él defiende

defends, protects; defend!, argues, maintains

→ defender
defiend defend, protect + e 3rd-person singular present or subjunctive; informal singular command
verb · 3rd-person singular, present tense / 2nd-person singular Uncommon #24,960
defends, protects; defend! Also the affirmative command form used with tú.
SP: Ella defiende a su hermano.
EN: She defends her brother.
argues, maintains Used to state or support an opinion or claim.
SP: Ella defiende que el plan es justo.
EN: She argues that the plan is fair.
Conjugation of defender
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First defiendo —
Second defiendes —
Third defiende defienden
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First defiendo —
Second defiendes —
Third defiende defienden
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second defiende —

Defiende ahora.

Defend yourself now.

— Dangal (2016)

Ella defiende que su análisis es correcto.

She argues that her analysis is correct.

Pero Geeta defiende bien.

But Geeta defends well.

— Dangal (2016)

El escudo que defiende los reinos de los hombres.

The shield that defends the kingdoms of men.

Geeta defiende bien.

Geeta defends well.

— Dangal (2016)

Defiende las causas justas.

Defend just causes.

— Casi famosos (2000)

Geeta defiende.

Geeta defends.

— Dangal (2016)

El guardián, es decir, yo, defiende los aros.

The goalkeeper, that is, me, defends the hoops.

— Harry Potter y la piedra filosofal (2001)

¿No ve que es humilde y no se defiende?

Can't you see he's humble and doesn't defend himself?

— Nazarín (1959)

Defiende a los vulnerables.

Defend the vulnerable.

¿No ves que no se defiende?

Can't you see he isn't defending himself?

— Nazarín (1959)

Nadie defiende a mi país.

Nobody defends my country.

Hamilton se defiende.

Hamilton defends himself.

— F1 la película (2025)

Cuanto más intentas entrar, más fuerte se defiende.

The more you try to get in, the stronger it defends itself.

— Avatar: Fuego y ceniza (2025)

Yo defiendo todo lo que Tedesco no defiende.

I defend everything that Tedesco does not defend.

— Cónclave (2024)