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querer decir

to mean

verb irregular Word 991 of the core 1,000 · Stage 5, Well-rounded

How to conjugate querer decir

The present, preterite, imperfect and future, with the English for every form.

Present

yo quiero decir I mean / I am meaning
tú quieres decir you mean / you are meaning
él/ella quiere decir he/she means / he/she is meaning / you mean (formal) / you are meaning (formal)
nosotros queremos decir we mean / we are meaning
ellos/ellas quieren decir they mean / they are meaning / you all mean / you all are meaning

Preterite

yo quise decir I meant
tú quisiste decir you meant
él/ella quiso decir he/she meant / you meant (formal)
nosotros quisimos decir we meant
ellos/ellas quisieron decir they meant / you all meant

Imperfect

yo quería decir I was meaning / I used to mean
tú querías decir you were meaning / you used to mean
él/ella quería decir he/she was meaning / he/she used to mean / you were meaning (formal) / you used to mean (formal)
nosotros queríamos decir we were meaning / we used to mean
ellos/ellas querían decir they were meaning / they used to mean / you all were meaning / you all used to mean

Future

yo querré decir I will mean
tú querrás decir you will mean
él/ella querrá decir he/she will mean / you will mean (formal)
nosotros querremos decir we will mean
ellos/ellas querrán decir they will mean / you all will mean

In a sentence

¿Qué quiere decir esta palabra?

What does this word mean?

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