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detenerlo

to stop him, to stop it, to detain him, to arrest him

→ detener
de removal or reversal + tener to have + lo him/it object pronoun
verb Uncommon #11,431
to stop him, to stop it Includes the direct object pronoun “lo” (“him/it”).
SP: Tengo que detenerlo antes de que cruce la calle.
EN: I have to stop him before he crosses the street.
to detain him, to arrest him Includes the direct object pronoun “lo” (“him”).
SP: La policía va a detenerlo esta noche.
EN: The police are going to arrest him tonight.
Conjugation of detener
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second detente —
Third detenga detengan
detenerla
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First — detuvimos
Second detuviste —
Third detuvo detuvieron
Indicative future
SingularPlural
First detendré detendremos
Third detendrá —
Subjunctive future
SingularPlural
First detendré detendremos
Third detendrá —
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First detengo —
Second detienes —
Third detiene detienen
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First detengo —
Second detengas —
Third detiene detienen
Conditional
SingularPlural
First detendría —
Third detendría —

Solo tú puedes detenerlo, Paro.

Only you can stop him, Paro.

— Devdas (2002)

No podemos detenerlo.

We can't stop it.

— Titanic (1997)

Debemos detenerlo a él.

We must stop him.

— Rental Family (Familia de alquiler) (2025)

Ni siquiera el coronel Chuodeng pudo detenerlo.

Not even Colonel Chuodeng could stop him.

— Ip Man (2008)

No pude detenerlo.

I couldn't stop him.

— The Running Man (2025)

Quiero decir, intenté detenerlo.

I mean, I tried to stop him.

— Sin piedad (2026)

Puedes detenerlo.

You can stop it.

— Bullet Train (2022)

Debes detenerlo.

You must stop him.

Nadie puede detenerlo.

No one can stop him.

Es posible detenerlo.

It is possible to stop it.

— Peaky Blinders: El hombre inmortal (2026)

Hay que detenerlo.

He must be stopped.

Pero no es nuestra hora, y debemos detenerlo.

But it is not our time, and we must stop it.

— Whistle: El silbido del mal (2026)

Es hora de detenerlo antes de que llegue al Edificio de la Misericordia.

It's time to stop him before he reaches the Mercy Building.

— Sin piedad (2026)

Ellas no pueden detenerlo.

They can't stop him.

Ellos no pueden detenerlo.

They can't stop him.

Si eso pasa, nadie podrá detenerlo.

If that happens, no one will be able to stop it.

— Akira (1988)

Presione el botón verde para reproducir el video y el rojo para detenerlo.

Press the green button to play the video and the red button to stop it.

Usted es el único que puede detenerlo ahora.

You are the only one who can stop it now.

— Cónclave (2024)

Pero debemos ver cómo detenerlo.

But we need to see how to stop it.

— Whistle: El silbido del mal (2026)

Y yo no puedo detenerlo.

And I can't stop it.

— Black Phone 2 (2025)

Imagino que es hora de detenerlo.

I guess it’s time to stop him.

Debemos detenerlo.

We must stop it.

— Rental Family (Familia de alquiler) (2025)

Tenemos que detenerlo.

We have to stop him.

— Sin piedad (2026)

Traté de detenerlo.

I tried to stop him.

— Anora (2024)

Hay que detenerlo lo antes posible.

We must stop it as soon as possible.

— Drácula (2025)

Pensábamos que no podríamos detenerlo.

We thought we wouldn’t be able to stop him.

Deben detenerlo.

They must stop him.

No habrá forma de detenerlo.

There will be no way to stop it.

— Shelter: El Protector (2026)

Si max tenía una idea, nada podría detenerlo.

If Max had an idea, nothing could stop him.

— Who Am I: Ningún sistema es seguro (2014)

Estaba borracho, y no pude detenerlo.

He was drunk, and I couldn't stop him.

— La cinta blanca (2009)

Alguien tiene que detenerlo.

Someone has to stop him.