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In the Wild
Real-world usage & examples
"¿Me dices la verdad o solo me calmas?"
Are you telling me the truth or just calming me down?
"Cuando dices 'en cinco minutos', ¿hablas en tiempo real?"
When you say 'in five minutes,' are you speaking in real time?
"Dices que no tienes hambre, pero miras mi pizza."
You say you're not hungry, but you're looking at my pizza.
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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.
Most Used
"he/she says"
dices
Singular · PRES · Ind · 2ª pers.
Current
"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" |