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Subjunctive

Imperfect Subjunctive

yodetonara
detonaras
él/ella/usteddetonara
nosotrosdetonáramos
vosotrosdetonarais
ellos/ellas/ustedesdetonaran

The imperfect subjunctive, like 'detonara' or 'detonase', is used for past hypotheticals, wishes, or doubts.

Present Subjunctive

yodetone
detones
él/ella/usteddetone
nosotrosdetonemos
vosotrosdetonéis
ellos/ellas/ustedesdetonen

The present subjunctive, like 'detone' or 'detones', expresses wishes, doubts, or emotions about current/future events.

Imperative

Negative Imperative

no detones
ustedno detone
nosotrosno detonemos
vosotrosno detonéis
ustedesno detonen

Negative commands like 'no detones' (tú) and 'no detone' (usted) use the present subjunctive.

Imperative

detona
usteddetone
nosotrosdetonemos
vosotrosdetonad
ustedesdetonen

Use imperative forms like 'detona' (tú) and 'detone' (usted) for direct commands with detonar.

Indicative

Conditional

yodetonaría
detonarías
él/ella/usteddetonaría
nosotrosdetonaríamos
vosotrosdetonaríais
ellos/ellas/ustedesdetonarían

The conditional 'detonaría' expresses hypothetical actions ('would detonate').

Preterite

yodetoné
detonaste
él/ella/usteddetonó
nosotrosdetonamos
vosotrosdetonasteis
ellos/ellas/ustedesdetonaron

The preterite of detonar is regular: detoné, detonaste, detonó, detonamos, detonasteis, detonaron.

Imperfect

yodetonaba
detonabas
él/ella/usteddetonaba
nosotrosdetonábamos
vosotrosdetonabais
ellos/ellas/ustedesdetonaban

The imperfect 'detonaba' describes ongoing or habitual past actions of detonating.

Present

yodetono
detonas
él/ella/usteddetona
nosotrosdetonamos
vosotrosdetonáis
ellos/ellas/ustedesdetonan

The present tense 'detono', 'detonas', 'detona' describes current actions or general truths about detonating.

Future

yodetonaré
detonarás
él/ella/usteddetonará
nosotrosdetonaremos
vosotrosdetonaréis
ellos/ellas/ustedesdetonarán

The future tense 'detonaré', 'detonarás', 'detonará' indicates actions that will happen.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does detonar mean in Spanish?

detonar means "to detonate".

Is detonar a regular or irregular verb?

detonar is a regular -ar verb in Spanish.

How do you conjugate detonar in the present tense?

The present tense of detonar is: yo detono, tú detonas, él/ella/usted detona, nosotros detonamos, vosotros detonáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes detonan.

How do you conjugate detonar in the preterite (past tense)?

The preterite of detonar is: yo detoné, tú detonaste, él/ella/usted detonó, nosotros detonamos, vosotros detonasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes detonaron.

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