What does defender mean in English?

Defender means "to defend" in English.

How do you conjugate defender in Spanish?

Defender is conjugated across all Spanish tenses including present, preterite, imperfect, future, conditional, subjunctive, and more. Each tense has specific conjugations for yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros, and ellos/ustedes. You can see complete conjugation tables with audio pronunciations on this page.

What should I know about using defender?

Defender is a stem-changing verb (e→ie)

What verbs are related to defender?

Verbs related to defender include: defenderse. These verbs share similar meanings, stems, or conjugation patterns.

How do you use defender in a sentence?

Example: "Defendí mi opinión." which means "I defended my opinion." in English.

What are synonyms for defender?

Spanish synonyms for defender include: proteger. The exact synonym to use depends on the context and specific meaning intended.

Defender

to defend

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

defender

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

defendiendo

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

defendido

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	defiendo I defend	I defend
tú	defiendes you defend	you defend
él/ella/usted	defiende he/she/you defends	he/she/you defends
nosotros	defendemos we defend	we defend
vosotros	defendéis you all defend	you all defend
ellos/ustedes	defienden they/you all defend	they/you all defend

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	defendía I used to defend	I used to defend
tú	defendías you used to defend	you used to defend
él/ella/usted	defendía he/she/you used to defend	he/she/you used to defend
nosotros	defendíamos we used to defend	we used to defend
vosotros	defendíais you all used to defend	you all used to defend
ellos/ustedes	defendían they/you all used to defend	they/you all used to defend

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	defendí I defended	I defended
tú	defendiste you defended	you defended
él/ella/usted	defendió he/she/you defended	he/she/you defended
nosotros	defendimos we defended	we defended
vosotros	defendisteis you all defended	you all defended
ellos/ustedes	defendieron they/you all defended	they/you all defended

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	defenderé I will defend	I will defend
tú	defenderás you will defend	you will defend
él/ella/usted	defenderá he/she/you will defend	he/she/you will defend
nosotros	defenderemos we will defend	we will defend
vosotros	defenderéis you all will defend	you all will defend
ellos/ustedes	defenderán they/you all will defend	they/you all will defend

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	defendería I would defend	I would defend
tú	defenderías you would defend	you would defend
él/ella/usted	defendería he/she/you would defend	he/she/you would defend
nosotros	defenderíamos we would defend	we would defend
vosotros	defenderíais you all would defend	you all would defend
ellos/ustedes	defenderían they/you all would defend	they/you all would defend

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	defienda that I defend	that I defend
tú	defiendas that you defend	that you defend
él/ella/usted	defienda that he/she/you defend	that he/she/you defend
nosotros	defendamos that we defend	that we defend
vosotros	defendáis that you all defend	that you all defend
ellos/ustedes	defiendan that they/you all defend	that they/you all defend

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	defendiera or defendiese that I defended	that I defended
tú	defendieras or defendieses that you defended	that you defended
él/ella/usted	defendiera or defendiese that he/she/you defended	that he/she/you defended
nosotros	defendiéramos or defendiésemos that we defended	that we defended
vosotros	defendierais or defendieseis that you all defended	that you all defended
ellos/ustedes	defendieran or defendiesen that they/you all defended	that they/you all defended

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he defendido I have defended	I have defended
tú	has defendido you have defended	you have defended
él/ella/usted	ha defendido he/she/you have defended	he/she/you have defended
nosotros	hemos defendido we have defended	we have defended
vosotros	habéis defendido you all have defended	you all have defended
ellos/ustedes	han defendido they/you all have defended	they/you all have defended

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había defendido I had defended	I had defended
tú	habías defendido you had defended	you had defended
él/ella/usted	había defendido he/she/you had defended	he/she/you had defended
nosotros	habíamos defendido we had defended	we had defended
vosotros	habíais defendido you all had defended	you all had defended
ellos/ustedes	habían defendido they/you all had defended	they/you all had defended

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube defendido I had defended	I had defended
tú	hubiste defendido you had defended	you had defended
él/ella/usted	hubo defendido he/she/you had defended	he/she/you had defended
nosotros	hubimos defendido we had defended	we had defended
vosotros	hubisteis defendido you all had defended	you all had defended
ellos/ustedes	hubieron defendido they/you all had defended	they/you all had defended

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré defendido I will have defended	I will have defended
tú	habrás defendido you will have defended	you will have defended
él/ella/usted	habrá defendido he/she/you will have defended	he/she/you will have defended
nosotros	habremos defendido we will have defended	we will have defended
vosotros	habréis defendido you all will have defended	you all will have defended
ellos/ustedes	habrán defendido they/you all will have defended	they/you all will have defended

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría defendido I would have defended	I would have defended
tú	habrías defendido you would have defended	you would have defended
él/ella/usted	habría defendido he/she/you would have defended	he/she/you would have defended
nosotros	habríamos defendido we would have defended	we would have defended
vosotros	habríais defendido you all would have defended	you all would have defended
ellos/ustedes	habrían defendido they/you all would have defended	they/you all would have defended

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya defendido that I have defended	that I have defended
tú	hayas defendido that you have defended	that you have defended
él/ella/usted	haya defendido that he/she/you have defended	that he/she/you have defended
nosotros	hayamos defendido that we have defended	that we have defended
vosotros	hayáis defendido that you all have defended	that you all have defended
ellos/ustedes	hayan defendido that they/you all have defended	that they/you all have defended

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera defendido that I had defended	that I had defended
tú	hubieras defendido that you had defended	that you had defended
él/ella/usted	hubiera defendido that he/she/you had defended	that he/she/you had defended
nosotros	hubiéramos defendido that we had defended	that we had defended
vosotros	hubierais defendido that you all had defended	that you all had defended
ellos/ustedes	hubieran defendido that they/you all had defended	that they/you all had defended

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	defende	defend! (you)
usted	defenda	defend! (you formal)
nosotros	defendamos	let's defend!
vosotros	defended	defend! (you all)
ustedes	defendan	defend! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no defendas	don't defend! (you)
usted	no defenda	don't defend! (you formal)
nosotros	no defendamos	let's not defend!
vosotros	no defendáis	don't defend! (you all)
ustedes	no defendan	don't defend! (you all)

More About "defender"

Examples in Context

Defendí mi opinión.

I defended my opinion.

Preterite

Defiendo mis derechos.

I defend my rights.

Present

Ha defendido su posición.

He/She has defended his/her position.

Present Perfect

Defenderé la verdad.

I will defend the truth.

Future

Related Verbs

defenderse(to defend oneself)

reflexive form - to defend oneself

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

proteger(to protect)

More about protecting than defending

Antonyms:

atacar(to attack)

Usage Notes

•Defender is a stem-changing verb (e→ie)
•Stem changes: defiendo, defiendes, defiende
•Main meaning: to defend

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