derrocarverb
Derrocar means to overthrow in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as derrocó, derrocaron and derrocando.
- to overthrow
El gobierno fue derrocado.
The government was overthrown.
Vamos a derrocar esta dictadura.
We'll topple this dictatorship.
Los rebeldes planeaban derrocar al presidente ese año.
The rebels planned to overthrow the president that year.
El gobierno fue derrocado en un golpe de estado revolucionario.
The government was overthrown in a revolutionary coup.
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| derrocó | he, she, it | Preterite |
| derrocaron | they | Preterite |
| derrocando | Gerund | |
| derroca | he, she, it | Present |
| derrocada | feminine singular | Past participle |
| derrocan | they | Present |
| derrocara | he, she, it | Past subjunctive |
| derrocaría | he, she, it | Conditional |
| derrocará | he, she, it | Future |
| derroque | he, she, it | Present subjunctive |
| derrocaré | I | Future |