What does debatir mean?
debatir means to debate in English. It is a regular -ir verb.
It can also be used with these related meanings: to struggle (in a decision).
Spanish verb guide
Debatir Conjugation in Spanish
Learn debatir, meaning to debate, through verified forms and contextual examples.
regular-irgerund: debatiendoparticiple: debatido
Principal forms of debatir
- Infinitive
- debatir
- Gerund
- debatiendo
- Past participle
- debatido
Debatir conjugation table
Compare the present, preterite, imperfect, and future forms. Reflexive pronouns are included where the verb requires them.
| Pronoun | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | debato | debatí | debatía | debatiré |
| tú | debates | debatiste | debatías | debatirás |
| él / ella / usted | debate | debatió | debatía | debatirá |
| nosotros/as | debatimos | debatimos | debatíamos | debatiremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | debaten | debatieron | debatían | debatirán |
Pattern notes
- Debatir follows the regular -ir pattern in the four tenses shown here.
Examples with debatir
Debatimos este problema hasta bien entrada la noche.We discussed the problem far into the night.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tom se debatió en búsqueda de su libertad.Tom struggled to get free.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Debatieron las propuestas de Tom en la reunión.They discussed Tom's proposals at the meeting.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate debatir for yo in the present.
- Use the preterite form for ella.
- Say the nosotros/as imperfect form.
- Write a short sentence in the future.
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