Detonar means to cause an explosion or to ignite something. It is used both literally, for explosives, and figuratively, for triggering events or reactions.
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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 | detono | El edificio puede detonar en cualquier momento. The building can detonate at any moment. | |
| Tú | detonas | Tú detonas la alarma cuando llegas. You set off the alarm when you arrive. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | detona | La bomba puede detonar sin aviso. The bomb can detonate without warning. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | detonamos | Nosotros detonamos los fuegos artificiales. We set off the fireworks. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | detonáis | Vosotros detonáis las cargas en la mina. You all detonate the charges in the mine. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | detonan | Ellos detonan los explosivos controladamente. They detonate the explosives in a controlled manner. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | detoné | El terremoto detonó en la ciudad. The earthquake detonated in the city. | |
| Tú | detonaste | Tú detonaste la bomba accidentalmente. You accidentally detonated the bomb. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | detonó | El artefacto detonó en la planta. The device detonated in the plant. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | detonamos | Nosotros detonamos el explosivo ayer. We detonated the explosive yesterday. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | detonasteis | Vosotros detonasteis la carga tarde. You all detonated the charge late. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | detonaron | Ellos detonaron el dispositivo en la prueba. They detonated the device in the test. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | detonaba | El volcán detonaba con frecuencia. The volcano used to detonate frequently. | |
| Tú | detonabas | Tú detonabas los fuegos artificiales en verano. You used to detonate the fireworks in summer. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | detonaba | Ella detonaba las bombas antiguas. She used to detonate the old bombs. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | detonábamos | Nosotros detonábamos los cohetes en la fiesta. We used to detonate the rockets at the party. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | detonabais | Vosotros detonabais los fuegos artificiales juntos. You all used to detonate the fireworks together. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | detonaban | Ellos detonaban las minas en la mina antigua. They used to detonate the mines in the old mine. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy detonando | Estoy detonando la bomba ahora mismo. I am detonating the bomb right now. | |
| Tú | estás detonando | Estás detonando el material peligroso. You are detonating the dangerous material. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está detonando | Ella está detonando el explosivo. She is detonating the explosive. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos detonando | Estamos detonando las cargas en la mina. We are detonating the charges in the mine. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis detonando | Vosotros estáis detonando los fuegos artificiales. You all are detonating the fireworks. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están detonando | Ellos están detonando las bombas controladas. They are detonating the controlled bombs. |
El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a detonar | Voy a detonar la bomba mañana. I am going to detonate the bomb tomorrow. | |
| Tú | vas a detonar | Vas a detonar el dispositivo hoy. You are going to detonate the device today. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a detonar | Ella va a detonar la carga esta tarde. She is going to detonate the charge this afternoon. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a detonar | Vamos a detonar el explosivo pronto. We are going to detonate the explosive soon. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a detonar | Vosotros vais a detonar el artefacto mañana. You all are going to detonate the device tomorrow. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a detonar | Ellos van a detonar la bomba en breve. They are going to detonate the bomb shortly. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | detonaré | Detonaré la bomba mañana. I will detonate the bomb tomorrow. | |
| Tú | detonarás | Detonarás el explosivo después. You will detonate the explosive later. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | detonará | Ella detonará el dispositivo pronto. She will detonate the device soon. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | detonaremos | Nosotros detonaremos la carga en breve. We will detonate the charge shortly. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | detonaréis | Vosotros detonaréis la bomba allí. You all will detonate the bomb there. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | detonarán | Ellos detonarán el artefacto mañana. They will detonate the device tomorrow. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | detonaría | Yo detonaría la bomba si fuera necesario. I would detonate the bomb if it were necessary. | |
| Tú | detonarías | Tú detonaría el dispositivo en ese momento. You would detonate the device at that moment. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | detonaría | Él detonaría la carga si lo ordenan. He would detonate the charge if ordered. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | detonaríamos | Nosotros detonaría las bombas si fuera necesario. We would detonate the bombs if necessary. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | detonaríais | Vosotros detonaría los explosivos mañana. You all would detonate the explosives tomorrow. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | detonarían | Ellos detonaría las cargas en la zona. They would detonate the charges in the area. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he detonad | Yo he detonad la bomba. I have detonated the bomb. | |
| Tú | has detonad | Tú has detonad el dispositivo. You have detonated the device. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha detonad | Él ha detonad la carga. He has detonated the charge. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos detonad | Nosotros hemos detonad el explosivo. We have detonated the explosive. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis detonad | Vosotros habéis detonad el artefacto. You all have detonated the device. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han detonad | Ellos han detonad la bomba. They have detonated the bomb. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había detonando | Yo había detonando la bomba antes de que llegaran. I had detonated the bomb before they arrived. | |
| Tú | habías detonando | Tú habías detonando el dispositivo ayer. You had detonated the device yesterday. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había detonando | Él había detonando la carga cuando llegamos. He had detonated the charge when we arrived. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos detonando | Nosotros habíamos detonando la mina previamente. We had detonated the mine earlier. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais detonando | Vosotros habíais detonando el explosivo ya. You all had detonated the explosive already. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían detonando | Ellos habían detonando las cargas antes del aviso. They had detonated the charges before the warning. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré detonando | Para entonces, habré detonando la bomba. By then, I will have detonated the bomb. | |
| Tú | habrás detonando | Para mañana, habrás detonando el explosivo. By tomorrow, you will have detonated the explosive. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá detonando | Cuando llegues, él habrá detonando la carga. When you arrive, he will have detonated the charge. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos detonando | Para el fin de semana, habremos detonando todo. By the weekend, we will have detonated everything. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis detonando | Para entonces, habréis detonando los explosivos. By then, you all will have detonated the explosives. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán detonando | Para esa fecha, habrán detonando las minas. By that date, they will have detonated the mines. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría detonando | Yo habría detonando la bomba si hubiera sido necesario. I would have detonated the bomb if it had been necessary. | |
