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All the words: Spanish

destacar

Level B1

Meaning

to stand out; to highlight

Example

En el informe destaca un dato inesperado.

An unexpected figure stands out in the report.

A way to remember it

Related to English "detach": what detaches from the background "stands out"; a military "detachment" is a destacamento.

Word forms

Conjugation
present
I
destaco
you (sg.)
destacas
he, she
destaca
we
destacamos
you (pl.)
destacáis
they
destacan
simple past
I
destaqué
you (sg.)
destacaste
he, she
destacó
we
destacamos
you (pl.)
destacasteis
they
destacaron
imperfect
I
destacaba
you (sg.)
destacabas
he, she
destacaba
we
destacábamos
you (pl.)
destacabais
they
destacaban
imperative
you (sg.)
destaca
we
destaquemos
you (pl.)
destacad
future
I
destacaré
you (sg.)
destacarás
he, she
destacará
we
destacaremos
you (pl.)
destacaréis
they
destacarán
conditional
I
destacaría
you (sg.)
destacarías
he, she
destacaría
we
destacaríamos
you (pl.)
destacaríais
they
destacarían
present subjunctive
I
destaque
you (sg.)
destaques
he, she
destaque
we
destaquemos
you (pl.)
destaquéis
they
destaquen
imperfect subjunctive
I
destacara / destacase
you (sg.)
destacaras / destacases
he, she
destacara / destacase
we
destacáramos / destacásemos
you (pl.)
destacarais / destacaseis
they
destacaran / destacasen

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