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destruir

destruir

See also: destruír

Catalan

Verb

destruir (first-person singular present destrueixo, past participle destruït)

  1. to destroy

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin dēstruere.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨʃtɾuˈiɾ/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌdes.tɾu.ˈi(ʁ)/, /ˌd͡ʒis-/
    • Homophone: destruí (with -r dropping)

Verb

destruir (first-person singular present indicative destruo, past participle destruído)

  1. to destroy

Conjugation

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin dēstruere.

Verb

destruir (first-person singular present destruyo, first-person singular preterite destruí, past participle destruido)

  1. to destroy

Conjugation

  • Rule: i becomes y before a, e, or o.

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