descenderverb
Descender means to descend in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as desciende, descendió and descendido.
- to descend
Nuria está descendiendo del tren.
Nuria is getting off the train.
Los gatos no descienden de los perros.
Cats aren't descended from dogs.
Las telefónicas también descendieron esta mañana.
Telecom stocks also fell this morning.
La temperatura descendió a cinco grados bajo cero.
The temperature fell to five degrees below zero.
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| desciende | he, she, it | Present |
| descendió | he, she, it | Preterite |
| descendido | masculine singular | Past participle |
| descendiendo | Gerund | |
| descienden | they | Present |
| descendieron | they | Preterite |
| descendía | he, she, it | Imperfect |
| desciendan | they | Present subjunctive |
| descienda | he, she, it | Present subjunctive |
| descendemos | we | Present |
| descenderá | he, she, it | Future |