to owe
01
vara skyldig, ha en skuld
to have the responsibility of paying someone back a certain amount of money that was borrowed
Ditransitive: to owe sb a sum of money | to owe a sum of money to sb
grammatisk information
morfologisk sammansättning
enkelt
tillståndsverb
regelbundet
presens
owe
3:e person singular
owes
presens particip
owing
enkelt preteritum
owed
perfekt particip
owed
Exempel
I owe my friend $50 from last month when he covered my dinner expenses.
Jag är skyldig min vän $50 sedan förra månaden när han täckte mina middagskostnader.
02
stå i skuld, känna tacksamhet
to carry a sense of gratitude, recognition, or indebtedness toward someone or something for intellectual or abstract contributions
Ditransitive: to owe an abstract achievement or quality to sb/sth
Exempel
I owe my clarity of thought to the insightful teachings of my philosophy professor.
Jag står i tacksamhetsskuld för min tankeklarhet till min filosofiprofessors insiktsfulla undervisning.
03
vara skyldig, stå i skuld
to be under an obligation to repay something, typically money, to a person, entity, or organization for something they have done
Exempel
The company owes its suppliers for the raw materials received.
Företaget är skyldigt sina leverantörer för de mottagna råvarorna.
