cedí

Cedí is the first-person singular form of the Spanish verb ceder in the pretérito perfecto simple (also called pretérito simple). It conveys a completed action in the past and means “I yielded,” “I conceded,” or “I transferred (a right or property).” The form is used to describe situations in which the speaker gave up a claim, right, or preference.

Conjugation in the pretérito perfecto simple is: yo cedí, tú cediste, él/ella/usted cedió, nosotros cedimos, vosotros cedisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes cedieron.

Usage and nuance: cedí describes past acts of yielding, conceding, or transferring rights or possessions. Examples include “Yo cedí ante la presión” (I yielded to the pressure) and “La empresa cedió sus derechos sobre la patente” (The company ceded its rights to the patent). The verb is common in legal, contractual, and narrative contexts when reporting what someone did previously. It also appears in everyday expressions such as “ceder el paso” (to yield the right of way).

Etymology and related forms: cedí derives from Latin cedere, meaning to go or yield. Related forms include cedar in Spanish orthography, and cognates in other languages such as English “cede” and “concede,” or French “céder.” The verb shares a common semantic field with other verbs built on the same stem, such as ceder, cede, and succeeding conjugations in different tenses.