What does depender mean in English?

Depender means "to depend" in English.

How do you conjugate depender in Spanish?

Depender 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 are common idiomatic expressions with depender?

Common idiomatic expressions using depender include: "depende" (it depends), "depender de" (to depend on). These expressions are frequently used in everyday Spanish conversation.

How do you use depender in a sentence?

Example: "Dependí de mi familia." which means "I depended on my family." in English.

Depender

to depend

🎯

Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

depender

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

dependiendo

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

dependido

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	dependo I depend	I depend
tú	dependes you depend	you depend
él/ella/usted	depende he/she/you depends	he/she/you depends
nosotros	dependemos we depend	we depend
vosotros	dependéis you all depend	you all depend
ellos/ustedes	dependen they/you all depend	they/you all depend

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	dependía I used to depend	I used to depend
tú	dependías you used to depend	you used to depend
él/ella/usted	dependía he/she/you used to depend	he/she/you used to depend
nosotros	dependíamos we used to depend	we used to depend
vosotros	dependíais you all used to depend	you all used to depend
ellos/ustedes	dependían they/you all used to depend	they/you all used to depend

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	dependí I depended	I depended
tú	dependiste you depended	you depended
él/ella/usted	dependió he/she/you depended	he/she/you depended
nosotros	dependimos we depended	we depended
vosotros	dependisteis you all depended	you all depended
ellos/ustedes	dependieron they/you all depended	they/you all depended

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	dependeré I will depend	I will depend
tú	dependerás you will depend	you will depend
él/ella/usted	dependerá he/she/you will depend	he/she/you will depend
nosotros	dependeremos we will depend	we will depend
vosotros	dependeréis you all will depend	you all will depend
ellos/ustedes	dependerán they/you all will depend	they/you all will depend

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	dependería I would depend	I would depend
tú	dependerías you would depend	you would depend
él/ella/usted	dependería he/she/you would depend	he/she/you would depend
nosotros	dependeríamos we would depend	we would depend
vosotros	dependeríais you all would depend	you all would depend
ellos/ustedes	dependerían they/you all would depend	they/you all would depend

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	dependa that I depend	that I depend
tú	dependas that you depend	that you depend
él/ella/usted	dependa that he/she/you depend	that he/she/you depend
nosotros	dependamos that we depend	that we depend
vosotros	dependáis that you all depend	that you all depend
ellos/ustedes	dependan that they/you all depend	that they/you all depend

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	dependiera or dependiese that I depended	that I depended
tú	dependieras or dependieses that you depended	that you depended
él/ella/usted	dependiera or dependiese that he/she/you depended	that he/she/you depended
nosotros	dependiéramos or dependiésemos that we depended	that we depended
vosotros	dependierais or dependieseis that you all depended	that you all depended
ellos/ustedes	dependieran or dependiesen that they/you all depended	that they/you all depended

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	depende	depend! (you)
usted	dependa	depend! (you formal)
nosotros	dependamos	let's depend!
vosotros	depended	depend! (you all)
ustedes	dependan	depend! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no dependas	don't depend! (you)
usted	no dependa	don't depend! (you formal)
nosotros	no dependamos	let's not depend!
vosotros	no dependáis	don't depend! (you all)
ustedes	no dependan	don't depend! (you all)

More About "depender"

Idiomatic Expressions

depende

it depends

💡 Very common one-word answer

depender de

to depend on

💡 Always used with "de"

Examples in Context

Dependí de mi familia.

I depended on my family.

Preterite

Dependo de ti.

I depend on you.

Present

Ha dependido de su trabajo.

He/She has depended on his/her job.

Present Perfect

Dependerá del tiempo.

It will depend on the weather.

Future

Usage Notes

•Depender is a regular -er verb
•Main meaning: to depend on
•Almost always used with preposition "de"

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