dictarverb
Dictar means to dictate in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as dicta, dictó and dictan.
- to dictate
Escribid lo que voy a dictar.
Write down what I am going to dictate.
Haz lo que te dicte tu corazón.
Do as your heart dictates.
Hizo lo que le dictó su consciencia.
He did what his conscience dictated.
El famoso doctor dictó una ponencia sobre el SIDA.
The famous doctor made a speech on AIDS.
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| dicta | he, she, it | Present |
| dictó | he, she, it | Preterite |
| dictan | they | Present |
| dicte | he, she, it | Present subjunctive |
| dictará | he, she, it | Future |
| dictando | Gerund | |
| dicten | they | Present subjunctive |
| dictaba | he, she, it | Imperfect |
| dictaron | they | Preterite |
| dictarán | they | Future |
| dictara | he, she, it | Past subjunctive |