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descifrar — Preterite (Pretérito)

to decipher, to decode

The preterite conjugation of descifrar (regular -ar verb, ranked #1844). Describes completed past actions with a clear start and end. Key signals: ayer, el lunes pasado, de repente.

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Pronoun Preterite conjugation
yo descifré
descifraste
él/ella/Ud. descifró
nosotros desciframos
vosotros descifrasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. descifraron

Example sentence

Ayer yo descifré.

Yesterday I decipher, to decode.

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