yo defendí

I defended

→ defender
defend to defend, to protect + í 1st-person singular past
verb · first singular · past indicative Rare #43,338
I defended
SP: Defendí a mi hermano cuando lo acusaron.
EN: I defended my brother when they accused him.
Conjugation of defender
Indicative past
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Third defendió —

Cuando joven defendí la república, y no la abandonaré en mi vejez.

When I was young I defended the republic, and I will not abandon it in my old age.

De modo que defendí su trabajo, porque sé que lo que pedimos es complicado.

So I defended their work, because I know that what we are asking for is complicated.

— Toni Erdmann (2016)

Yo me defendí.

I defended myself.

Me defendí.

I defended myself.

Yo sólo me defendí, viejo.

I was just defending myself, man.

— Cidade dos Homens (2007)