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No. 10,098 in Spanish

cediese

"Cediese" is the imperfect subjunctive form of "ceder," meaning "to yield" or "to give up."

In a sentence

  • Si él me lo cediese, yo podría ocuparme del trabajo.

    If he gave it to me, I could take care of the work.

    In this sentence, 'cediese' is used in its subjunctive imperfect form to express a hypothetical action in the past/present.

  • Le pedí que cediese su asiento a la anciana.

    I asked him to give his seat to the elderly woman.

    Here, 'cediese' conveys a polite request in the subjunctive mood.

  • Era justo que ella cediese en su reclamación.

    It was fair for her to give up on her claim.

    In this context, 'cediese' is employed to express a concession or yielding in a subjunctive, past situation.

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