What does derrotar mean?
derrotar means to defeat in English. It is a regular -ar verb.
Spanish verb guide
Derrotar Conjugation in Spanish
Learn derrotar, meaning to defeat, through verified forms and contextual examples.
regular-argerund: derrotandoparticiple: derrotado
Principal forms of derrotar
- Infinitive
- derrotar
- Gerund
- derrotando
- Past participle
- derrotado
Derrotar 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 | derroto | derroté | derrotaba | derrotaré |
| tú | derrotas | derrotaste | derrotabas | derrotarás |
| él / ella / usted | derrota | derrotó | derrotaba | derrotará |
| nosotros/as | derrotamos | derrotamos | derrotábamos | derrotaremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | derrotan | derrotaron | derrotaban | derrotarán |
Pattern notes
- Derrotar follows the regular -ar pattern in the four tenses shown here.
Examples with derrotar
Nuestro equipo derrotó a los Leones 3 a 0.Our team beat the Lions 3 to 0.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
El héroe por fin derrotó al científico malvado.The hero finally defeated the evil scientist.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Los ingleses derrotaron a los franceses en Norteamérica en 1763.The British defeated the French in North America in 1763.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate derrotar 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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