть до́лжным(to be under an obligation), быть до́лжным(to be in debt), быть обя́занным(to be under an obligation), до́лжен(to be in debt), должна́(to be in debt), должны́(to be in debt), задолжа́ть(to be in debt) | bytʹ v dolgú, bytʹ v dolgú, bytʹ dólžnym, bytʹ dólžnym, bytʹ objázannym, dólžen, dolžná, dolžný, zadolžátʹ | |
| Serbo-Croatian | dugòvati(to be in debt), дуго̀вати(to be in debt) | — | |
| Slovene | dolgovati(to be under an obligation), dolgovati(to be in debt) | — | |
| Spanish | adeudar(to be under an obligation), adeudar(to be in debt), deber(to be under an obligation), deber(to be in debt), estar en deuda(to be in debt) | — | |
| Swedish | vara skyldig(to be under an obligation), vara skyldig(to be in debt) | — | |
| Turkish | borçlu olmak(to be in debt) | — | |
| Ukrainian | бу́ти ви́нним(to be under an obligation), ви́нен(to be under an obligation), ви́нна(to be under an obligation), ви́нні(to be under an obligation), му́сити(to be under an obligation), пови́нний(to be under an obligation) | búty výnnym, výnen, výnna, výnni, músyty, povýnnyj | |
| Zazaki | deyndarey(to be under an obligation) | — | |
| Zyphe | bah(to be under an obligation) | — |
быць паві́нен, быць у абавя́зку, быць ў даўгу́, завінава́ціцца, запазы́чыцца, му́сіць
bycʹ pavínjen, bycʹ u abavjázku, bycʹ w dawhú, zavinavácicca, zapazýčycca, músicʹ
deure, deure
dlužit
skylde
schuldig zijn, schuldig zijn
ŝuldi
olla velkaa, olla velkaa, olla veloissa
devoir, devoir
deber, deber
schulden, schulden, schuldig sein, schuldig sein
tartozik, tartozik (with -nak/-nek)
debar
bí ar, bí ar
dovere, dovere, essere in debito
dēbeō, dēbeō
berhutang
skylde
dever, dever
sċulan
być winnym, być zobowiązany, mieć dług, winić, zawdzięczać
dever, dever
datora, datora
быть в долгу́, быть в долгу́, быть до́лжным, быть до́лжным, быть обя́занным, до́лжен, должна́, должны́, задолжа́ть
bytʹ v dolgú, bytʹ v dolgú, bytʹ dólžnym, bytʹ dólžnym, bytʹ objázannym, dólžen, dolžná, dolžný, zadolžátʹ
dugòvati, дуго̀вати
dolgovati, dolgovati
adeudar, adeudar, deber, deber, estar en deuda
vara skyldig, vara skyldig
borçlu olmak
бу́ти ви́нним, ви́нен, ви́нна, ви́нні, му́сити, пови́нний
búty výnnym, výnen, výnna, výnni, músyty, povýnnyj
deyndarey
bah
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