decidir

=

to decide

verb

decidir
transitive verb
1. to decide (tomar una decisión)
  • el juez decidirá si es inocente o no -> the judge will decide o determine whether or not he is innocent
  • decidir hacer algo -> to decide to do something
2. to decide (determinar)
  • el voto de la clase media decidió la elección -> the middle-class vote decided o swung the election
intransitive verb
3. to decide, to choose
  • ¿a qué restaurante vamos? — tú decides -> which restaurant shall we go to? — you decide
  • decidir entre dos cosas -> to choose between two things
decidirse
pronomial verb
1. to decide, to make up one's mind
  • ¡decídete de una vez! -> make up your mind!
  • decidirse a hacer algo -> to decide to do something
  • si te decides a venir, llámame -> if you decide to come, give me a ring
  • decidirse por -> to decide on, to choose

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decidir [day-the-deer’]
article & verb transitive
1. To decide, to determine, to resolve, to conclude.
  • Esto le decidió a dejarlo -> this decided him to give it up
verb neuter
2. To decide, to make one’s mind. (n)
  • Decidir en favor de uno -> to decide in somebody’s favor
verb reflexive
3. To decide, to be determined.

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Verb Conjugation for "decidir"

Infinitive
decidir
Gerund
decidiendo
Participle
decidido
Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo decido decidí decidía decidiré decida
Tú decides decidiste decidías decidirás decidas
Ella/Él/Usted decide decidió decidía decidirá decida
Nosotros decidimos decidimos decidíamos decidiremos decidamos
Vosotros decidís decidisteis decidíais decidiréis decidáis
Ellos/Ustedes deciden decidieron decidían decidirán decidan
Complete decidir conjugation
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