But – just like 'owe' – dovere can also be used in a more abstract sense to talk about something being 'owed' to something or someone else. If you want to say 'I owe you one', you can say te ne devo una (ne being a pronoun that means 'of it' or 'of them', and una of course meaning 'one'). Don't miss any of our Italian words and expressions of the day by downloading our app (available on Apple and Android) and then selecting the Italian Word of the Day in your Notification options via the User button.