What does determinar mean in English?

Determinar means "to determine" in English.

How do you conjugate determinar in Spanish?

Determinar 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 determinar?

Determinar is a regular -ar verb

How do you use determinar in a sentence?

Example: "Determiné la causa." which means "I determined the cause." in English.

What are synonyms for determinar?

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

Determinar

to determine

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

determinar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

determinando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

determinado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	determino I determine	I determine
tú	determinas you determine	you determine
él/ella/usted	determina he/she/you determines	he/she/you determines
nosotros	determinamos we determine	we determine
vosotros	determináis you all determine	you all determine
ellos/ustedes	determinan they/you all determine	they/you all determine

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	determinaba I used to determine	I used to determine
tú	determinabas you used to determine	you used to determine
él/ella/usted	determinaba he/she/you used to determine	he/she/you used to determine
nosotros	determinábamos we used to determine	we used to determine
vosotros	determinabais you all used to determine	you all used to determine
ellos/ustedes	determinaban they/you all used to determine	they/you all used to determine

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	determiné I determined	I determined
tú	determinaste you determined	you determined
él/ella/usted	determinó he/she/you determined	he/she/you determined
nosotros	determinamos we determined	we determined
vosotros	determinasteis you all determined	you all determined
ellos/ustedes	determinaron they/you all determined	they/you all determined

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	determinaré I will determine	I will determine
tú	determinarás you will determine	you will determine
él/ella/usted	determinará he/she/you will determine	he/she/you will determine
nosotros	determinaremos we will determine	we will determine
vosotros	determinaréis you all will determine	you all will determine
ellos/ustedes	determinarán they/you all will determine	they/you all will determine

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	determinaría I would determine	I would determine
tú	determinarías you would determine	you would determine
él/ella/usted	determinaría he/she/you would determine	he/she/you would determine
nosotros	determinaríamos we would determine	we would determine
vosotros	determinaríais you all would determine	you all would determine
ellos/ustedes	determinarían they/you all would determine	they/you all would determine

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	determine that I determine	that I determine
tú	determines that you determine	that you determine
él/ella/usted	determine that he/she/you determine	that he/she/you determine
nosotros	determinemos that we determine	that we determine
vosotros	determinéis that you all determine	that you all determine
ellos/ustedes	determinen that they/you all determine	that they/you all determine

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	determinara or determinase that I determined	that I determined
tú	determinaras or determinases that you determined	that you determined
él/ella/usted	determinara or determinase that he/she/you determined	that he/she/you determined
nosotros	determináramos or determinásemos that we determined	that we determined
vosotros	determinarais or determinaseis that you all determined	that you all determined
ellos/ustedes	determinaran or determinasen that they/you all determined	that they/you all determined

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	determina	determine! (you)
usted	determine	determine! (you formal)
nosotros	determinemos	let's determine!
vosotros	determinad	determine! (you all)
ustedes	determinen	determine! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no determines	don't determine! (you)
usted	no determine	don't determine! (you formal)
nosotros	no determinemos	let's not determine!
vosotros	no determinéis	don't determine! (you all)
ustedes	no determinen	don't determine! (you all)

Más sobre "determinar"

Ejemplos en contexto

Determiné la causa.

I determined the cause.

Preterite

Determino el precio.

I determine the price.

Present

Han determinado el resultado.

They have determined the result.

Present Perfect

Determinaré el método.

I will determine the method.

Future

Sinónimos y antónimos

Sinónimos:

decidir(to decide)

More common in everyday speech

Notas de uso

•Determinar is a regular -ar verb
•Main meanings: to determine, to decide, to establish

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