deteriorarverb
Deteriorar means to deteriorate in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as deteriora, deteriorado and deteriorando.
- to deteriorate
Se va deteriorando poco a poco.
It's deteriorating little by little.
Su memoria se deterioró con los años.
Her memory deteriorated over the years.
El sol puede deteriorar la pintura del coche.
The sun can damage the car's paint.
La salud de Tomás se ha ido deteriorando por algún tiempo.
Tomás's health has been deteriorating for some time.
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| deteriora | he, she, it | Present |
| deteriorado | masculine singular | Past participle |
| deteriorando | Gerund | |
| deterioran | they | Present |
| deteriore | he, she, it | Present subjunctive |
| deterioró | he, she, it | Preterite |
| deterioraron | they | Preterite |
| deteriorará | he, she, it | Future |
| deterioraba | he, she, it | Imperfect |
| deteriorara | he, she, it | Past subjunctive |
| deterioraban | they | Imperfect |