Decir (to say/tell) is semi-regular in El Presente. It has regular endings but the stem changes in a number of forms:
|
yo |
digo |
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tú |
dices |
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él/ella/Ud. |
dice |
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nosotros / nosotras |
decimos |
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vosotros / vosotras |
decís |
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ellos/ellas/Uds. |
dicen |
Yo digo lo que pienso.
I say what I think.
Tú predices el futuro.
You predict the future.
El bendice la mesa antes de cenar todos los días.
He says grace before dinner every day.
Nosotros maldecimos a nuestros enemigos.
We curse our enemies.
Vosotros decís siempre la verdad.
You always tell the truth.
Ellos dicen que no vienen a la reunión.
They say they are not coming to the meeting.
- decir (to say/tell)
- predecir (to predict)
- bendecir (to bless)
- maldecir (to curse)
For more verbs that follow a similar pattern, see:
Verbos yo -go (presente)
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Vosotros decís siempre la verdad.
You always tell the truth.
Ellos dicen que no vienen a la reunión.
They say they are not coming to the meeting.
Yo digo lo que pienso.
I say what I think.
Nosotros maldecimos a nuestros enemigos.
We curse our enemies.
El bendice la mesa antes de cenar todos los días.
He says grace before dinner every day.
Tú predices el futuro.
You predict the future.
Q&A
Inma
Kwiziq language super star
2/05/18
Hola Sue
Semi-regular verbs are those that undergo a "stem change" in some tenses, but they maintain the regular endings. For example: empezar=to start -present tense (yo empiezo, tú empiezas, él empieza...). However totally irregular verbs are those that ungergo a "complete change" both in the stem and the endings. For example: ir=to go -preterite (yo fui, tú fuiste, él fue...).
I hope this made it a bit clearer.
Saludos
Inma
Sue
Kwiziq community member
2/05/18
Johan
Kwiziq community member
24 February 2019
2 replies
Please point me to the lesson where the construction of say “I always say it what I mean”. In English the “it” is not necessary. Yo Diego “lo” .....
Inma
Kwiziq language super star
24 February 2019
24/02/19
Hola Johan
I imagine you are referring to this sentence in that lesson:
"Yo digo lo que pienso" (I say what I think)
Here you need to see "lo que" as a unit, not just as "lo" individually. Here is the lesson you want:
Using lo que = what, which, that which, the thing that (relative pronouns)
Hope it helps.
Inma
Johan
Kwiziq community member
24 February 2019
24/02/19
Thank you very much for your reply. Sometimes during the course of study a concept is inadvertently introduced which is outside the acquired knowledge range. Without your assistance I would have spent time unnecessarily banking my head on the wall. Thanks