Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | derribo | |
| tú | derribas | |
| él / ella / usted | derriba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | derribamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | derribáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | derriban |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | derribé | |
| tú | derribaste | |
| él / ella / usted | derribó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | derribamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | derribasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | derribaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | derribaba | |
| tú | derribabas | |
| él / ella / usted | derribaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | derribábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | derribabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | derribaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | derribaré | |
| tú | derribarás | |
| él / ella / usted | derribará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | derribaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | derribaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | derribarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | derribaría | |
| tú | derribarías | |
| él / ella / usted | derribaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | derribaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | derribaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | derribarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | derribe | |
| tú | derribes | |
| él / ella / usted | derribe | |
| nosotros / nosotras | derribemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | derribéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | derriben |
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 bring down, to shoot down
- to knock down, to demolish, to break down, to tear down, to topple, to pull down, to kick down, to batter down
- to overthrow
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
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