Decidí

Decidí is the first-person singular form of the Spanish verb decidir in the pretérito indefinido (simple past) tense. It is a verb form meaning “I decided.” It is not a noun or a proper name, but a conjugated verb used to describe a completed decision in the past.

Etymology: Decidir comes from Latin decidere, which combines de- “off” or “down” with caedere “to cut.” The sense evolved from “to cut off options” to “to make a decision,” and its various tenses express different aspects of choosing or resolving.

Conjugation in pretérito: The complete pretérito conjugation of decidir is: yo decidí, tú decidiste, él/ella/usted decidió, nosotros decidimos, vosotros decidisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes decidieron. Decidir is a regular -ir verb in this tense, and the first-person singular form carries a written accent on the í (decidí) to indicate stress.

Usage: Decidí is used to recount a decision that was made at a specific past moment. Example: “Decidí cambiar de trabajo.” It is often contrasted with forms like “decidía,” which expresses a habitual or ongoing past decision, or with other tenses that place the decision in a different temporal or aspectual frame.

Related terms: The base verb is decidir; related nouns include decisión (decision) and other phrases dealing with decision-making, such as tomar una decisión. The form decidí functions as a standard past-tense construction in narrative and reporting contexts.