No. 386 in Bulgarian

дължи

"Дължи" means "owes" or "is obligated to."

In a sentence

Той дължи парите на банката.
He owes the money to the bank.
In this sentence, 'дължи' (owes) is used to indicate financial debt.
Успехът му дължи на упоритата работа.
His success is due to hard work.
Here, 'дължи' (is due) signifies a cause of a result.
Тя го дължи да му каже истината.
She owes it to him to tell the truth.
In this example, 'дължи' (owes) is used in a moral or figurative sense to indicate obligation.

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