Dilapidar means to waste or squander something, especially money or resources, in a reckless or unnecessary manner.
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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 | dilapido | No quiero dilapidar mis ahorros. I don't want to squander my savings. | |
| Tú | dilapidas | Tú dilapidas tu tiempo en redes sociales. You squander your time on social media. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | dilapida | Ella dilapida su dinero en compras innecesarias. She wastes her money on unnecessary purchases. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | dilapidamos | Nosotros dilapidamos recursos sin pensar. We waste resources thoughtlessly. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | dilapidáis | Vosotros dilapidáis tiempo en juegos. You all waste time on games. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | dilapidan | Ellos dilapidan su herencia rápidamente. They squander their inheritance quickly. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | dilapidí | Dilapidí mis ahorros en esa inversión. I squandered my savings on that investment. | |
| Tú | dilapidaste | Dilapidaste toda la comida en la fiesta. You wasted all the food at the party. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | dilapidó | Ella dilapidó su herencia rápidamente. She squandered her inheritance quickly. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | dilapidamos | Dilapidamos recursos en proyectos fallidos. We wasted resources on failed projects. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | dilapidasteis | Vuestros amigos dilapidasteis mucho dinero. Your friends wasted a lot of money. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | dilapidaron | Ellos dilapidaron toda la herencia. They squandered all the inheritance. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | dilapidaba | Yo dilapidaba mis ahorros en cosas inútiles. I was squandering my savings on useless things. | |
| Tú | dilapidabas | Tú dilapidabas tu tiempo en redes sociales. You were wasting your time on social media. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | dilapidaba | Ella dilapidaba su herencia rápidamente. She was squandering her inheritance quickly. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | dilapidábamos | Nosotros dilapidábamos recursos sin pensar. We were wasting resources thoughtlessly. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | dilapidabais | Vosotros dilapidabais dinero en fiestas. You all were spending money on parties. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | dilapidaban | Ellos dilapidaban su tiempo en tonterías. They were wasting their time on silly things. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy dilapidando | Estoy dilapidando mis ahorros ahora mismo. I am squandering my savings right now. | |
| Tú | estás dilapidando | Estás dilapidando tu tiempo en redes sociales. You are wasting your time on social media. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está dilapidando | Ella está dilapidando su herencia. She is squandering her inheritance. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos dilapidando | Estamos dilapidando recursos sin control. We are wasting resources uncontrollably. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis dilapidando | Vosotros estáis dilapidando el dinero. You all are squandering the money. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están dilapidando | Los niños están dilapidando sus juguetes. The children are wasting their toys. |
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 dilapidar | Voy a dilapidar mis ahorros mañana. I am going to squander my savings tomorrow. | |
| Tú | vas a dilapidar | Vas a dilapidar tu tiempo si no te apuras. You are going to waste your time if you don't hurry. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a dilapidar | Ella va a dilapidar toda su herencia. She is going to squander all her inheritance. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a dilapidar | Vamos a dilapidar recursos en ese proyecto. We are going to waste resources on that project. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a dilapidar | Vosotros vais a dilapidar mucho dinero. You all are going to spend a lot of money. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a dilapidar | Ellos van a dilapidar su fortuna pronto. They are going to squander their fortune soon. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | dilapidaré | Dilapidaré mis ahorros en ese proyecto. I will squander my savings on that project. | |
| Tú | dilapidarás | Tú dilapidarás tu tiempo si no te organizas. You will waste your time if you don't get organized. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | dilapidará | Él dilapidará su herencia en fiestas. He will squander his inheritance on parties. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | dilapidaremos | Nosotros dilapidaremos recursos sin pensar. We will waste resources thoughtlessly. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | dilapidaréis | Vosotros dilapidaréis el dinero en caprichos. You all will squander money on whims. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | dilapidirán | Ellos dilapidirán todo si no ahorran. They will waste everything if they don't save. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | dilapidiría | Yo dilapidiría mis ahorros si fuera necesario. I would squander my savings if it were necessary. | |
