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In the Wild
Real-world usage & examples
"Siempre digo que el café es mi alma gemela."
I always say that coffee is my soulmate.
"Te digo que esa serie es adictiva, créeme."
I'm telling you that show is addictive, trust me.
"No digo nombres, pero alguien se comió mi postre."
I won't name names, but someone ate my dessert.
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Conjugations
Most common forms
decir
Infinitive
Most Used
"to say"
digo
Singular · PRES · Ind · 1ª pers.
Current
"I say"
dice
Singular · PRES · Ind · 3ª pers.
Most Used
"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" |