diferenciarverb
Diferenciar means to differentiate or to distinguish in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as diferencia, diferencian and diferenciando.
- to differentiate
- to distinguish
Los perros no diferencian los colores.
Dogs can't distinguish colors.
¿Sabes diferenciar un pato de un ganso?
Can you tell a duck from a goose?
El trabajo quedó diferenciado por colores.
The work was color-coded.
¿No puedes diferenciar entre fantasía y realidad?
Can't you distinguish between fantasy and reality?
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| diferencia | he, she, it | Present |
| diferencian | they | Present |
| diferenciando | Gerund | |
| diferencie | he, she, it | Present subjunctive |
| diferenciaba | he, she, it | Imperfect |
| diferenciamos | we | Present or preterite |
| diferenció | he, she, it | Preterite |
| diferenciaban | they | Imperfect |
| diferencien | they | Present subjunctive |
| diferenciará | he, she, it | Future |
| diferenciaron | they | Preterite |