Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | degollar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | degollando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar degollando. |
Spanish verb conjugation
Degollar conjugation
degollar is an irregular Spanish -AR verb meaning slit the throat / behead. In the present tense: yo deguello, tú deguellas, él/ella deguella, nosotros degollamos, vosotros degolláis, ellos deguellan. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
Rank #2373-ARIrregular18 tense tables
At a glance
- Infinitive
- degollar
- Gerundio
- degollando
- Meaning
- slit the throat / behead
- Pattern
- Irregular
- Difficulty
- Level 3
Conjugation tables
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Degollar across the MuyVerbs tense system
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Presente
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | deguello | Yo deguello el pollo en la granja.I slit the chicken's throat on the farm. |
| tú | deguellas | Normalmente, tú deguellas el animal con un corte limpio.You usually slit the animal's throat with a clean cut. |
| él | deguella | Él deguella el cordero antes de prepararlo.He slits the lamb's throat before preparing it. |
| nosotros | degollamos | Nosotros degollamos las aves siguiendo las normas del matadero.We slit the birds' throats following slaughterhouse rules. |
| vosotros | degolláis | Vosotros degolláis el pavo antes de cocinarlo.You all slit the turkey's throat before cooking it. |
| ellos | deguellan | Ellos deguellan el ganado en el matadero.They slit the cattle's throats at the slaughterhouse. |
Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he degollado | Este año, yo he degollado el pollo en la granja.This year, I have slit the chicken's throat on the farm. |
| tú | has degollado | Este año, tú has degollado el animal con un corte limpio.This year, you have slit the animal's throat with a clean cut. |
| él | ha degollado | Este año, él ha degollado el cordero antes de prepararlo.This year, he has slit the lamb's throat before preparing it. |
| nosotros | hemos degollado | Este año, nosotros hemos degollado las aves siguiendo las normas del matadero.This year, we have slit the birds' throats following slaughterhouse rules. |
| vosotros | habéis degollado | Este año, vosotros habéis degollado el pavo antes de cocinarlo.This year, you all have slit the turkey's throat before cooking it. |
| ellos | han degollado | Este año, ellos han degollado el ganado en el matadero.This year, they have slit the cattle's throats at the slaughterhouse. |
Pretérito Indefinido
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | degollé | Ayer, yo degollé el pollo en la granja.Yesterday, I slit the chicken's throat on the farm. |
| tú | degollaste | Ayer, tú degollaste el animal con un corte limpio.Yesterday, you slit the animal's throat with a clean cut. |
| él | degolló | Ayer, él degolló el cordero antes de prepararlo.Yesterday, he slit the lamb's throat before preparing it. |
| nosotros | degollamos | Ayer, nosotros degollamos las aves siguiendo las normas del matadero.Yesterday, we slit the birds' throats following slaughterhouse rules. |
| vosotros | degollasteis | Ayer, vosotros degollasteis el pavo antes de cocinarlo.Yesterday, you all slit the turkey's throat before cooking it. |
| ellos | degollaron | Ayer, ellos degollaron el ganado en el matadero.Yesterday, they slit the cattle's throats at the slaughterhouse. |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | degollaba | Antes, yo degollaba el pollo en la granja.Before, I used to slit the chicken's throat on the farm. |
| tú | degollabas | Antes, tú degollabas el animal con un corte limpio.Before, you used to slit the animal's throat with a clean cut. |
| él | degollaba | Antes, él degollaba el cordero antes de prepararlo.Before, he used to slit the lamb's throat before preparing it. |
| nosotros | degollábamos | Antes, nosotros degollábamos las aves siguiendo las normas del matadero.Before, we used to slit the birds' throats following slaughterhouse rules. |
| vosotros | degollabais | Antes, vosotros degollabais el pavo antes de cocinarlo.Before, you all used to slit the turkey's throat before cooking it. |
| ellos | degollaban | Antes, ellos degollaban el ganado en el matadero.Before, they used to slit the cattle's throats at the slaughterhouse. |
Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había degollado | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había degollado el pollo en la granja.When you arrived, I had already slit the chicken's throat on the farm. |
| tú | habías degollado | Cuando llegaste, tú ya habías degollado el animal con un corte limpio.When you arrived, you had already slit the animal's throat with a clean cut. |
| él | había degollado | Cuando llegaste, él ya había degollado el cordero antes de prepararlo.When you arrived, he had already slit the lamb's throat before preparing it. |
| nosotros | habíamos degollado | Cuando llegaste, nosotros ya habíamos degollado las aves siguiendo las normas del matadero.When you arrived, we had already slit the birds' throats following slaughterhouse rules. |
| vosotros | habíais degollado | Cuando llegaste, vosotros ya habíais degollado el pavo antes de cocinarlo.When you arrived, you all had already slit the turkey's throat before cooking it. |
