decantaste

Decantaste is the second-person singular preterite form of the Spanish verb decantar. It translates to "you decanted" in English and is used to describe a completed action in the past, typically the act of decanting a liquid such as wine to separate sediment or to aerate it.

Etymology and grammar: Decantar derives from Latin decantare, meaning to pour off or separate by pouring. In modern Spanish, decantar is a regular -ar verb, and the preterite ending -aste marks the tú form, indicating informal or familiar address. The form decantaste appears in narrative or dialogue where the subject is the person being addressed directly.

Usage: Decantaste is commonly used in everyday speech, cooking, wine tasting, and instruction to recount a past action of decanting. It is appropriate in both personal storytelling and formal writing when the subject is tú.

Example: Ayer decantaste el vino para separar los sedimentos. Translation: Yesterday you decanted the wine to separate the sediments. This form contrasts with other tense forms of decantar, such as decantas (present) or decantarás (future), which address different temporal contexts.

See also: decantar, decantación, decanting; for related senses in other languages, consider décanter in French or decant in English.