decaer

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *dēcadere, from Latin dēcidere.

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)

to decay

Conjugation

Conjugation of decaer (irregular) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			decaer
gerund			decayendo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		decaído		decaída
		plural		decaídos		decaídas
		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	decaes^{^tú} decaés^{^vos}	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	decaigas^{^tú} decaigás^{^vos²}	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		decae^{^tú} decaé^{^vos}	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
with infinitive decaer	accusative	decaerme	decaerte	decaerlo, decaerla, decaerse	decaernos	decaeros	decaerlos, decaerlas, decaerse

with gerund decayendo	dative	decayéndome	decayéndote	decayéndole, decayéndose	decayéndonos	decayéndoos	decayéndoles, decayéndose
with gerund decayendo	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
with informal second-person singular tú imperative decae	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
with informal second-person singular vos imperative decaé	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
with formal second-person singular imperative decaiga	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
with first-person plural imperative decaigamos	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
with informal second-person plural imperative decaed	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
with formal second-person plural imperative decaigan	accusative	decáiganme	not used	decáiganlo, decáiganla	decáigannos	not used	decáiganlos, decáiganlas, decáiganse

Derived terms

decaimiento