Deformaste

Deformaste is the second-person singular preterite indicative form of the Spanish verb deformar, meaning “you deformed” or “you distorted.” It is used to describe a completed action in the past carried out by the subject tú.

Origin and morphology: Deformar comes from Latin deformare. Deformaste is formed by the stem deform- plus the preterite ending -aste, which marks second-person singular in the simple past tense. The standard stress is on the syllable for-MAS-te, and the pronunciation is approximately de-for-MAS-te. In many dialects, the form appears in narrative or instructional contexts to specify what someone did in a past event.

Usage: In ordinary narration, deformaste describes modifying the shape or character of something by a past action. It can refer to physical alteration or to figurative changes in form or appearance. Its use is most common in informal speech or dialogues; in formal writing, the same idea is usually conveyed with other tenses or constructions depending on context.

Examples: Tú deformaste la figura al presionarla demasiado. Tú deformaste la masa antes de hornearla, lo que cambió su textura. Such sentences illustrate a completed past action attributed to the second-person subject.

See also: The related terms deformación (deformation) and the verb deformar in other tenses and moods. Deformaste is part of a family of derivatives that express changes in form or structure across Spanish grammar.