Defendiste

Defendiste is the second-person singular form of the Spanish verb defender in the pretérito indefinido (simple past). It corresponds to the English "you defended" and is used to describe a completed action performed by the subject referred to as tú.

Morphology and conjugation: Defendiste is formed from the infinitive defender by removing the -er ending and adding -iste for the second person singular. The full conjugation in pretérito indefinido is: defendí, defendiste, defendió, defendimos, defendisteis, defendieron. The form defendiste uses no diacritics apart from the accents that appear in other forms, and it is one of the regular endings for -er verbs in this tense.

Usage: This tense and form are common in narrative past tense and everyday speech across Spanish-speaking regions. Defendiste can describe defending a person, a position, an argument, or oneself, and it can appear with direct objects or with subordinate clauses. It is used in informal contexts when addressing someone as tú, in both Spain and Latin America.

Examples: Defendiste a tu amigo ante la acusación. También definiste tu punto con evidencia sólida durante la reunión. The form helps place actions firmly in the past relative to the moment of speaking.