contradecirverb
Contradecir means to contradict in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as contradice, contradicen and contradiciendo.
- to contradict
María se está contradiciendo.
María is contradicting herself.
Se contradijo varias veces en su declaración.
He contradicted himself several times in his testimony.
No tengo la intención de contradecir tu teoría.
I don't intend to contradict your theory.
El silencio es un argumento difícil de contradecir.
Silence is an argument which is difficult to counter.
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| contradice | he, she, it | Present |
| contradicen | they | Present |
| contradiciendo | Gerund | |
| contradiga | he, she, it | Present subjunctive |
| contradigan | they | Present subjunctive |
| contradijo | he, she, it | Preterite |
| contradecía | he, she, it | Imperfect |
| contradecían | they | Imperfect |
| contradijeron | they | Preterite |
| contradiría | he, she, it | Conditional |
| contradeciría | he, she, it | Conditional |