destinar Present Conjugation
destinar — to allocate
The present indicative of destinar is regular: destino, destinas, destina, destinamos, destináis, destinan.
destinar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present indicative for actions of allocating that are happening now, are habitual, or are general truths.
Notes on destinar in the Present
Destinar is regular in the present indicative. It follows the standard -ar verb conjugation.
Example Sentences
Yo destino dos horas al día para hacer ejercicio.
I allocate two hours a day to exercise.
yo
¿Tú destinas parte de tu sueldo al ahorro?
Do you allocate part of your salary to savings?
tú
Ella destina muchos recursos a la investigación.
She allocates many resources to research.
él/ella/usted
Ahora destinamos el 50% del presupuesto a tecnología.
Now we allocate 50% of the budget to technology.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the 'vosotros' form in Latin America.
Correct: In most of Latin America, 'ustedes' is used for both formal and informal plural 'you', so you'd say 'destinan'.
Why: The 'vosotros' form is primarily used in Spain.
Mistake: Confusing 'destinas' (tú) with 'destina' (él/ella/usted).
Correct: Pay attention to context to know if 'destinas' refers to 'tú' or 'destina' refers to 'él/ella/usted'.
Why: These forms are identical except for the pronoun context.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: destiné
The preterite of destinar is regular: destiné, destinaste, destinó, destinamos, destinasteis, destinaron.
Imperfect
yo: destinaba
The imperfect of destinar is regular: destinaba, destinabas, destinaba, destinábamos, destinabais, destinaban.
Future
yo: destinaré
The future of destinar is regular: destinaré, destinarás, destinará, destinaremos, destinaréis, destinarán.
Conditional
yo: destinaría
The conditional of destinar is regular: destinaría, destinarías, destinaría, destinaríamos, destinaríais, destinarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: destine
The present subjunctive of destinar is regular: destine, destines, destine, destinemos, destinéis, destinen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: destinara
The imperfect subjunctive of destinar is regular: destinara/destinaras/destinara/destináramos/destinarais/destinaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: destina
The imperative of destinar uses regular -ar endings: destina, destine, destinemos, destinad, destinen.
Negative Imperative
yo: no destines
Negative commands for destinar use 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no destines, no destine, no destinemos, no destinéis, no destinen.