Defenderme is a reflexive verb meaning to defend oneself. It is used when someone is protecting or defending their own interests, rights, or safety.
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El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | me defiendo | Yo me defiendo bien en las discusiones. I defend myself well in arguments. | |
| Tú | te defiendes | Tú te defiendes con mucha facilidad. You defend yourself with ease. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se defiende | Ella se defiende en las peleas. She defends herself in fights. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nos defendemos | Nosotros nos defendemos juntos. We defend ourselves together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | os defendéis | Vosotros os defendéis muy bien. You all defend yourselves very well. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se defienden | Ellos se defienden en la competencia. They defend themselves in the competition. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | me defendí | Me defendí en la reunión. I defended myself in the meeting. | |
| Tú | te defendiste | Te defendiste muy bien. You defended yourself very well. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se defendió | Se defendió durante el juicio. He/She defended himself/herself during the trial. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nos defendimos | Nos defendimos en la discusión. We defended ourselves in the argument. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | os defendisteis | Os defendisteis muy bien. You all defended yourselves very well. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se defendieron | Se defendieron con valentía. They defended themselves bravely. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | me defendía | Yo me defendía en las discusiones. I used to defend myself in arguments. | |
| Tú | te defendías | Tú te defendías bien antes. You used to defend yourself well before. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se defendía | Ella se defendía en las peleas. She used to defend herself in fights. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nos defendíamos | Nosotros nos defendíamos en los debates. We used to defend ourselves in debates. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | os defendíais | Vosotros os defendíais en las discusiones. You all used to defend yourselves in arguments. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se defendían | Ellos se defendían en las peleas. They used to defend themselves in fights. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | me estoy defendiendo | Me estoy defendiendo de las críticas. I am defending myself from the criticisms. | |
| Tú | te estás defendiendo | Tú te estás defendiendo muy bien. You are defending yourself very well. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se está defendiendo | Él se está defendiendo en la reunión. He is defending himself in the meeting. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nos estamos defendiendo | Nos estamos defendiendo juntos. We are defending ourselves together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | os estáis defendiendo | Vosotros os estáis defendiendo bien. You all are defending yourselves well. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se están defendiendo | Ellos se están defendiendo de las acusaciones. They are defending themselves from the accusations. |
El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | me voy a defender | Me voy a defender en la reunión. I am going to defend myself in the meeting. | |
| Tú | te vas a defender | Tú te vas a defender si te atacan. You are going to defend yourself if they attack you. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se va a defender | Él se va a defender en la pelea. He is going to defend himself in the fight. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nos vamos a defender | Nosotros nos vamos a defender juntos. We are going to defend ourselves together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | os vais a defender | Vosotros os vais a defender bien. You all are going to defend yourselves well. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se van a defender | Ellos se van a defender en la competencia. They are going to defend themselves in the competition. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | me defenderé | Me defenderé si me atacan. I will defend myself if they attack me. | |
| Tú | te defenderás | Te defenderás con valentía. You will defend yourself bravely. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se defenderá | Se defenderá en la pelea. He/She will defend himself/herself in the fight. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nos defenderemos | Nos defenderemos juntos si es necesario. We will defend ourselves together if necessary. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | os defenderéis | Os defenderéis con coraje. You all will defend yourselves with courage. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se defenderán | Se defenderán en la reunión. They will defend themselves at the meeting. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | me defendería | Yo me defendería si fuera necesario. I would defend myself if necessary. | |
| Tú | te defenderías | Tú te defenderías en esa situación. You would defend yourself in that situation. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se defendería | Él se defendería si lo atacaran. He would defend himself if they attacked him. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nos defenderíamos | Nosotros nos defenderíamos juntos. We would defend ourselves together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | os defenderíais | Vosotros os defenderíais si fuera necesario. You all would defend yourselves if necessary. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se defenderían | Ellos se defenderían en esa situación. They would defend themselves in that situation. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | me he defendido | Me he defendido bien en la reunión. I have defended myself well in the meeting. | |
| Tú | te has defendido | Tú te has defendido con valentía. You have defended yourself bravely. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se ha defendido | Él se ha defendido en el debate. He has defended himself in the debate. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nos hemos defendido | Nosotros nos hemos defendido en la discusión. We have defended ourselves in the discussion. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | os habéis defendido | Vosotros os habéis defendido muy bien. You all have defended yourselves very well. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se han defendido | Ellos se han defendido con éxito. They have defended themselves successfully. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | me había defendido | Yo me había defendido antes de que llegaran. I had defended myself before they arrived. | |
| Tú | te habías defendido | Tú te habías defendido bien en la pelea. You had defended yourself well in the fight. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se había defendido | Él se había defendido de las acusaciones. He had defended himself from the accusations. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nos habíamos defendido | Nosotros nos habíamos defendido antes del juicio. We had defended ourselves before the trial. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | os habíais defendido | Vosotros os habíais defendido muy bien. You all had defended yourselves very well. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se habían defendido | Ellos se habían defendido antes de la denuncia. They had defended themselves before the complaint. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habré defendido | Para entonces, me habré defendido bien. By then, I will have defended myself well. | |
| Tú | te habrás defendido | Para esa fecha, te habrás defendido claramente. By that date, you will have defended yourself clearly. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se habrá defendido | Cuando llegue, él ya se habrá defendido. When I arrive, he will have defended himself. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nos habremos defendido | Para entonces, nos habremos defendido bien. By then, we will have defended ourselves well. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | os habréis defendido | Para esa hora, os habréis defendido correctamente. By that time, you all will have defended yourselves properly. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se habrán defendido | Cuando lleguen, ya se habrán defendido. When they arrive, they will have defended themselves. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habría defendido | Me habría defendido si hubiera sabido. I would have defended myself if I had known. | |
