Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | defino | |
| tú | defines | |
| él / ella / usted | define | |
| nosotros / nosotras | definimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | definís | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | definen |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | definí | |
| tú | definiste | |
| él / ella / usted | definió | |
| nosotros / nosotras | definimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | definisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | definieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | definía | |
| tú | definías | |
| él / ella / usted | definía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | definíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | definíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | definían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | definiré | |
| tú | definirás | |
| él / ella / usted | definirá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | definiremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | definiréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | definirán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | definiría | |
| tú | definirías | |
| él / ella / usted | definiría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | definiríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | definiríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | definirían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | defina | |
| tú | definas | |
| él / ella / usted | defina | |
| nosotros / nosotras | definamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | defináis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | definan |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to define
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Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations