Usages of deber de
La caja es muy ligera y debe de estar vacía.
The box is very lightweight and must be empty.
La caja se mueve, ¡debe de ser un animal!
The box is moving, it must be an animal!
Ya deben de ser las tres y todavía no han llegado.
It must already be three o'clock and they have not arrived yet.
Se le ha caído el paquete porque debe de pesar mucho.
He dropped the package because it must weigh a lot.
No puedo adivinar qué es, pero el envoltorio debe de ser muy caro.
I cannot guess what it is, but the wrapping must be very expensive.
El envoltorio está roto, ¡el gato debe de estar dentro!
The wrapping is broken, the cat must be inside!
Este pueblucho debe de estar abandonado, mira esas telarañas, abuela.
This miserable town must be abandoned, look at those cobwebs, grandma.
Ellos perdieron muchos territorios, los cuales deben de estar vacíos hoy.
They lost many territories, which must be empty today.
La monarquía provocó la revolución, la cual debe de ser terrible.
The monarchy provoked the revolution, which must be terrible.
Eso debe de ser subjetivo, porque no hay evidencia.
That must be subjective, because there is no evidence.
Su actitud debe de ser cuestionable.
His attitude must be questionable.
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