decir

This is the 121st most frequent Spanish word.


decir

"Decir" means "to say" or "to tell."


In this sentence, 'decir' is used in the infinitive form to represent the act of articulating or expressing something.

Ana quiere decir algo importante.

Ana wants to say something important.


Here, 'dices' represents the second person singular form of 'decir' in the present tense, meaning 'to tell' or 'to ask for an explanation.'

¿Qué me dices de tu nuevo proyecto?

What can you tell me about your new project?


In this example, 'dijeron' is the third person plural form of 'decir' in the past tense, meaning 'to convey information from the past.'

Ellos dijeron que llegarían temprano.

They said that they would arrive early.