| ellos | habían degollado | Cuando llegaste, ellos ya habían degollado el ganado en el matadero.When you arrived, they had already slit the cattle's throats at the slaughterhouse. |
Pretérito Anterior
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube degollado | Apenas yo hube degollado el pollo en la granja, todo cambió.As soon as I had slit the chicken's throat on the farm, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste degollado | Apenas tú hubiste degollado el animal con un corte limpio, todo cambió.As soon as you had slit the animal's throat with a clean cut, everything changed. |
| él | hubo degollado | Apenas él hubo degollado el cordero antes de prepararlo, todo cambió.As soon as he had slit the lamb's throat before preparing it, everything changed. |
| nosotros | hubimos degollado | Apenas nosotros hubimos degollado las aves siguiendo las normas del matadero, todo cambió.As soon as we had slit the birds' throats following slaughterhouse rules, everything changed. |
| vosotros | hubisteis degollado | Apenas vosotros hubisteis degollado el pavo antes de cocinarlo, todo cambió.As soon as you all had slit the turkey's throat before cooking it, everything changed. |
| ellos | hubieron degollado | Apenas ellos hubieron degollado el ganado en el matadero, todo cambió.As soon as they had slit the cattle's throats at the slaughterhouse, everything changed. |
Futuro
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | degollaré | Mañana, yo degollaré el pollo en la granja.Tomorrow, I will slit the chicken's throat on the farm. |
| tú | degollarás | Mañana, tú degollarás el animal con un corte limpio.Tomorrow, you will slit the animal's throat with a clean cut. |
| él | degollará | Mañana, él degollará el cordero antes de prepararlo.Tomorrow, he will slit the lamb's throat before preparing it. |
| nosotros | degollaremos | Mañana, nosotros degollaremos las aves siguiendo las normas del matadero.Tomorrow, we will slit the birds' throats following slaughterhouse rules. |
| vosotros | degollaréis | Mañana, vosotros degollaréis el pavo antes de cocinarlo.Tomorrow, you all will slit the turkey's throat before cooking it. |
| ellos | degollarán | Mañana, ellos degollarán el ganado en el matadero.Tomorrow, they will slit the cattle's throats at the slaughterhouse. |
Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré degollado | Para entonces, yo ya habré degollado el pollo en la granja.By then, I will already have slit the chicken's throat on the farm. |
| tú | habrás degollado | Para entonces, tú ya habrás degollado el animal con un corte limpio.By then, you will already have slit the animal's throat with a clean cut. |
| él | habrá degollado | Para entonces, él ya habrá degollado el cordero antes de prepararlo.By then, he will already have slit the lamb's throat before preparing it. |
| nosotros | habremos degollado | Para entonces, nosotros ya habremos degollado las aves siguiendo las normas del matadero.By then, we will already have slit the birds' throats following slaughterhouse rules. |
| vosotros | habréis degollado | Para entonces, vosotros ya habréis degollado el pavo antes de cocinarlo.By then, you all will already have slit the turkey's throat before cooking it. |
| ellos | habrán degollado | Para entonces, ellos ya habrán degollado el ganado en el matadero.By then, they will already have slit the cattle's throats at the slaughterhouse. |
Condicional
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | degollaría | En un caso así, yo degollaría el pollo en la granja.In a case like that, I would slit the chicken's throat on the farm. |
| tú | degollarías | En un caso así, tú degollarías el animal con un corte limpio.In a case like that, you would slit the animal's throat with a clean cut. |
| él | degollaría | En un caso así, él degollaría el cordero antes de prepararlo.In a case like that, he would slit the lamb's throat before preparing it. |
| nosotros | degollaríamos | En un caso así, nosotros degollaríamos las aves siguiendo las normas del matadero.In a case like that, we would slit the birds' throats following slaughterhouse rules. |
| vosotros | degollaríais | En un caso así, vosotros degollaríais el pavo antes de cocinarlo.In a case like that, you all would slit the turkey's throat before cooking it. |
| ellos | degollarían | En un caso así, ellos degollarían el ganado en el matadero.In a case like that, they would slit the cattle's throats at the slaughterhouse. |
Condicional Perfecto
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría degollado | En otro momento, yo habría degollado el pollo en la granja.At another moment, I would have slit the chicken's throat on the farm. |
| tú | habrías degollado | En otro momento, tú habrías degollado el animal con un corte limpio.At another moment, you would have slit the animal's throat with a clean cut. |
| él | habría degollado | En otro momento, él habría degollado el cordero antes de prepararlo.At another moment, he would have slit the lamb's throat before preparing it. |
| nosotros | habríamos degollado | En otro momento, nosotros habríamos degollado las aves siguiendo las normas del matadero.At another moment, we would have slit the birds' throats following slaughterhouse rules. |
| vosotros | habríais degollado | En otro momento, vosotros habríais degollado el pavo antes de cocinarlo.At another moment, you all would have slit the turkey's throat before cooking it. |
