derrotarverb
Derrotar means to defeat in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as derrotó, derrotaron and derrotando.
- to defeat
Ya te han derrotado. ¡Ríndete!
You've already been defeated. Surrender!
Tomás admitió haber sido derrotado.
Tomás admitted that he had been defeated.
El equipo local logró derrotar al campeón defensor.
The home team managed to defeat the defending champion.
Una operación cuyo objetivo último es derrotar al nacionalismo en las urnas.
An operation whose ultimate goal is to defeat nationalism at the polls.
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| derrotó | he, she, it | Preterite |
| derrotaron | they | Preterite |
| derrotando | Gerund | |
| derrotaré | I | Future |
| derrotan | they | Present |
| derrotaran | they | Past subjunctive |
| derrote | he, she, it | Present subjunctive |
| derrotamos | we | Present or preterite |
| derrotara | he, she, it | Past subjunctive |
| derrotasen | they | Past subjunctive |
| derrotará | he, she, it | Future |