| Tú | habrías detonando | Tú habrías detonando el dispositivo si te lo hubieran pedido. You would have detonated the device if they had asked you. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría detonando | Él habría detonando la carga si hubiera llegado a tiempo. He would have detonated the charge if he had arrived on time. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos detonando | Nosotros habríamos detonando las bombas si hubiéramos tenido que hacerlo. We would have detonated the bombs if we had to. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais detonando | Vosotros habríais detonando el explosivo si os lo hubieran pedido. You all would have detonated the explosive if they had asked you. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían detonando | Ellos habrían detonando las cargas si hubieran recibido la orden. They would have detonated the charges if they had received the order. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | detone | Es importante que yo detone la bomba. It's important that I detonate the bomb. | |
| Tú | detones | Espero que tú detones el dispositivo. I hope that you detonate the device. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | detone | Es posible que él detone la carga. It's possible that he detonates the charge. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | detonemos | Queremos que nosotros detonemos la bomba. We want us to detonate the bomb. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | detonéis | Es necesario que vosotros detonéis el explosivo. It's necessary that you all detonate the explosive. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | detonen | Dudo que ellas detonen la carga. I doubt that they detonate the charge. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | detonara | Esperaba que él detonara la bomba. I hoped that he would detonate the bomb. | |
| Tú | detonaras | No creía que tú detonaras el dispositivo. I didn't believe that you would detonate the device. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | detonara | Pensaba que ella detonara en la situación. I thought that she would detonate in the situation. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | detonáramos | Deseábamos que nosotros detonáramos la carga. We wished that we would detonate the charge. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | detonarais | No sabíamos si vosotros detonarais el explosivo. We didn't know if you all would detonate the explosive. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | detonaran | Era posible que ellos detonaran la bomba. It was possible that they would detonate the bomb. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | detonare | Si la situación empeora, detonare la bomba. If the situation worsens, I will detonate the bomb. | |
| Tú | detonares | Cuando llegues, detonares la alarma. When you arrive, you will detonate the alarm. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | detonare | El científico detonare el explosivo mañana. The scientist will detonate the explosive tomorrow. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | detonáremos | Nosotros detonáremos el dispositivo en la prueba. We will detonate the device in the test. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | detonareis | Vosotros detonareis el sistema si no funciona. You all will detonate the system if it doesn't work. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | detonaren | Ellos detonaren la carga en la operación. They will detonate the charge in the operation. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya detonato | Es posible que haya detonato la bomba. It is possible that I have detonated the bomb. | |
| Tú | hayas detonato | No creo que hayas detonato el explosivo. I don't think that you have detonated the explosive. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya detonato | Es probable que él haya detonato la carga. It is likely that he has detonated the charge. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos detonato | Es posible que hayamos detonato en el lugar. It is possible that we have detonated at the site. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis detonato | No creo que hayáis detonato todavía. I don't think that you all have detonated yet. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan detonato | Es probable que hayan detonato la bomba. It is probable that they have detonated the bomb. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera detonado | Si hubiera detonado la bomba, habría sido un desastre. If I had detonated the bomb, it would have been a disaster. | |
| Tú | hubieras detonado | Es posible que tú hubieras detonado el explosivo. Maybe you had detonated the explosive. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera detonado | Ella habría detonado el dispositivo si hubiera sabido. She would have detonated the device if she had known. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos detonado | Nosotros nunca hubiéramos detonado eso sin autorización. We would never have detonated that without permission. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais detonado | ¿Vosotros habríais detonado la carga si fuera necesario? Would you have detonated the charge if it was necessary? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran detonado | Ellos no habrían detonado el artefacto sin instrucciones. They wouldn't have detonated the device without instructions. |
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere detonando | Cuando hubiere detonando la bomba, saldremos. When I will have detonated the bomb, we will leave. | |
| Tú | hubieres detonando | Si tú hubieres detonando la carga, será peligroso. If you will have detonated the charge, it will be dangerous. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere detonando | Cuando él hubiere detonando el explosivo, avisaremos. When he will have detonated the explosive, we will notify. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos detonando | Si nosotros hubiéremos detonando la mina, sería un error. If we will have detonated the mine, it would be a mistake. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis detonando | Cuando vosotros hubiereis detonando las cargas, terminará la operación. When you all will have detonated the charges, the operation will end. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren detonando | Si ellos hubieren detonando las bombas, el área estará segura. If they will have detonated the bombs, the area will be safe. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | detona | ¡Detona la bomba ahora! Detonate the bomb now! | |
| Tú | detona | ¡Detona el explosivo, por favor! Detonate the explosive, please! | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | detone | ¡Detone la carga cuando esté listo! Detonate the charge when ready! | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | detonemos | ¡Detonemos las minas controladas! Let's detonate the controlled mines! | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | detonad | ¡Detonad las bombas en el orden correcto! Detonate the bombs in the correct order! | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | detonen | ¡Detonen las cargas cuando sea seguro! Detonate the charges when it's safe! |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no detone | No detone esa bomba sin permiso. Don't detonate that bomb without permission. | |
| Tú | no detones | Por favor, no detones la alarma todavía. Please, don't detonate the alarm yet. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no detone | No detone el dispositivo sin autorización. Don't detonate the device without authorization. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no detonemos | No detonemos esas cargas peligrosas. Let's not detonate those dangerous charges. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no detonéis | No detonéis las bombas en la zona. Don't detonate the bombs in the area. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no detonen | No detonen el artefacto sin supervisión. Don't detonate the device without supervision. |
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