dijese

(that) I/he/she/you (formal) were to say, (that) I/he/she/you (formal) said

d i ˈx e s e → decir

dij say + ese imperfect subjunctive (yo/él/ella/usted)

verb · singular · imperfect subjunctive Rare #44,190

(that) I/he/she/you (formal) were to say, (that) I/he/she/you (formal) said Imperfect subjunctive of "decir" (less common -se form). Used after verbs/expressions that trigger the subjunctive (e.g., "querer que", "pedir que").

SP: Quería que él dijese la verdad.

EN: I wanted him to tell the truth.

Conjugation of decir

	Singular	Plural
Second	—	deciros

decir decirlo decirte decirle decirme decírselo decírtelo decirles decirnos diciéndome diciéndolo decírselos decirse

Subjunctive imperfect

	Singular	Plural
First	decía	decíamos
Second	dijeras	—
Third	decía	decían

dijeradijese

Me sorprendió que ella dijese eso.

I was surprised that she said that.

Le pedí a Tom que me dijese lo que quería.

I asked Tom to tell me what he wanted.

Me sorprendió que dijese eso.

I was surprised that he said that.

No creo que dijese eso.

I don't think I said that.

Ella quería que él dijese que pagaría la cuenta.

She wanted him to say he would pay the bill.