Difamar means to speak about someone in a way that damages their reputation, often through false or malicious statements. It is used in contexts involving defamation or slander.
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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 | difamo | No me gusta difamar a nadie. I don't like to slander anyone. | |
| Tú | difamas | Tú no debes difamar a tus amigos. You shouldn't slander your friends. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | difama | Ella siempre difama a sus colegas. She always slanders her colleagues. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | difamamos | Nosotros no difamamos a nadie. We don't slander anyone. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | difamáis | Vosotros difamáis a veces sin querer. You sometimes slander unintentionally. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | difaman | Ellos difaman a sus rivales en la campaña. They slander their rivals in the campaign. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | difamé | Yo difamé a mi colega sin razón. I defamed my colleague without reason. | |
| Tú | difamaste | Tú difamaste a tu vecino en la reunión. You defamed your neighbor at the meeting. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | difamó | Él difamó a su amigo en la fiesta. He defamed his friend at the party. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | difamamos | Nosotros difamamos a la empresa en la carta. We defamed the company in the letter. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | difamasteis | Vosotros difamasteis a la profesora en clase. You all defamed the teacher in class. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | difamaron | Ellos difamaron a su rival en la prensa. They defamed their rival in the press. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | difamaba | Él difamaba a sus colegas frecuentemente. He used to defame his colleagues frequently. | |
| Tú | difamabas | Tú difamabas a tus vecinos sin razón. You used to defame your neighbors without reason. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | difamaba | Ella difamaba a sus rivales en secreto. She used to defame her rivals secretly. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | difamábamos | Nosotros difamábamos a los políticos en la reunión. We used to defame the politicians at the meeting. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | difamabais | Vosotros difamabais a los compañeros en clase. You all used to defame the classmates in class. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | difamaban | Ellos difamaban a sus amigos en el pasado. They used to defame their friends in the past. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy difamando | Estoy difamando a mi colega ahora mismo. I am defaming my colleague right now. | |
| Tú | estás difamando | Estás difamando a tu vecino sin razón. You are defaming your neighbor without reason. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está difamando | Ella está difamando a su amigo en la reunión. She is defaming her friend at the meeting. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos difamando | Estamos difamando a ese político en la charla. We are defaming that politician in the chat. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis difamando | Vosotros estáis difamando a la empresa en línea. You all are defaming the company online. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están difamando | Ellos están difamando a su jefe en secreto. They are defaming their boss secretly. |
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 difamar | Voy a difamar a mi rival mañana. I am going to defame my rival tomorrow. | |
| Tú | vas a difamar | Tú vas a difamar a tu amigo en la fiesta. You are going to defame your friend at the party. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a difamar | Él va a difamar a su colega en la reunión. He is going to defame his colleague at the meeting. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a difamar | Vamos a difamar a los rivales en la campaña. We are going to defame the rivals in the campaign. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a difamar | Vosotros vais a difamar a los otros en la discusión. You all are going to defame the others in the discussion. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a difamar | Ellos van a difamar a sus oponentes públicamente. They are going to defame their opponents publicly. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | difamaré | Difamaré a quien intente dañarme. I will defame whoever tries to harm me. | |
| Tú | difamarás | Difamarás a tus colegas si hablas mal de ellos. You will defame your colleagues if you speak badly of them. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | difamará | Difamará a su rival en la campaña. He/She will defame his/her rival in the campaign. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | difamaremos | Difamaremos a quienes nos acusan injustamente. We will defame those who accuse us unjustly. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | difamaréis | Difamaréis a los oponentes en la reunión. You all will defame the opponents at the meeting. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | difamarán | Difamarán a quien critique su trabajo. They will defame anyone who criticizes their work. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | difamaría | Yo difamaría a alguien si tuviera una buena razón. I would defame someone if I had a good reason. | |
| Tú | difamarías | Tú difamarías a tu amigo si supieras la verdad. You would defame your friend if you knew the truth. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | difamaría | Él difamaría a su vecino por celos. He would defame his neighbor out of jealousy. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | difamaríamos | Nosotros difamaríamos a la empresa si fuera necesario. We would defame the company if it were necessary. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | difamaríais | Vosotros difamaríais a la prensa si os acusaran injustamente. You all would defame the press if you were falsely accused. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | difamarían | Ellos difamarían a sus rivales en la campaña. They would defame their rivals in the campaign. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he difamado | Yo he difamado a mi vecino. I have defamed my neighbor. | |
| Tú | has difamado | Tú has difamado a tu compañero. You have defamed your teammate. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha difamado | Ella ha difamado a su colega. She has defamed her colleague. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos difamado | Nosotros hemos difamado a ese político. We have defamed that politician. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis difamado | Vosotros habéis difamado a los vecinos. You all have defamed the neighbors. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han difamado | Ellos han difamado a su jefe. They have defamed their boss. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había difamado | Yo había difamado a mi colega antes de saber la verdad. I had defamed my colleague before knowing the truth. | |
| Tú | habías difamado | Tú habías difamado a tu amigo sin pruebas. You had defamed your friend without evidence. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había difamado | Ella había difamado a su vecino en la reunión. She had defamed her neighbor at the meeting. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos difamado | Nosotros habíamos difamado a los colegas antes del juicio. We had defamed the colleagues before the trial. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais difamado | Vosotros habíais difamado a la empresa sin razón. You all had defamed the company without reason. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían difamado | Ellos habían difamado al político en la campaña. They had defamed the politician during the campaign. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré difamado | Para entonces, habré difamado a mi oponente. By then, I will have defamed my opponent. | |
