dispersaste

Dispersaste is the second-person singular preterite form of the Spanish verb dispersar, meaning you dispersed or you scattered. It is used to describe a completed action in the past performed by the informal singular “tú.” The verb dispersar denotes causing something to spread apart, spreading out a substance, or breaking up a group or crowd, among other senses.

Formation and usage notes: dispersar is a regular -ar verb in the preterite. The forms around dispersaste are yo dispersé, tú dispersaste, él/ella/usted dispersó, nosotros dispersamos, vosotros dispersasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes dispersaron. The tú form, dispersaste, signals informal address. In formal contexts, you would use dispersó (usted) or dispersaron (ustedes). In Spain, the plural informal form is dispersasteis.

Common contexts: dispersaste can be used for physical dispersion (for example, dispersing seeds, dispersing a crowd, or spreading particles) as well as figurative uses (dispersar dudas, dispersar rumores). It appears in narrative pasts, reports, and instructional texts.

Example: Ayer dispersaste las semillas por el jardín. For pronoun variation, usted dispersó; vosotros dispersasteis; ustedes dispersaron. The meaning remains the same: the action occurred and was completed in the past.

See also: dispersar, its related forms such as dispersado (past participle) and dispersamiento in specialized senses. The term is standard in Spanish-language grammars and dictionaries and is used across dialects to convey a past, informal second-person action of dispersing.