describió

Describió is the third-person singular pretérito indefinido (simple past) form of the Spanish verb describir. It corresponds to the English phrases "he described," "she described," or "you described" (usted described) and is used to narrate completed description actions in the past. The form is commonly found in narrative and reporting contexts.

Conjugation and spelling are regular for -ir verbs in this tense. The full preterite of describir is: describí, describiste, describió, describimos, describisteis, describieron. The accent on í in describió marks the stressed syllable and distinguishes it from other forms such as describio, which would be incorrect in standard Spanish.

Etymology and meaning: describir comes from Latin describere, a compound of de- and scribere, meaning roughly “to write down” or “to describe.” The current meaning evolved to refer to presenting the characteristics of someone or something by words. The form describió preserves the root describ- and adds the standard -ió ending for the third-person singular in the pretérito indefinido.

Usage notes: Describió is used when the subject performed the act of describing in the past, often introducing details about a person, place, event, or object. It can appear with explicit objects (describió el lugar) or with indirect clarification (ella describió cómo ocurrió). In direct speech or reported narratives, it commonly appears alongside other past tense forms to build a sequence of events.

See also: describir, pretérito indefinido, Spanish grammar.