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SPANISH VERB

delatar

to give away

  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: delatando
  • Past participle: delatado

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I give away
  2. tú you give away
  3. usted, él, ella he/she gives away
  4. nosotros we give away
  5. vosotros Spain you all give away
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they give away

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I gave away
  2. tú you gave away
  3. usted, él, ella he/she gave away
  4. nosotros we gave away
  5. vosotros Spain you all gave away
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they gave away

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to give away
  2. tú you used to give away
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to give away
  4. nosotros we used to give away
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to give away
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to give away

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will give away
  2. tú you will give away
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will give away
  4. nosotros we will give away
  5. vosotros Spain you all will give away
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will give away

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would give away
  2. tú you would give away
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would give away
  4. nosotros we would give away
  5. vosotros Spain you all would give away
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would give away

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I give away
  2. tú (that) you give away
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she give away
  4. nosotros (that) we give away
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all give away
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they give away

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I gave away
  2. tú (if) you gave away
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she gave away
  4. nosotros (if) we gave away
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all gave away
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they gave away

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú give away!
  2. usted give away! (formal)
  3. nosotros give away! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain give away! (all of you)
  5. ustedes give away! (all of you)

How to use delatar

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Tu acento te delata: eres de Cádiz, ¿verdad?

    Your accent gives you away: you're from Cádiz, right?

  2. Past

    El olor a tabaco lo delató delante de su madre.

    The smell of tobacco gave him away in front of his mother.

  3. Imperfect

    De niño, mis orejas rojas me delataban siempre que mentía.

    As a boy, my red ears gave me away whenever I lied.

  4. Future

    Si te ríes, nos delatarás a los dos.

    If you laugh, you'll give us both away.

  5. Conditional

    Un buen amigo nunca te delataría.

    A good friend would never give you away.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Cállate, antes de que tu cara nos delate.

    Be quiet, before your face gives us away.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Temía que las migas en la mesa me delataran.

    I was afraid the crumbs on the table would give me away.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Delátame si quieres, pero yo no he sido!

    Tell on me if you like, but it wasn't me!

Good to know

  • "Delatar a alguien" is to inform on them; more often it is your face, your accent or a smell that "te delata".

Where you hear delatar

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Spanish · Fluency Level 2

  • La cara siempre te delata, Sarah. Your face always gives you away, Sarah.
  • El zumo de naranja me delató en el bar. The orange juice gave me away in the bar.
  • Esa sonrisa te va a delatar, Curro. That smile is going to give you away, Curro.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.