First & third person
When talking to somebody in Spanish that you are referring to in the usted form, when I say I sentence such as 'debería ir a la casa', how is it obvious whether I am referring to myself or him?

I see this situation a lot when I am learning Spanish online and I'm never sure whether the verb is in the first or third person.

Thanks in advance!

Question

First & third person
When talking to somebody in Spanish that you are referring to in the usted form, when I say I sentence such as 'debería ir a la casa', how is it obvious whether I am referring to myself or him?

I see this situation a lot when I am learning Spanish online and I'm never sure whether the verb is in the first or third person.

Thanks in advance!

Answer

The only way to know the meaning is:
1) The context.
2) Sometimes you say "Debería irse a  la casa"  (usted) or "Debería irme a la casa" (yo) and the problem disappears.

Answer

Like Alvarez said it depends on the context.

Saludos!

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Well, there is no way of telling if you're referring to yourself or other person.

-Debería ir a la casa.
-No quiero ir.
-No, usted no, yo, yo* debería irme* a la casa.

Sometimes, when confusion appears, the speaker use the doble me by saying pronom and adding a "me" to the verb.

Its pretty common.

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