defenderme

defend myself, protect myself

→ defender
defender defend, protect + me me, to me
verb Rare #31,503
defend myself, protect myself The ending -me means “myself.”
SP: Sé defenderme.
EN: I know how to defend myself.
Conjugation of defender
Present
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First defiendo —
Second defiendes —
Third defiende defienden
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First defiendo —
Second defiendes —
Third defiende defienden
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second defiende —
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First defendí —
Third defendió —
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First defendía —
Third defendía —
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First defendía —
Third defendía —

Gracias por defenderme, Víctor.

Thank you for defending me, Victor.

— El sacrificio (1986)

Quiero una pistola, para defenderme.

I want a gun, to defend myself.

— Carandiru (2003)

Urquieta mintió para defenderme.

Urquieta lied to defend me.

— Los renglones torcidos de Dios (2022)

Déjame, padre, defenderme en esto que me interesa.

Let me defend myself in this matter, Father. It’s important to me.

Debiste defenderme.

You should have defended me.

— Que Horas Ela Volta? (2015)

Yo también necesitaré un abogado para defenderme.

I will also need a lawyer to defend myself.

— Las diabólicas (1955)

Y tú debiste defenderme.

And you should have defended me.

— Que Horas Ela Volta? (2015)

No he venido aquí a defenderme ni a hablar de política.

I haven't come here to defend myself or to talk about politics.

— Running on Empty (1988)

Confío en mi capacidad para defenderme de los muertos vivientes.

I am confident in my ability to defend myself against the living dead.

— Los muertos no mueren (2019)

Tenía que defenderme.

I had to defend myself.

¿No está aquí para defenderme?

Isn't he here to defend me?

— Contratiempo (2017)