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ellos dijeran

said, told

d i ˈx e ɾ a n → decir
dijer to say, to tell + an Imperfect subjunctive, 3rd-person plural
verb · 3rd-person plural, past tense Rare #44,456
said, told Used in a past-subjunctive clause, often after expressions of wanting, hearing, or uncertainty.
SP: No quería que me dijeran qué hacer.
EN: I didn’t want them to tell me what to do.
Conjugation of decir
Subjunctive past
SingularPlural
Third — dijeran

No había leyes que dijeran qué podían o qué no podían hacer ellos.

There were no laws that said what they could or could not do.

Me aseguré de que no dijeran que era una buena ni una mala inversión.

I made sure they didn’t say it was a good or bad investment.

Quizás me cansé de que los doctores me dijeran lo que no podía hacer.

Maybe I got tired of doctors telling me what I couldn't do.

— Avatar (2009)

¡Les dije que no dijeran nada!

I told them not to say anything!

— The Chaser (2008)

Sra. Voyter, ¿sabía que la había grabado antes de que se lo dijeran?

Mrs. Voyter, did you know that I had recorded her before they told you?

— Anatomía de una Caída (2023)

Nunca había oído que lo dijeran así.

I've never heard it said that way.

Sounds similar to

dijeron d i ˈx e ɾ o n dijeras d i ˈx e ɾ a s