destruirverb
Destruir means to destroy in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as destruye, destruido and destruyendo.
- to destroy
Destruyeron la vieja casa.
They destroyed the old house.
El agua destruyó mi dibujo.
The water destroyed my drawing.
La bomba destruyó tres casas.
The bomb destroyed three houses.
Debemos destruir la evidencia.
We must destroy the evidence.
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| destruye | he, she, it | Present |
| destruido | masculine singular | Past participle |
| destruyendo | Gerund | |
| destruyen | they | Present |
| destruyó | he, she, it | Preterite |
| destruida | feminine singular | Past participle |
| destruyeron | they | Preterite |
| destruidos | masculine plural | Past participle |
| destruidas | feminine plural | Past participle |
| destruya | he, she, it | Present subjunctive |
| destruirá | he, she, it | Future |