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decide

Preterite vs. Imperfect 
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decide(
dih
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sayd
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A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
transitive verb
a. decidir
We must decide what to do next.Tenemos que decidir qué hacer a continuación.
a. decidir
His pass decided the result of the game.Su pase decidió el resultado del partido.
a. decidir
Experiencing an illness firsthand made me decide to study medicine.Pasar por una enfermedad de primera mano me hizo decidir estudiar medicina.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
intransitive verb
a. decidir
I have already decided on the city I want to live in.Ya he decidido en qué ciudad quiero vivir.
b. optar
We decided against selling the old car.Optamos por no vender el coche viejo.
a. fallar
The court decided in favor of the defendant.El tribunal falló a favor del acusado.
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