Meaning and behavior
What does contradecir mean?
Contradecir means to contradict, to belie. VerbyGo classifies it as an irregular -IR verb. It is non-reflexive.
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Principal forms
- Infinitive
- contradecir
- Gerund
- contradiciendo
- Past participle
- contradicho
Verified irregular pattern
How this verb behaves
Its forms differ from a fully regular -ir pattern in the present, preterite, future.
Its past participle, contradicho, is irregular.
Conjugation guide
Present forms
Present forms
Present
Use the present forms of contradecir for current situations, routines and actions that happen regularly.
| Subject | Contradecir |
|---|---|
| yo | contradigo |
| tú | contradices |
| él / ella / usted | contradice |
| nosotros / nosotras | contradecimos |
| vosotros / vosotras | contradecís |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | contradicen |
Conjugation guide
Past forms
Past forms
Preterite
Use the preterite when the action of contradecir is presented as completed in the past.
| Subject | Contradecir |
|---|---|
| yo | contradije |
| tú | contradijiste |
| él / ella / usted | contradijo |
| nosotros / nosotras | contradijimos |
| vosotros / vosotras | contradijisteis |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | contradijeron |
Past forms
Imperfect past
Use the imperfect for repeated or ongoing past uses of contradecir, or for background information.
| Subject | Contradecir |
|---|---|
| yo | contradecía |
| tú | contradecías |
| él / ella / usted | contradecía |
| nosotros / nosotras | contradecíamos |
| vosotros / vosotras | contradecíais |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | contradecían |
Conjugation guide
Future and conditional
Future and conditional
Simple future
Use the future forms of contradecir for predictions, promises and future statements.
| Subject | Contradecir |
|---|---|
| yo | contradiré |
| tú | contradirás |
| él / ella / usted | contradirá |
| nosotros / nosotras | contradiremos |
| vosotros / vosotras | contradiréis |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | contradirán |
Verified context
Examples with contradecir
No contradigas a tu madre.
Don't answer your mother back.
Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FRNo contradigáis a vuestra madre.
Don't answer your mother back.
Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FRSe contradijo varias veces en su declaración.
He contradicted himself several times in his testimony.
Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Quick answers
Contradecir FAQ
What does contradecir mean?
Contradecir means to contradict, to belie.
Is contradecir regular or irregular?
Contradecir is a irregular -IR verb.
What is the gerund of contradecir?
The gerund of contradecir is contradiciendo.
What is the past participle of contradecir?
The past participle of contradecir is contradicho.
How is contradecir conjugated in the present?
The verified public subject set is contradigo, contradices, contradice, contradecimos, contradicen.
How is contradecir conjugated in the preterite?
The verified public subject set is contradije, contradijiste, contradijo, contradijimos, contradijeron.
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