él dicta

dictates, determines, dictate

ˈd i ɡ t a → dictar

dict to dictate + a 3rd-person singular present or subjunctive; 2nd-person singular command

verb · 3rd-person singular, present tense / 2nd-person singular Rare #51,842

dictates, determines Often used figuratively for something that sets or determines what happens.

SP: La experiencia dicta nuestras decisiones.

EN: Experience dictates our decisions.

dictate Can also be a command telling someone to dictate words aloud.

SP: Dicta la dirección y la anoto.

EN: Dictate the address, and I’ll write it down.

Conjugation of dictar

Indicative present

	Singular	Plural
Third	dicta	—

Subjunctive present

	Singular	Plural
Third	dicta	—

Imperative

	Singular	Plural
Second	dicta	—

Dictate, and I’ll write.

— La Nuit américaine (1973)

That’s what the Chamber dictates.

— Argentina 1985 (2022)

Does it remind you that logic dictates your actions?

— Viaje a las estrellas II: La ira de Khan (1982)

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