dispuso

Dispuso is the third-person singular preterite form of the Spanish verb disponer. It conveys a completed action in the past and can mean to arrange, to provide, to set, to order, or to decree, depending on context. The exact sense is determined by the sentence and the surrounding words, making dispuso common in narrative, legal, administrative, and formal writing.

Etymology and usage context: disponer comes from Latin disponere, formed by dis- (apart, in different directions) and ponere (to place). In everyday Spanish, dispuso often appears in phrases that describe someone making an arrangement or issuing an instruction. It can govern subordinate clauses with que, as in dispuso que se presentaran las pruebas (he ordered that the evidence be presented). It also appears in the sense of allocating or disposing of resources, or of arranging a disposition in a will or statute.

Grammatical notes: The verb disponer is irregular in the preterite. The relevant forms are dispuse, dispusiste, dispuso, dispusimos, dispusisteis, dispusieron. The form dispuso is used for he/she/it in the past. In other tenses, different stems appear (por ejemplo, dispongo in the present indicative).

Translations and nuances: dispuso can be translated as “he ordered,” “she arranged,” “it provided,” or “he allocated,” depending on the context. It often appears in formal or official prose to describe decisions, directives, or arrangements carried out in the past.

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