| ellos | habrían degollado | En otro momento, ellos habrían degollado el ganado en el matadero.At another moment, they would have slit the cattle's throats at the slaughterhouse. |
Subjuntivo Presente
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | deguelle | Es mejor que yo deguelle el pollo en la granja.It is better that I slit the chicken's throat on the farm. |
| tú | deguelles | Es mejor que tú deguelles el animal con un corte limpio.It is better that you slit the animal's throat with a clean cut. |
| él | deguelle | Es mejor que él deguelle el cordero antes de prepararlo.It is better that he slit the lamb's throat before preparing it. |
| nosotros | degollemos | Es mejor que nosotros degollemos las aves siguiendo las normas del matadero.It is better that we slit the birds' throats following slaughterhouse rules. |
| vosotros | degolléis | Es mejor que vosotros degolléis el pavo antes de cocinarlo.It is better that you all slit the turkey's throat before cooking it. |
| ellos | deguellen | Es mejor que ellos deguellen el ganado en el matadero.It is better that they slit the cattle's throats at the slaughterhouse. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya degollado | Ojalá yo haya degollado el pollo en la granja.Hopefully I have slit the chicken's throat on the farm. |
| tú | hayas degollado | Ojalá tú hayas degollado el animal con un corte limpio.Hopefully you have slit the animal's throat with a clean cut. |
| él | haya degollado | Ojalá él haya degollado el cordero antes de prepararlo.Hopefully he has slit the lamb's throat before preparing it. |
| nosotros | hayamos degollado | Ojalá nosotros hayamos degollado las aves siguiendo las normas del matadero.Hopefully we have slit the birds' throats following slaughterhouse rules. |
| vosotros | hayáis degollado | Ojalá vosotros hayáis degollado el pavo antes de cocinarlo.Hopefully you all have slit the turkey's throat before cooking it. |
| ellos | hayan degollado | Ojalá ellos hayan degollado el ganado en el matadero.Hopefully they have slit the cattle's throats at the slaughterhouse. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | degollara | Si yo degollara el pollo en la granja, se notaría enseguida.If I slit the chicken's throat on the farm, it would show right away. |
| tú | degollaras | Si tú degollaras el animal con un corte limpio, se notaría enseguida.If you slit the animal's throat with a clean cut, it would show right away. |
| él | degollara | Si él degollara el cordero antes de prepararlo, se notaría enseguida.If he slit the lamb's throat before preparing it, it would show right away. |
| nosotros | degolláramos | Si nosotros degolláramos las aves siguiendo las normas del matadero, se notaría enseguida.If we slit the birds' throats following slaughterhouse rules, it would show right away. |
| vosotros | degollarais | Si vosotros degollarais el pavo antes de cocinarlo, se notaría enseguida.If you all slit the turkey's throat before cooking it, it would show right away. |
| ellos | degollaran | Si ellos degollaran el ganado en el matadero, se notaría enseguida.If they slit the cattle's throats at the slaughterhouse, it would show right away. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera degollado | Si yo hubiera degollado el pollo en la granja, aún se recordaría.If I had slit the chicken's throat on the farm, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | hubieras degollado | Si tú hubieras degollado el animal con un corte limpio, aún se recordaría.If you had slit the animal's throat with a clean cut, it would still be remembered. |
| él | hubiera degollado | Si él hubiera degollado el cordero antes de prepararlo, aún se recordaría.If he had slit the lamb's throat before preparing it, it would still be remembered. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos degollado | Si nosotros hubiéramos degollado las aves siguiendo las normas del matadero, aún se recordaría.If we had slit the birds' throats following slaughterhouse rules, it would still be remembered. |
| vosotros | hubierais degollado | Si vosotros hubierais degollado el pavo antes de cocinarlo, aún se recordaría.If you all had slit the turkey's throat before cooking it, it would still be remembered. |
| ellos | hubieran degollado | Si ellos hubieran degollado el ganado en el matadero, aún se recordaría.If they had slit the cattle's throats at the slaughterhouse, it would still be remembered. |
Subjuntivo Futuro
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | degollare | Si yo degollare el pollo en la granja, se notará enseguida.If I slit the chicken's throat on the farm, it will show right away. |
| tú | degollares | Si tú degollares el animal con un corte limpio, se notará enseguida.If you slit the animal's throat with a clean cut, it will show right away. |
| él | degollare | Si él degollare el cordero antes de prepararlo, se notará enseguida.If he slit the lamb's throat before preparing it, it will show right away. |
| nosotros | degolláremos | Si nosotros degolláremos las aves siguiendo las normas del matadero, se notará enseguida.If we slit the birds' throats following slaughterhouse rules, it will show right away. |
| vosotros | degollareis | Si vosotros degollareis el pavo antes de cocinarlo, se notará enseguida.If you all slit the turkey's throat before cooking it, it will show right away. |
