ellos deciden

decide, make up one's mind

→ decidir
decid decide + en third-person plural present
verb · 3rd-person plural, present tense Rare #36,320
decide Can mean “they decide” or “you (plural/formal) decide.”
SP: Ellos deciden qué hacer.
EN: They decide what to do.
make up one's mind Used with se: no se deciden means “they can't make up their minds.”
SP: Nunca se deciden dónde cenar.
EN: They never make up their minds about where to have dinner.
Conjugation of decidir
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First decido decidimos
Second decides —
Third decide deciden
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First decido decidimos
Second decides —
Third decide deciden

¿Cómo deciden en qué concentrarse?

How do they decide what to focus on?

Así que deciden vengarse.

So they decide to take revenge.

— Esplendor americano (2003)

Y hay otras que aún no se deciden, esas son las peores.

And there are others who still haven't decided; those are the worst.

— Eternidad (2025)

Señorita, eso lo deciden los de fuera, no los de dentro.

Miss, that's decided by those on the outside, not those on the inside.

— PK (2014)

¿Cómo deciden ustedes en qué concentrarse?

How do you decide what to focus on?

Ellos no deciden cuestiones importantes.

They don't decide important matters.

Ustedes deciden.

You decide.

— Zeta (2026)

Mientras tanto, ustedes deciden qué hacemos con el sensor.

In the meantime, you decide what we should do with the sensor.

— Salyut-7 (2017)