| Tú | dilapidirías | Tú dilapidirías el dinero en esa tienda. You would waste the money at that store. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | dilapidiría | Él dilapidiría su herencia sin pensarlo. He would squander his inheritance without thinking. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | dilapidiríamos | Nosotros dilapidiríamos todo si ganáramos mucho. We would squander everything if we won a lot. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | dilapidiríais | Vosotros dilapidiríais el dinero fácilmente. You all would waste the money easily. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | dilapidirían | Ellos dilapidirían sus recursos sin pensar. They would squander their resources without thinking. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he dilapidado | He dilapidado todos mis ahorros. I have squandered all my savings. | |
| Tú | has dilapidado | ¿Has dilapidado tu dinero otra vez? Have you wasted your money again? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha dilapidado | Ella ha dilapidado su herencia. She has squandered her inheritance. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos dilapidado | Hemos dilapidado mucho tiempo en tonterías. We have wasted a lot of time on nonsense. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis dilapidado | ¿Habéis dilapidado todo el dinero? Have you all wasted all the money? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han dilapidado | Los niños han dilapidado sus juguetes. The children have wasted their toys. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había dilapidado | Yo había dilapidado mis ahorros. I had squandered my savings. | |
| Tú | habías dilapidado | Tú habías dilapidado toda la inversión. You had wasted all the investment. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había dilapidado | Ella había dilapidado su herencia. She had squandered her inheritance. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos dilapidado | Nosotros habíamos dilapidado el dinero en fiestas. We had wasted the money on parties. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais dilapidado | Vosotros habíais dilapidado todo el presupuesto. You all had squandered the entire budget. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían dilapidado | Ellos habían dilapidado sus recursos. They had wasted their resources. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré dilapidado | Para entonces, habré dilapidado mis ahorros. By then, I will have squandered my savings. | |
| Tú | habrás dilapidado | ¿Cuánto habrás dilapidado en esas compras? How much will you have squandered in those purchases? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá dilapidado | Ella habrá dilapidado toda su herencia. She will have squandered all her inheritance. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos dilapidado | Nosotros habremos dilapidado el dinero pronto. We will have squandered the money soon. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis dilapidado | Vosotros habréis dilapidado mucho en vacaciones. You all will have squandered a lot on vacations. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán dilapidado | Ellos habrán dilapidado sus recursos. They will have squandered their resources. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría dilapidado | Yo habría dilapidado mis ahorros. I would have wasted my savings. | |
| Tú | habrías dilapidado | Tú habrías dilapidado esa oportunidad. You would have wasted that opportunity. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría dilapidado | Él habría dilapidado todo el dinero. He would have wasted all the money. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos dilapidado | Nosotros habríamos dilapidado el tiempo. We would have wasted the time. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais dilapidado | Vosotros habríais dilapidado los recursos. You all would have wasted the resources. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían dilapidado | Ellos habrían dilapidado sus bienes. They would have wasted their assets. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | dilapide | Es importante que dilapide sus recursos sabiamente. It is important that he/she/you (formal) squander his/her/your resources wisely. | |
| Tú | dilapides | Espero que dilapides todo tu dinero en esa inversión. I hope that you squander all your money on that investment. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | dilapide | Es posible que él dilapide su herencia rápidamente. It is possible that he squanders his inheritance quickly. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | dilapidemos | Queremos que dilapidemos menos en fiestas. We want us to spend less on parties. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | dilapidéis | Es necesario que dilapidéis menos en vacaciones. It is necessary that you (plural) spend less on vacations. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | dilapiden | Es probable que ellos dilapiden toda la herencia. It is likely that they squander all the inheritance. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | dilapidara | Esperaba que él dilapidara sus recursos. I hoped that he squandered his resources. | |
| Tú | dilapidaras | No creía que tú dilapidaras el dinero así. I didn't believe that you squandered the money like that. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | dilapidara | Pensaba que ella dilapidara su herencia. I thought that she squandered her inheritance. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | dilapidáramos | Deseábamos que nosotros dilapidáramos menos. We wished that we squandered less. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | dilapidárais | Me sorprendió que vosotros dilapidárais tanto. It surprised me that you all squandered so much. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | dilapidaran | No creían que ellos dilapidaran sus ahorros. They didn't believe that they squandered their savings. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | dilapidare | Si tú dilapidare los recursos, habrá problemas. If you squander the resources, there will be problems. | |
