Discutir is a regular -ir verb in Spanish.
Practice discutir free →Discutir means 'to argue' and 'to discuss', and it is a regular -ir verb that, like asistir, is a partial false friend: it more often means to argue or quarrel than the neutral English 'discuss'. Discutí con mi hermano (I argued with my brother), discutimos el problema (we discussed the problem). Because conflict and debate come up in relationships and opinion topics, discutir adds useful range to higher-level writing. As a regular -ir verb the conjugation is predictable; the key learning is that the 'argue' sense is the more common one.
Quick facts
Discutir (to discuss) is a regular -ir verb.
Real sentences across different tenses — the kind of thing you'd actually say or write.
Discutí con mi hermano (I argued with my brother).
Discutimos el tema (we discussed the topic).
More often 'argue' than neutral 'discuss'.
Useful for conflict in higher-level writing.
Fixed expressions worth knowing — they come up in listening, reading and writing tasks.
Idiomatic expressions
discutir is a regular -ir verb — it follows the standard -ir pattern in every tense. That makes it a good one to drill: if you know discutir, you know the template for all regular -ir verbs.
Type conjugations from memory and get instant feedback. That's how you actually build the automatic recall the exam needs — not from reading tables.
Practice discutir now →Three questions, no account needed. Type the form, then press Enter or tap Check.
yo: discuto, tú: discutes, él: discute, nosotros: discutimos, vosotros: discutís, ellos: discuten
The past participle is discutido (he discutido) and the gerund is discutiendo (estoy discutiendo).
Verbs that are easy to confuse with discutir or that behave like it.
Discutir is on the AQA, Edexcel and Eduqas GCSE Spanish vocabulary lists. Compare the exam boards.
Written by Daniel Holmes for GCSE & A-Level Spanish students.