| Tú | te habrías defendido | Tú te habrías defendido mejor. You would have defended yourself better. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se habría defendido | Él se habría defendido si hubiera sido necesario. He would have defended himself if it had been necessary. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nos habríamos defendido | Nosotros nos habríamos defendido juntos. We would have defended ourselves together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | os habríais defendido | Vosotros os habríais defendido si hubierais tenido oportunidad. You all would have defended yourselves if you had had the chance. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se habrían defendido | Ellos se habrían defendido si hubieran sido atacados. They would have defended themselves if they had been attacked. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | me defienda | Es importante que me defienda cuando me insultan. It's important that I defend myself when they insult me. | |
| Tú | te defiendas | Espero que te defiendas en esa situación difícil. I hope that you defend yourself in that difficult situation. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se defienda | Es necesario que se defienda con firmeza. It's necessary that he defends himself firmly. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nos defendamos | Queremos que nos defendamos juntos. We want us to defend ourselves together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | os defendáis | Es importante que os defendáis siempre. It's important that you defend yourselves always. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se defiendan | Dudan que se defiendan bien en el debate. They doubt that they defend themselves well in the debate. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | me defendiera | Esperaba que me defendiera mejor. I hoped that he/she would defend me better. | |
| Tú | te defendieras | No creía que te defendieras así. I didn't think you would defend yourself like that. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se defendiera | Quería que se defendiera con valentía. I wanted him/her to defend himself/herself bravely. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nos defendiéramos | Era importante que nos defendiéramos juntos. It was important that we defended ourselves together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | os defendierais | Pensaba que os defendierais mejor. I thought you all would defend yourselves better. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se defendieran | No creía que se defendieran con éxito. I didn't believe they would defend themselves successfully. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | me defendiere | Si fuera necesario, me defendiere con valentía. If necessary, I would defend myself bravely. | |
| Tú | te defendieres | En esa situación, te defendieres sin dudar. In that situation, you would defend yourself without hesitation. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se defendiere | El abogado se defendiere con argumentos sólidos. The lawyer would defend himself with solid arguments. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nos defendiere | Nosotros nos defendiere en el juicio futuro. We would defend ourselves in the future trial. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | os defendiereis | Vosotros os defendiereis si os acusan injustamente. You all would defend yourselves if accused unjustly. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se defendieren | Ellos se defendieren en la próxima audiencia. They would defend themselves in the next hearing. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | me haya defendido | Espero que me haya defendido bien. I hope I have defended myself well. | |
| Tú | te hayas defendido | Es posible que te hayas defendido correctamente. It's possible that you have defended yourself correctly. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se haya defendido | Es importante que se haya defendido en la reunión. It's important that he/she/you have defended yourself in the meeting. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nos hayamos defendido | Es probable que nos hayamos defendido bien. It's likely that we have defended ourselves well. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | os hayáis defendido | No creo que os hayáis defendido mal. I don't think that you all have defended yourselves badly. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se hayan defendido | Es bueno que se hayan defendido con éxito. It's good that they/you all have defended yourselves successfully. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | me hubiera defendido | Si me hubiera defendido, no habría sido atacado. If I had defended myself, I wouldn't have been attacked. | |
| Tú | te hubieras defendido | Es importante que te hubieras defendido entonces. It's important that you had defended yourself then. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se hubiera defendido | Esperaba que se hubiera defendido mejor. I hoped that he/she had defended himself/herself better. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nos hubiéramos defendido | Ojalá nos hubiéramos defendido en esa situación. I wish we had defended ourselves in that situation. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | os hubierais defendido | Me sorprendió que no os hubierais defendido. I was surprised that you hadn't defended yourselves. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se hubieran defendido | No creí que se hubieran defendido correctamente. I didn't think they had defended themselves properly. |
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | me hubiere defendido | Es posible que me hubiere defendido antes. It is possible that I will have defended myself earlier. | |
| Tú | te hubieres defendido | Quizá te hubieres defendido mejor. Maybe you will have defended yourself better. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se hubiere defendido | Es probable que se hubiere defendido con éxito. He/She/You will have defended yourself successfully. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nos hubiéremos defendido | Es posible que nos hubiéremos defendido a tiempo. We will have defended ourselves in time. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | os hubiereis defendido | Quizá os hubiereis defendido mejor. Maybe you all will have defended yourselves better. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se hubieren defendido | Es probable que se hubieren defendido con éxito. They/You all will have defended yourselves successfully. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | defiéndome | ¡Defiéndeme si te atacan! Defend me if they attack you! | |
| Tú | defiéndete | ¡Defiéndete con valentía! Defend yourself bravely! | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | defiéndase | ¡Defiéndase con coraje! Defend yourself with courage! | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | defendámonos | ¡Defendámonos juntos! Let's defend ourselves together! | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | defensaos | ¡Defensaos bien! Defend yourselves well! | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | defiéndanse | ¡Defiéndanse con fuerza! Defend yourselves strongly! |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no me defienda | No me defienda sin razón. Don't defend me without reason. | |
| Tú | no te defiendas | No te defiendas si no es necesario. Don't defend yourself if it's not necessary. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no se defienda | Por favor, no se defienda tanto. Please, don't defend yourself so much. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no nos defendamos | No nos defendamos sin pruebas. Let's not defend ourselves without proof. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no os defendáis | No os defendáis sin motivo. Don't defend yourselves without reason. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no se defiendan | No se defiendan ante acusaciones falsas. Don't defend yourselves against false accusations. |
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