owe

schulden

Jemandem Geld zahlen oder etwas geben müssen, weil man etwas von ihm erhalten hat.

In einfachem Englisch: To need to pay money or give something to someone because you have received something from them.

• I owe you ten pounds.
• She owes money to the bank.
• How much do we owe for dinner?

So benutzt man es: owe someone something (I owe my brother twenty euros.); owe something to someone (She owes three hundred pounds to her landlord.)

Synonyme: be liable for

Häufige Wendungen: owe someone money, owe rent, owe something to someone

schulden, in jemandes Schuld stehen

Das Gefühl haben, jemandem Geld, Hilfe oder einen Gefallen zurückgeben zu müssen.

In einfachem Englisch: To feel you must repay someone with money, help, or a favour.

• Thanks for helping; I owe you one.
• She felt she owed him for his kindness.
• You saved my evening, and I really owe you.

So benutzt man es: owe someone for something (I owe you for all your help.)

Synonyme: be indebted to

Häufige Wendungen: owe someone, owe someone one, owe someone for something

verdanken

Etwas Gutes im Leben durch eine Person oder Sache erhalten haben.

In einfachem Englisch: To have someone or something to thank for something good in your life.

• I owe my success to my parents.
• She owes a lot to her first teacher.
• He owed his life to the rescue team.

So benutzt man es: owe something to someone/something (She owes her career to years of practice.)

Synonyme: be indebted to

Häufige Wendungen: owe everything to someone, owe someone a lot, owe success to someone

schulden

Verpflichtet sein, jemandem etwas zu geben oder etwas für ihn zu tun.

In einfachem Englisch: To have a duty to give someone something or do something for them.

• You owe her an apology.
• We owe our children a safe home.
• I felt I owed him an explanation.

So benutzt man es: owe someone something (They owe us an explanation.); owe it to someone to do something (We owe it to our children to protect the forests.)

Häufige Wendungen: owe someone an apology, owe someone respect, owe it to someone

zurückzuführen sein auf

Durch etwas verursacht sein oder deswegen bestehen.

In einfachem Englisch: To be caused by, or exist because of, something.

• The film’s appeal owes much to its music.
• The delay owed to a shortage of staff.
• Their success owes partly to careful planning.

So benutzt man es: owe to something (The town’s growth owes to its excellent transport links.)

Synonyme: result from, stem from

Häufige Wendungen: owe to something, owe much to something

Schulden haben

Noch nicht bezahlte Schulden haben.

In einfachem Englisch: To have debts that you still need to pay.

• I cannot borrow more while I still owe.
• She owes heavily after buying the farm.
• Even after selling everything, they still owed.

Synonyme: be in debt

Häufige Wendungen: still owe, owe heavily