dediqué

Dediqué is the first-person singular form of the Spanish verb dedicar in the pretérito perfecto simple (simple past). It translates to "I dedicated" or "I devoted" in English and is used to describe a completed action in the past with the subject yo.

The verb dedicar comes from Latin dedicare, formed from de- (away) and dicare (to consecrate). The form "dediqué" includes a spelling change to preserve the hard /k/ sound before the e of the ending; the c becomes qu before e in this conjugation pattern, a common adjustment for -car verbs in the preterite.

Usage of dediqué covers several senses of dedicar: dedicating a work to someone, devoting time or resources to a task, or attributing a commitment or focus to an activity. Examples include: "Dediqué este libro a mi padre" (I dedicated this book to my father) and "Dediqué muchos años a la investigación" (I devoted many years to research). The form is restricted to the first-person singular subject and is not interchangeable with other persons or tenses.

Related forms include dedicar (infinitive), dedicación (dedication), and dedicado/a (adjective meaning devoted or dedicated). The associated conjugations provide the corresponding forms for tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros, and ellos/ustedes, and the present subjunctive uses "dique/dedique" in different contexts.