decaer

Spanish

Etymology

From Medieval Latin or Late Latin dēcadēre, from Latin de- and cadere (“to fall”) (whence also caer). Cf. also the Classical Latin form decidō, decidere.

Compare Portuguese decair, Catalan decaure, Italian decadere, French déchoir.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dekaˈeɾ/ [d̪e.kaˈeɾ]
  • Audio (Argentina)(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: de‧ca‧er

Verb

decaer (first-person singular present decaigo, first-person singular preterite decaí, past participle decaído)

  1. to decay

Conjugation
    Conjugation of decaer (irregular) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive decaer
gerund decayendo
past participle masculine feminine
singular decaído decaída
plural decaídos decaídas
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present decaigo decaestú
decaésvos		 decae decaemos decaéis decaen
imperfect decaía decaías decaía decaíamos decaíais decaían
preterite decaí decaíste decayó decaímos decaísteis decayeron
future decaeré decaerás decaerá decaeremos decaeréis decaerán
conditional decaería decaerías decaería decaeríamos decaeríais decaerían
subjunctive yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present decaiga decaigastú
decaigásvos2		 decaiga decaigamos decaigáis decaigan
imperfect
(ra)		 decayera decayeras decayera decayéramos decayerais decayeran
imperfect
(se)		 decayese decayeses decayese decayésemos decayeseis decayesen
future1 decayere decayeres decayere decayéremos decayereis decayeren
imperative — tú
vos		 usted nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ustedes
affirmative decaetú
decaévos		 decaiga decaigamos decaed decaigan
negative no decaigas no decaiga no decaigamos no decaigáis no decaigan

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of decaer (irregular)

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
with infinitive decaer
dative decaerme decaerte decaerle, decaerse decaernos decaeros decaerles, decaerse
accusative decaerme decaerte decaerlo, decaerla, decaerse decaernos decaeros decaerlos, decaerlas, decaerse
with gerund decayendo
dative decayéndome decayéndote decayéndole, decayéndose decayéndonos decayéndoos decayéndoles, decayéndose
accusative decayéndome decayéndote decayéndolo, decayéndola, decayéndose decayéndonos decayéndoos decayéndolos, decayéndolas, decayéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative decae
dative decáeme decáete decáele decáenos not used decáeles
accusative decáeme decáete decáelo, decáela decáenos not used decáelos, decáelas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative decaé
dative decaeme decaete decaele decaenos not used decaeles
accusative decaeme decaete decaelo, decaela decaenos not used decaelos, decaelas
with formal second-person singular imperative decaiga
dative decáigame not used decáigale, decáigase decáiganos not used decáigales
accusative decáigame not used decáigalo, decáigala, decáigase decáiganos not used decáigalos, decáigalas
with first-person plural imperative decaigamos
dative not used decaigámoste decaigámosle decaigámonos decaigámoos decaigámosles
accusative not used decaigámoste decaigámoslo, decaigámosla decaigámonos decaigámoos decaigámoslos, decaigámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative decaed
dative decaedme not used decaedle decaednos decaeos decaedles
accusative decaedme not used decaedlo, decaedla decaednos decaeos decaedlos, decaedlas
with formal second-person plural imperative decaigan
dative decáiganme not used decáiganle decáigannos not used decáiganles, decáiganse
accusative decáiganme not used decáiganlo, decáiganla decáigannos not used decáiganlos, decáiganlas, decáiganse

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