verb
- transitive to devise, to come up with
idear
to devise, to come up with
Meanings
Conjugation
Gerund ideando · past participle ideado
Indicative
| present | imperfect | preterite | future | conditional | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | ideo | ideaba | ideé | idearé | idearía |
| tú | ideas | ideabas | ideaste | idearás | idearías |
| vos | ideás | ideabas | ideaste | idearás | idearías |
| él, ella, usted | idea | ideaba | ideó | ideará | idearía |
| nosotros | ideamos | ideábamos | ideamos | idearemos | idearíamos |
| vosotros | ideáis | ideabais | ideasteis | idearéis | idearíais |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | idean | ideaban | idearon | idearán | idearían |
Subjunctive
| present | imperfect (-ra) | imperfect (-se) | future | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | idee | ideara | idease | ideare |
| tú | idees | idearas | ideases | ideares |
| vos | ideés | idearas | ideases | ideares |
| él, ella, usted | idee | ideara | idease | ideare |
| nosotros | ideemos | ideáramos | ideásemos | ideáremos |
| vosotros | ideéis | idearais | ideaseis | ideareis |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | ideen | idearan | ideasen | idearen |
Imperative
| affirmative | negative | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | idea | no idees |
| vos | ideá | |
| usted | idee | no idee |
| nosotros | ideemos | no ideemos |
| vosotros | idead | no ideéis |
| ustedes | ideen | no ideen |
In sentences
Ideemos otra manera. Let's think out another way. #1641782
Un hombre sin ideales está vacío. A man without ideals is hollow. #5007009
Es bueno tener ideales...¿No crees? It is good to have ideals... don't you think? #481967
Él ideó el plan junto con sus colegas. He made the plan along with his colleagues. #853325
Los parques son ideales para escribir. Parks are ideal for writing. #2089280
Podemos idear algunas maneras de huir. We must devise some means of escape. #6854813
Un hombre sin ideales es hueco. A man without ideals is hollow. #604149
Tom ideó un plan para asaltar la casa de Mary. Tom devised a plan to burglarize Mary's house. #6854835