yo defendí

defended, defended myself

→ defender
defend defend, protect + í 1st-person singular past
verb · 1st-person singular, past tense Rare #49,930
defended
SP: Defendí mi decisión ante el grupo.
EN: I defended my decision to the group.
defended myself
SP: Me defendí cuando me acusaron.
EN: I defended myself when they accused me.
Conjugation of defender
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First defendí —
Third defendió —

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)

Me defendí.

I defended myself.

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.

Yo me defendí.

I defended myself.

Yo sólo me defendí, viejo.

I was just defending myself, man.

— Cidade dos Homens (2007)