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In the Wild
Real-world usage & examples
"Mi abuela dice que el amor entra por el estómago."
My grandmother says that love enters through the stomach.
"La app dice que llegaré en diez minutos, pero aquí sigo."
The app says I'll arrive in ten minutes, but here I still am.
"Nadie dice 'no' a tacos gratis, es ley universal."
Nobody says 'no' to free tacos, it's universal law.
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Conjugations
Most common forms
decir
Infinitive
Most Used
"to say"
digo
Singular · PRES · Ind · 1ª pers.
Most Used
"I say"
dice
Singular · PRES · Ind · 3ª pers.
Current
"he/she says"
dices
Singular · PRES · Ind · 2ª pers.
Common
"you say"
dicen
Plural · PRES · Ind · 3ª pers.
Common
"they say"
dijo
Singular · PRET · Ind · 3ª pers.
Common
"he/she said"
| Form | Tense / Mood | Person | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| decir | Infinitive | — | "to say" |
| diciendo | Gerund | — | "saying" |
| dicho | Participle | — | "said" |
| Present Indicative | |||
| digo | Singular · PRES · Ind · 1ª pers. | yo | "I say" |
| dices | Singular · PRES · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you say" |
| dice | Singular · PRES · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she says" |
| decimos | Plural · PRES · Ind · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "we say" |
| decís | Plural · PRES · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all say" |
| dicen | Plural · PRES · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they say" |
| Preterite (Past) | |||
| dije | Singular · PRET · Ind · 1ª pers. | yo | "I said" |
| dijiste | Singular · PRET · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you said" |
| dijo | Singular · PRET · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she said" |
| dijimos | Plural · PRET · Ind · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "we said" |
| dijisteis | Plural · PRET · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all said" |
| dijeron | Plural · PRET · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they said" |
| Imperfect | |||
| decías | Singular · IMPERF · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you used to say" |
| decía | Singular · IMPERF · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she used to say" |
| decíamos | Plural · IMPERF · Ind · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "we used to say" |
| decíais | Plural · IMPERF · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all used to say" |
| decían | Plural · IMPERF · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they used to say" |
| Future | |||
| diré | Singular · FUT · Ind · 1ª pers. | yo | "I will say" |
| dirás | Singular · FUT · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you will say" |
| dirá | Singular · FUT · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she will say" |
| diremos | Plural · FUT · Ind · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "we will say" |
| diréis | Plural · FUT · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all will say" |
| dirán | Plural · FUT · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they will say" |
| Conditional | |||
| dirías | Singular · COND · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you would say" |
| diría | Singular · COND · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she would say" |
| diríamos | Plural · COND · Ind · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "we would say" |
| diríais | Plural · COND · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all would say" |
| dirían | Plural · COND · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they would say" |
| Present Subjunctive | |||
| digas | Singular · PRES · Subj · 2ª pers. | tú | "that you say" |
| diga | Singular · PRES · Subj · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "that he/she say" |
| digamos | Plural · PRES · Subj · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "that we say" |
| digáis | Plural · PRES · Subj · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "that you all say" |
| digan | Plural · PRES · Subj · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "that they say" |