| Tú | habrás difamado | Tú habrás difamado a alguien sin querer. You will have defamed someone unintentionally. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá difamado | Ella habrá difamado a su rival en la campaña. She will have defamed her rival in the campaign. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos difamado | Nosotros habremos difamado a la empresa antes del informe. We will have defamed the company before the report. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis difamado | Vosotros habréis difamado a los colegas sin querer. You all will have defamed the colleagues unintentionally. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán difamado | Ellos habrán difamado a la víctima en la reunión. They will have defamed the victim in the meeting. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría difamado | Yo habría difamado a mi colega. I would have defamed my colleague. | |
| Tú | habrías difamado | Tú habrías difamado a tu amigo. You would have defamed your friend. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría difamado | Él habría difamado a su vecino. He would have defamed his neighbor. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos difamado | Nosotros habríamos difamado a los periodistas. We would have defamed the journalists. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais difamado | Vosotros habríais difamado a los políticos. You all would have defamed the politicians. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían difamado | Ellos habrían difamado a la empresa. They would have defamed the company. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | difame | Es importante que yo difame la verdad. It is important that I defame the truth. | |
| Tú | difames | Es posible que tú difames a alguien sin querer. It is possible that you defame someone unintentionally. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | difame | Es necesario que él difame las mentiras. It is necessary that he defames the lies. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | difamos | Queremos que nosotros difamos las malas noticias. We want us to defame the bad news. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | difaméis | Es importante que vosotros difaméis la corrupción. It is important that you all defame the corruption. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | difamen | Dudo que ellos difamen sin pruebas. I doubt that they defame without evidence. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | difamara | Esperaba que él no difamara a nadie. I hoped that he wouldn't defame anyone. | |
| Tú | difamaras | No creía que tú difamaras a tu amigo. I didn't believe that you defamed your friend. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | difamara | Pensaba que ella no difamara en público. I thought that she wouldn't defame publicly. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | difamásemos | Queríamos que no difamásemos a nadie. We wanted that we wouldn't defame anyone. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | difamarais | No era seguro que vosotros difamarais a alguien. It wasn't certain that you all defamed someone. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | difamaran | Dudaba que ellos difamaran sin razón. I doubted that they defamed without reason. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | difamare | Si alguien me difamare, lo denunciaré. If someone defames me, I will report them. | |
| Tú | difamares | En ese caso, tú difamares sin miedo. In that case, you will defame without fear. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | difamare | Es posible que él difamare a su rival. It is possible that he will defame his rival. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | difamáremos | Nosotros difamáremos solo si es necesario. We will defame only if necessary. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | difamareis | Vosotros difamareis a quien critique el sistema. You all will defame whoever criticizes the system. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | difamaren | Ellos difamaren en las próximas elecciones. They will defame in the upcoming elections. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya difamado | Espero que haya difamado la reputación. I hope I have defamed the reputation. | |
| Tú | hayas difamado | Es posible que hayas difamado a alguien. It's possible that you have defamed someone. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya difamado | Es importante que haya difamado la noticia. It's important that he/she/you have defamed the news. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos difamado | Quizá hayamos difamado sin querer. Maybe we have defamed unintentionally. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis difamado | No creo que hayáis difamado a nadie. I don't think you have defamed anyone. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan difamado | Es posible que hayan difamado a su rival. It's possible that they/you all have defamed their rival. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera difamado | Si hubiera difamado a alguien, me arrepentiría. If I had defamed someone, I would regret it. | |
| Tú | hubieras difamado | Es posible que tú hubieras difamado a tu amigo. It's possible that you had defamed your friend. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera difamado | Ella habría difamado a su colega sin querer. She would have defamed her colleague unintentionally. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos difamado | Nunca hubiéramos difamado a nadie así. We would never have defamed anyone like that. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais difamado | ¿Vosotros habríais difamado a alguien sin pruebas? Would you have defamed someone without proof? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran difamado | Es probable que ellos hubieran difamado a su rival. It's likely that they had defamed their rival. |
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 difamado | Cuando hayas llegado, ya hubiere difamado a todos. When you arrive, I will have already defamed everyone. | |
| Tú | hubieres difamado | Es posible que tú hubieres difamado sin querer. It’s possible that you will have defamed unintentionally. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere difamado | Es probable que él hubiere difamado antes de la reunión. He probably will have defamed before the meeting. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos difamado | Para entonces, nosotros hubiéremos difamado a muchos. By then, we will have defamed many. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis difamado | Quizá vosotros hubiereis difamado sin saber. Perhaps you will have defamed unknowingly. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren difamado | Cuando lleguen, ya hubieren difamado a la comunidad. When they arrive, they will have already defamed the community. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | difama | ¡Difama a tus oponentes con verdad! Defame your opponents with truth! | |
| Tú | difama | ¡Difama a tus rivales si es necesario! Defame your rivals if necessary! | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | difame | ¡Difame a quien lo merezca! Defame whoever deserves it! | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | difamemos | ¡Difamemos a los corruptos juntos! Let's defame the corrupt together! | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | difamad | ¡Difamad sin miedo! Defame without fear! | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | difamen | ¡Difamen a los que mienten! Defame those who lie! |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no difame | No difame a tus colegas. Don't slander your colleagues. | |
| Tú | no difames | No difames a tus amigos. Don't slander your friends. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no difame | No difame a nadie en la reunión. Don't slander anyone at the meeting. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no difamemos | No difamemos a nadie en público. Let's not slander anyone in public. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no difaméis | No difaméis a vuestros vecinos. Don't slander your neighbors. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no difamen | No difamen a sus colegas. Don't slander your colleagues. |
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