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Spanish
Etymology
From Latin maledīcere (“to slander, curse”), possibly taken a semi-learned term; cf. mal and decir.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /maldeˈθiɾ/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /maldeˈsiɾ/
- Rhymes: -iɾ
- Syllabification: mal‧de‧cir
Verb
maldecir (first-person singular present maldigo, first-person singular preterite maldije, past participle maldecido or maldito)
- to damn, to curse
- Antonym: bendecir
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of maldecir (irregular; e-i alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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with infinitive maldecir
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dative
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maldecirme
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maldecirte
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maldecirle, maldecirse
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maldecirnos
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maldeciros
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maldecirles, maldecirse
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accusative
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maldecirme
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maldecirte
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maldecirlo, maldecirla, maldecirse
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maldecirnos
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maldeciros
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maldecirlos, maldecirlas, maldecirse
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with gerund maldiciendo
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dative
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maldiciéndome
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maldiciéndote
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maldiciéndole, maldiciéndose
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maldiciéndonos
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maldiciéndoos
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maldiciéndoles, maldiciéndose
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accusative
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maldiciéndome
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maldiciéndote
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maldiciéndolo, maldiciéndola, maldiciéndose
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maldiciéndonos
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maldiciéndoos
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maldiciéndolos, maldiciéndolas, maldiciéndose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative maldice
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dative
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maldíceme
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maldícete
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maldícele
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maldícenos
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not used
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maldíceles
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accusative
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maldíceme
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maldícete
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maldícelo, maldícela
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maldícenos
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not used
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maldícelos, maldícelas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative maldecí
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dative
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maldecime
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maldecite
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maldecile
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maldecinos
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not used
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maldeciles
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accusative
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maldecime
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maldecite
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maldecilo, maldecila
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maldecinos
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not used
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maldecilos, maldecilas
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with formal second-person singular imperative maldiga
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dative
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maldígame
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not used
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maldígale, maldígase
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maldíganos
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not used
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maldígales
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accusative
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maldígame
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not used
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maldígalo, maldígala, maldígase
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maldíganos
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not used
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maldígalos, maldígalas
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with first-person plural imperative maldigamos
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dative
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not used
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maldigámoste
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maldigámosle
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maldigámonos
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maldigámoos
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maldigámosles
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accusative
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not used
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maldigámoste
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maldigámoslo, maldigámosla
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maldigámonos
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maldigámoos
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maldigámoslos, maldigámoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative maldecid
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dative
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maldecidme
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not used
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maldecidle
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maldecidnos
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maldecíos
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maldecidles
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accusative
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maldecidme
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not used
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maldecidlo, maldecidla
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maldecidnos
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maldecíos
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maldecidlos, maldecidlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative maldigan
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dative
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maldíganme
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not used
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maldíganle
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maldígannos
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not used
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maldíganles, maldíganse
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accusative
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maldíganme
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not used
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maldíganlo, maldíganla
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maldígannos
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not used
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maldíganlos, maldíganlas, maldíganse
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