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deberes

nounBeginnerHigh frequency

What does “deberes” mean in English?

  1. homework

Example sentences

  • Hago los deberes por la tarde.

    I do my homework in the afternoon.

  • Tengo muchos deberes hoy.

    I have a lot of homework today.

  • En México decimos tarea.

    In Mexico we say tarea.

How to use it

Deberes means 'homework' (Spain) — always plural. Masculine: los deberes. Latin America often uses tarea (singular feminine).

Common mistake

Spain: deberes (always plural, masc.). Latin America: tarea (singular, feminine — la tarea). Match your audience.

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Reference

This entry’s teaching guidance follows A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish (Butt, Benjamin & Moreira Rodríguez, Routledge), 1.