Declension of должен

до́лжен

Used to express indebtedness. Usually translated as the verb "to owe", with the person indebted to …

Adjective

Short masculineдо́лжен
Short feminineдолжна́
Short neuterдолжно́
Short pluralдолжны́

Examples

  • Э́то должно́ бы́ло быть шу́ткой. — That was supposed to be a joke.
  • Он до́лжен мне пять ты́сяч рубле́й. — He owes me five thousand rubles.

должен is number 54 in the Russian frequency list.

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