declararon

Declararon is the third-person plural pretérito indefinido form of the Spanish verb declarar. It corresponds to they declared or you all declared, depending on the context, and is used with subjects such as ellos, ellas, or ustedes. In narrative past tense, declararon denotes a completed action of declaring or stating something.

Etymology and meaning: declarar comes from Latin declarare, formed from de- plus clarare, meaning to make clear or reveal. In Spanish, declarar retains both broad meanings: to declare or state publicly a fact, and to declare as a witness or to testify before an authority. The past tense declararon can therefore refer to a public statement, a formal declaration, or a sworn testimony.

Usage: Declararon is common in legal, political, journalistic, and everyday contexts. Examples include declaring support for a policy, declaring bankruptcy, declaring independence, or witnesses declaring testimony in court. In news reports, it can appear as declararon las autoridades or declararon ante el juez, depending on who is speaking and the action described. As a regular -ar verb, declararon follows the standard conjugation pattern of declarár in the preterite: declaré, declaraste, declaró, declaramos, declarasteis, declararon.

See also: The verb declarar and its related forms in other tenses and moods. Similar Romance language cognates include Portuguese declarar and French déclarer.

Overall, declararon is a common past-tense form used to report that a group of subjects, usually ellos/ustedes, made a declaration, statement, or testimony in Spanish.