Decia (en. He said)

/deˈθia/

Meaning & Definition

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verb

Indicates an assertion in the past.

I said it was going to rain.

Yo decía que iba a llover.

Expresses a thought or argument habitually in the past.

When I was a child, I always said I wanted to be an astronaut.

Cuando era niño, siempre decía que quería ser astronauta.

Relates a speech that was maintained in the past.

She said that the truth always comes to light.

Ella decía que la verdad siempre sale a la luz.

From the Latin verb 'dicere', which means 'to say'.

I said

expression that implies repeating what has been said before.

decía yo

as my grandmother used to say

phrase that introduces popular wisdom or advice.

como decía mi abuela

you said you would come

refers to someone's promise to do something that they did not keep.

decías que vendrías

to say

verb that means to express something in words.

decir

saying

phrase that has been expressed and is repeated.

dicho

statement

action of manifesting something in a formal context.

declaración

To say something casually.

I was just saying for the sake of saying, don’t take it seriously.

Yo solo decía por decir, no lo tomes en serio.

To speak carelessly.

He always said silly things when he is with his friends.

Él siempre decía tonterías cuando está con sus amigos.