owe
gb/ˈoʊ/ us/ˈoʊ/
A2
Inggeris
~ 2100
tartozik, hálás, köszönhet, betudható, köszönhető
KATA KERJA
A2
1
tartozik
A2
Corak penggunaan:
to owe [someone] [an amount of money]
I still owe the bank $5,000 for my car loan.
Még mindig 5000 dollárral tartozom a banknak az autóhitelemből.
She owes her landlord two months' rent.
Két havi bérleti díjjal tartozik a bérbeadójának.
We owe the contractor half the payment.
He owes a lot of money in back taxes.
They owe their friends for the concert tickets.
Contoh untuk pelajar
I owe my friend $10.
10 dollárral tartozom a barátomnak.
She owes the bank money.
Pénzzel tartozik a banknak.
We owe rent this month.
He owes his sister $5.
They owe money for the food.
Kesilapan biasa:
Learners sometimes confuse 'owe' with 'own'. 'Owe' means you must give something (usually money) back; 'own' means you have it.
Maksud
Be required to pay money
Kolokasi
owe money
|owe a debt
|owe rent
|owe taxes
|owe interest
Sinonim
be indebted to (More formal and emphasizes the state of having a debt.)
Antonim
be owed (Refers to the opposite situation, where someone else must pay you.)
Tema
business
|daily life
|finance
|core_vocabulary
Definisi
To have to give money to someone because you borrowed it or used something of theirs.
To be under a legal or moral obligation to pay money to someone for goods, services, or as a debt.
KATA KERJA
B1
2
Corak penggunaan:
to owe [someone] [a favor / thanks / an apology]
I owe you an apology for being late.
Bocsánatkéréssel tartozom neked, amiért elkéstem.
She owes her mentor a great deal of thanks.
Nagyon hálás a mentorának.
We owe our success to the hard work of the entire team.
He owes his recovery to the quick action of the doctors.
Contoh untuk pelajar
I owe you a big thanks.
Nagyon hálás vagyok neked.
She owes him an apology.
Bocsánatkéréssel tartozik neki.
We owe our teacher for her help.
He owes his life to the fireman.
Kesilapan biasa:
Learners may overuse 'owe' in contexts where 'should' is more natural, e.g., 'I owe go to the store' is incorrect.
Maksud
Feel moral obligation or gratitude
Kolokasi
owe a favor
|owe thanks
|owe an apology
Sinonim
be beholden to (More formal; implies a strong sense of obligation or indebtedness.)
Antonim
be free of obligation (Indicates no moral or social debt exists.)
Tema
emotions
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Definisi
To feel you should help or thank someone because they helped you.
To feel that you should do something for someone because they have helped you or done something good for you.
KATA KERJA
B2
3
Corak penggunaan:
to owe [something] to [someone/something]
He owes his career to his first teacher.
A karrierjét az első tanárának köszönheti.
The project owes its success to careful planning.
A projekt sikere a gondos tervezésnek köszönhető.
Our safety owes much to modern technology.
Contoh untuk pelajar
I owe my job to my friend.
A munkámat a barátomnak köszönhetem.
She owes her skills to hard work.
A képességeit a kemény munkának köszönheti.
We owe our safety to the police.
Kesilapan biasa:
Learners sometimes confuse this with having a debt; here it is about cause, not payment.
Maksud
Attribute cause to someone/something
Kolokasi
owe success to
|owe existence to
|owe results to
Sinonim
credit (Often used in attributing positive results, but can be broader.)
Antonim
blame on (Opposite in that it attributes a negative cause rather than crediting.)
Tema
communication
|reasoning
|core_vocabulary
Definisi
To say that something happened because of someone or something.
To say that someone or something is the reason for a particular result or situation.
Tatabahasa
Bentuk kamus
owe
IPA
GB/ˈoʊ/
US/ˈoʊ/
Suku kata dan tekanan
owe (1 suku kata)
Stress on 1st syllable (owe)
Bentuk kata
Verb
- Base: owe
- 3rd Person Singular: owes
- Present Participle: owing
- Past: owed
Keluarga kata
Ungkapan
owe it to yourself
1/ˈoʊ ˈɪt tə jʊɹsˈɛlf/
fixed phrase
Do something good for yourself
To do something that will make you happy or healthy because you deserve it.
Contoh
- You owe it to yourself to take a break after working so hard.
- She owes it to herself to follow her dream of traveling.
owe someone one
1/ˈoʊ sˈʌmwˌʌn wˈʌn/
fixed phrase
informal
Be obligated to return a favor
To need to do something nice for someone because they did something nice for you before.
Contoh
- Thanks for covering my shift—I owe you one!
- He helped me move last weekend, so I definitely owe him one.
owe a debt of gratitude
1/ˈoʊ ə dˈɛt əv ɡɹˈætətˌud/
fixed phrase
formal
Feel deep gratitude toward someone
To feel very thankful for what someone has done for you.
Contoh
- We owe a debt of gratitude to the volunteers who made this event possible.
- The community owes a debt of gratitude to the firefighters.
owe a debt of gratitude
2/ˈoʊ ə dˈɛt əv ɡɹˈætətˌud/
fixed phrase
formal
Deeply thankful obligation
To feel you must thank someone very much for helping you.
Contoh
- We owe a debt of gratitude to the doctors who saved her life.
- I owe a great debt of gratitude to my mentors.