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deber a

to owe to

Verbs with Prepositions
Notes & Usage:

Verb + preposition (or no preposition)

See It in Context

Le debe a su hermano el dinero del préstamo.

He owes his brother the loan money.

—¿Cómo consiguió el puesto? —Se lo debe a su experiencia previa.

—How did he get the position? —He owes it to his previous experience.

Debemos mucho a nuestros profesores.

We owe a lot to our teachers.