owe in Russian
owe in Russian is быть [[должен|до́лжным]], быть [[обязанный|обя́занным]], быть в [[долг|долгу́]] — owe means to be required to pay money back to someone.
owe in Russian
быть [[должен|до́лжным]]
Pronounced: byt [[dolzhen|dolzhnym]]
(ditransitive) To be under an obligation to give something back to someone or to perform some action for someone.
быть [[обязанный|обя́занным]]
Pronounced: byt [[obyazannyy|obyazannym]]
(ditransitive) To be under an obligation to give something back to someone or to perform some action for someone.
быть в [[долг|долгу́]]
Pronounced: byt v [[dolg|dolgu]]
(ditransitive) To be under an obligation to give something back to someone or to perform some action for someone.
быть [[должен|до́лжным]]
Pronounced: byt [[dolzhen|dolzhnym]]
(intransitive) To have debt; to be in debt.
быть в [[долг|долгу́]]
Pronounced: byt v [[dolg|dolgu]]
(intransitive) To have debt; to be in debt.
до́лжен
Pronounced: dolzhen
(intransitive) To have debt; to be in debt.
должна́
Pronounced: dolzhna
(intransitive) To have debt; to be in debt.
должны́
Pronounced: dolzhny
(intransitive) To have debt; to be in debt.
задолжа́ть
Pronounced: zadolzhat
(intransitive) To have debt; to be in debt.
What does "owe" mean?
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verb To be required to pay money back to someone.
"He still owes me twenty pounds from last week."
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verb To have something be due to another person because of what they did for you.
"I owe you an apology for what I said."
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owe in a sentence
- He still owes me twenty pounds from last week.
- The company owes millions in unpaid taxes.
- I owe you an apology for what I said.
- She owes her success to years of hard practice.
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What is "owe" in Russian?
"owe" in Russian is быть [[должен|до́лжным]], быть [[обязанный|обя́занным]], быть в [[долг|долгу́]]. owe means: To be required to pay money back to someone.
How do you pronounce быть [[должен|до́лжным]]?
"owe" in Russian is быть [[должен|до́лжным]], pronounced "byt [[dolzhen|dolzhnym]]".
How do you use "owe" in a sentence?
Example: "He still owes me twenty pounds from last week." In Russian, "owe" is быть [[должен|до́лжным]], быть [[обязанный|обя́занным]], быть в [[долг|долгу́]].
Are there other ways to say "owe" in Russian?
Yes — Russian has 7 translations listed for "owe": быть [[должен|до́лжным]], быть [[обязанный|обя́занным]], быть в [[долг|долгу́]], до́лжен, должна́, должны́.
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