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In the Wild
Real-world usage & examples
"Dijo 'vuelvo en un segundo' y desapareció por horas."
She said 'I'll be back in a second' and disappeared for hours.
"Einstein dijo que todo es relativo, incluido llegar a tiempo."
Einstein said everything is relative, including arriving on time.
"Mi perro me miró y casi dijo 'dame ese sándwich'."
My dog looked at me and almost said 'give me that sandwich.'
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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.
Common
"you say"
dicen
Plural · PRES · Ind · 3ª pers.
Common
"they say"
dijo
Singular · PRET · Ind · 3ª pers.
Current
"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" |