Translation
to design
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Word origin
From Italian disegnare, from Latin designare ('to mark out, to designate'), from de plus signare ('to mark'), from signum ('sign').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- designare
- English cognates
- design, designate
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -ar conjugation. Pronouns: yo, tú, él/ella/ud., nos., vos., ellos/uds..
Indicative
| Person | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | diseño | diseñé | diseñaba | diseñaré | diseñaría |
| tú | diseñas | diseñaste | diseñabas | diseñarás | diseñarías |
| él/ella/ud. | diseña | diseñó | diseñaba | diseñará | diseñaría |
| nos. | diseñamos | diseñamos | diseñábamos | diseñaremos | diseñaríamos |
| vos. | diseñáis | diseñasteis | diseñabais | diseñaréis | diseñaríais |
| ellos/uds. | diseñan | diseñaron | diseñaban | diseñarán | diseñarían |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect (-ra) | Imperfect (-se) |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | diseñe | diseñara | diseñase |
| tú | diseñes | diseñaras | diseñases |
| él/ella/ud. | diseñe | diseñara | diseñase |
| nos. | diseñemos | diseñáramos | diseñásemos |
| vos. | diseñéis | diseñarais | diseñaseis |
| ellos/uds. | diseñen | diseñaran | diseñasen |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tú | diseña |
| ud. | diseñe |
| nosotros | diseñemos |
| vosotros | diseñad |
| uds. | diseñen |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- diseñando
- Past participle
- diseñado
Examples
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We are going to design a website for the shop.
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She knows how to design very elegant clothes.
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The architect designed a modern building.
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Who designed this lovely poster?
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I want to learn to design video games.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 39, lesson 4: diseñar, regimiento, orfanato and 7 more words.