ellos destruyan

destroy

→ destruir
des undo, remove, or reverse + truy to destroy + an Imperfect subjunctive, 3rd-person plural
verb · 3rd-person plural Rare #50,255
destroy A form used after commands like “busquen” or after expressions of demand or desire, such as “exigieron que” and “quiero que.”
SP: Quiero que destruyan esos documentos.
EN: I want them to destroy those documents.
Conjugation of destruir
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second destruye —
Third destruya destruyan

Busquen y destruyan, señores.

Search and destroy, gentlemen.

— El sobreviviente (2025)

Exigieron que todos los ejemplares del libro se destruyan.

They demanded that all copies of the book be destroyed.

Cambien a la fase de operación dos y destruyan el objetivo.

Switch to operation phase two and destroy the target.

— Ghost in the Shell (1995)

Quiero que destruyan el palacio del hijo de puta.

I want them to destroy that son of a bitch's palace.

— Gangs of Wasseypur I (2012)