
decirse Future Conjugation
decirse — to tell oneself
The future of decirse uses the short stem 'dir-': me diré, te dirás, se dirá, nos diremos, os diréis, se dirán.
decirse Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future to express what you will tell yourself in a future situation or to speculate about what someone might be saying to themselves right now.
Notes on decirse in the Future
The stem of decir changes from the infinitive to 'dir-' before adding the standard future endings.
Example Sentences
Me diré que valió la pena.
I will tell myself that it was worth it.
yo
Algún día te dirás que tomaste la mejor decisión.
Someday you will tell yourself that you made the best decision.
tú
Se dirán que fue una gran experiencia.
They will tell themselves it was a great experience.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'deciré' instead of 'diré'.
Correct: diré
Why: Decir is one of the few verbs with a shortened irregular stem in the future.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: me digo
The present of decirse has a stem change (e > i) and an irregular yo form: me digo, te dices, se dice, nos decimos, os decís, se dicen.
Preterite
yo: me dije
The preterite of decirse uses the irregular 'j' stem: me dije, te dijiste, se dijo, nos dijimos, os dijisteis, se dijeron.
Imperfect
yo: me decía
The imperfect of decirse is regular for an -ir verb: me decía, te decías, se decía, nos decíamos, os decíais, se decían.
Conditional
yo: me diría
The conditional of decirse uses the short stem 'dir-': me diría, te dirías, se diría, nos diríamos, os diríais, se dirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: me diga
The present subjunctive of decirse uses the 'dig-' stem: me diga, te digas, se diga, nos digamos, os digáis, se digan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: me dijera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'dij-' stem: me dijera, te dijeras, se dijera, nos dijéramos, os dijerais, se dijeran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: dite
The affirmative imperative forms are: dite (tú), dígase (usted), digámonos (nosotros), decíos (vosotros), díganse (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no te digas
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no te digas, no se diga, no nos digamos, no os digáis, no se digan.