descomponerverb
Descomponer means to break down, to take apart, to decompose or to spoil in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as descompone, descomponen and descompuso.
- to break down
- to take apart
- to decompose
- to spoil
Eso descompuso todos nuestros planes.
That upset all our plans.
"¿Qué pasó?" "El carro se descompuso."
"What happened?" "The car broke down."
La fruta se descompone rápido con este calor.
The fruit decomposes quickly in this heat.
Si sigues así, vas a descomponer el plan de todos.
If you keep this up, you're going to ruin everyone's plan.
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| descompone | he, she, it | Present |
| descomponen | they | Present |
| descompuso | he, she, it | Preterite |
| descomponga | he, she, it | Present subjunctive |
| descomponiendo | Gerund | |
| descomponía | he, she, it | Imperfect |
| descomponían | they | Imperfect |
| descompusiera | he, she, it | Past subjunctive |
| descomponemos | we | Present |
| descompusieron | they | Preterite |
| descompondrá | he, she, it | Future |