| Tú | dilapidare | Es posible que tú dilapidare todo en una noche. It's possible that you will squander everything in one night. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | dilapidare | Quizá él dilapidare su herencia pronto. Maybe he will squander his inheritance soon. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | dilapidáremos | Nosotros dilapidáremos el dinero en fiestas. We will squander the money on parties. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | dilapidareis | ¿Vosotros dilapidareis los ahorros? Will you squander the savings? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | dilapidaren | Es probable que ellos dilapidaren todo en vacaciones. It's likely that they will squander everything on vacation. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya dilapidado | Espero que haya dilapidado sus ahorros. I hope he has squandered his savings. | |
| Tú | hayas dilapidado | Es posible que hayas dilapidado el dinero. It's possible that you have squandered the money. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya dilapidado | Es probable que ella haya dilapidado todo. It's likely that she has squandered everything. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos dilapidado | No creo que hayamos dilapidado los fondos. I don't think we have squandered the funds. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis dilapidado | ¿Habéis dilapidado el patrimonio familiar? Have you all squandered the family estate? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan dilapidado | Es posible que hayan dilapidado sus recursos. It's possible that they have squandered their resources. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera dilapidado | Si hubiera dilapidado menos, tendría más ahorros. If I had wasted less, I would have more savings. | |
| Tú | hubieras dilapidado | Es posible que tú hubieras dilapidado tu herencia. It's possible that you had squandered your inheritance. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera dilapidado | Ella lamentó que él hubiera dilapidado su dinero. She regretted that he had wasted his money. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos dilapidado | No creí que nosotros hubiéramos dilapidado tanto. I didn't think that we had wasted so much. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais dilapidado | Me sorprendió que vosotros hubierais dilapidado los fondos. I was surprised that you all had squandered the funds. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran dilapidado | Si no hubieran dilapidado sus recursos, estarían mejor. If they hadn't wasted their resources, they would be better off. |
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 dilapidado | Es posible que yo hubiere dilapidado todo el dinero. It is possible that I will have squandered all the money. | |
| Tú | hubieres dilapidado | Quizá tú hubieres dilapidado tus ahorros. Maybe you will have squandered your savings. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere dilapidado | Es probable que él hubiere dilapidado sus recursos. It is likely that he will have squandered his resources. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos dilapidado | Supongo que nosotros hubiéremos dilapidado todo. I suppose that we will have squandered everything. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis dilapidado | Es posible que vosotros hubiereis dilapidado el presupuesto. It is possible that you all will have squandered the budget. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren dilapidado | Es probable que ellos hubieren dilapidado sus fondos. It is likely that they will have squandered their funds. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | — | No des nada por perdido. Don't give up on anything. | |
| Tú | dilapida | ¡Dilapida esas viejas ideas! Waste those old ideas! | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | dilapide | ¡Dilapide esa fortuna con sabiduría! Spend that fortune wisely! | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | dilapidemos | ¡Dilapidemos los recursos con responsabilidad! Let's waste the resources responsibly! | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | dilapidad | ¡Dilapidad todo lo que podáis! Waste everything you can! | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | dilapiden | ¡Dilapiden esa herencia sin pensar! Waste that inheritance without thinking! |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no dilapide | No dilapide los recursos del país. Do not waste the country's resources. | |
| Tú | no dilapides | No dilapides tu tiempo en esas cosas. Don't waste your time on those things. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no dilapide | Por favor, no dilapide su dinero. Please, do not waste your money. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no dilapidemos | No dilapidemos los recursos naturales. Let's not waste natural resources. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no dilapidéis | No dilapidéis la comida en la fiesta. Don't waste the food at the party. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no dilapiden | No dilapiden su herencia familiar. They shouldn't waste their family inheritance. |
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