| ellos | degollaren | Si ellos degollaren el ganado en el matadero, se notará enseguida.If they slit the cattle's throats at the slaughterhouse, it will show right away. |
Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere degollado | Cuando yo hubiere degollado el pollo en la granja, ya se notará.When I have slit the chicken's throat on the farm, it will already show. |
| tú | hubieres degollado | Cuando tú hubieres degollado el animal con un corte limpio, ya se notará.When you have slit the animal's throat with a clean cut, it will already show. |
| él | hubiere degollado | Cuando él hubiere degollado el cordero antes de prepararlo, ya se notará.When he has slit the lamb's throat before preparing it, it will already show. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos degollado | Cuando nosotros hubiéremos degollado las aves siguiendo las normas del matadero, ya se notará.When we have slit the birds' throats following slaughterhouse rules, it will already show. |
| vosotros | hubiereis degollado | Cuando vosotros hubiereis degollado el pavo antes de cocinarlo, ya se notará.When you all have slit the turkey's throat before cooking it, it will already show. |
| ellos | hubieren degollado | Cuando ellos hubieren degollado el ganado en el matadero, ya se notará.When they have slit the cattle's throats at the slaughterhouse, it will already show. |
Imperativo Afirmativo
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | deguella | deguella el animal con un corte limpio.Slit the animal's throat with a clean cut. |
| él | deguelle | Que él deguelle el cordero antes de prepararlo.Let him slit the lamb's throat before preparing it. |
| nosotros | degollemos | degollemos las aves siguiendo las normas del matadero.Let's slit the birds' throats following slaughterhouse rules. |
| vosotros | degollad | degollad el pavo antes de cocinarlo.Slit the turkey's throat before cooking it. |
| ellos | deguellen | Que ellos deguellen el ganado en el matadero.Let them slit the cattle's throats at the slaughterhouse. |
Imperativo Negativo
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no deguelles | No no deguelles el animal con un corte limpio.Do not slit the animal's throat with a clean cut. |
| él | no deguelle | Que él no no deguelle el cordero antes de prepararlo.Let him not slit the lamb's throat before preparing it. |
| nosotros | no degollemos | No no degollemos las aves siguiendo las normas del matadero.Let us not slit the birds' throats following slaughterhouse rules. |
| vosotros | no degolléis | No no degolléis el pavo antes de cocinarlo.Do not slit the turkey's throat before cooking it. |
| ellos | no deguellen | Que ellos no no deguellen el ganado en el matadero.Let them not slit the cattle's throats at the slaughterhouse. |
Free web drill
Practice degollar
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Presente•yo
Yo ___ el pollo en la granja.
I slit the chicken's throat on the farm.
Need grammar help?How to form Presente
Use Presente for facts, habits, current states, and regular actions.
Formation
- 1Remove the infinitive ending: -ar, -er, or -ir.
- 2Add the present endings for the subject.
- 3Watch high-frequency irregulars like ser, estar, ir, tener, hacer, and decir.
Pattern
-ar: o, as, a, amos, áis, an-er: o, es, e, emos, éis, en-ir: o, es, e, imos, ís, en
Examples
hablar -> yo hablocomer -> él comevivir -> vosotros vivís
Presente is the base system. Master the endings first, then handle irregular yo forms and stem changes.
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- What does 'degollar' mean in English?
- In Spanish, 'degollar' means to slit the throat / behead. It is a irregular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
- Is degollar an irregular verb in Spanish?
- Yes, degollar is an irregular Spanish verb. It does not follow the regular -AR ending pattern in every tense — some forms change stem or use unique endings. The complete conjugation table on this page shows every irregular form.
- How do you conjugate degollar in the present tense?
- Present tense (Presente) of degollar: yo deguello, tú deguellas, él/ella/usted deguella, nosotros degollamos, vosotros degolláis, ellos/ellas/ustedes deguellan.
- How do you conjugate degollar in the preterite?
- Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of degollar: yo degollé, tú degollaste, él/ella/usted degolló, nosotros degollamos, vosotros degollasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes degollaron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
- What is the imperfect tense of degollar?
- Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of degollar: yo degollaba, tú degollabas, él/ella/usted degollaba, nosotros degollábamos, vosotros degollabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes degollaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
- What is the past participle of degollar?
- The past participle of degollar is 'degollado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he degollado' (I have slit the throat / beheaded), 'has degollado', 'ha degollado'.
- What is the gerundio (present participle) of degollar?
- The gerundio of degollar is 'degollando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy degollando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.
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