Disolver Examples, Sentences & Quiz in Spanish

disolver means "to dissolve" in English, and this page shows you how it actually sounds in everyday Spanish — not just the conjugation table, but the verb in real sentences, in short dialogues, and in the mistakes learners make with it. Disolver means to dissolve something in a liquid, and also to dissolve an organisation such as a parliament or a company. Its past participle is irregular — disuelto. Below you will find twelve example sentences grouped by use, two short dialogues, the most common mistakes with corrections, and a ten-question quiz with explained answers. If you want the full tables first, start with the full conjugation of disolver; if you want to study one tense in depth, see the disolver present tense page.

disolver in everyday use: examples with translations

Everyday present uses

How the verb sounds in the present, the future and in hypotheticals — the forms you will use most often.

  1. Yo disuelvo el azúcar en el café — "I dissolve the sugar in the coffee"
  2. Mi amigo disuelve la sal en el agua — "My friend dissolves the salt in the water"
  3. Mañana, tú disolverás el parlamento tras la crisis — "Tomorrow, you will dissolve parliament after the crisis"
  4. Yo disolvería la empresa en enero si pudiera — "I would dissolve the company in January if I could"

Talking about the past

The same verb in the past: one finished action, a habit, something that has just happened, and something that had already happened.

  1. Ayer, yo disolví el azúcar en el café — "Yesterday, I dissolved the sugar in the coffee"
  2. Antes, nosotros disolvíamos la sal en el agua — "Before, we used to dissolve the salt in the water"
  3. Él ha disuelto el parlamento tras la crisis — "He has dissolved parliament after the crisis"
  4. Yo ya había disuelto la empresa en enero antes de salir — "I already had dissolved the company in January before leaving"

Wishes, conditions and commands

The verb after espero que, in si clauses, as a command — and in the conditional perfect, for what would have happened.

  1. Espero que él disuelva el azúcar en el café — "I hope he dissolves the sugar in the coffee"
  2. Si yo disolviera la sal en el agua, todo cambiaría — "If I dissolved the salt in the water, everything would change"
  3. Disuelve el parlamento tras la crisis. — "Dissolve parliament after the crisis."
  4. Yo habría disuelto la empresa en enero con más tiempo — "I would have dissolved the company in January with more time"

disolver in conversation

Two short dialogues that use disolver the way people really speak it. Notice how the verb changes with the person, and how the same verb fits different situations.

Two friends talk about it.

  • Lucía: Hola, ¿qué tal? — "Hello, how are you?"
  • Lucía: Yo disuelvo el azúcar en el café — "I dissolve the sugar in the coffee"
  • Marcos: Él disuelve la sal en el agua — "He dissolves the salt in the water"
  • Lucía: Ayer, yo disolví el parlamento tras la crisis — "Yesterday, I dissolved parliament after the crisis"
  • Marcos: Mañana, tú disolverás la empresa en enero — "Tomorrow, you will dissolve the company in January"

A practical exchange.

  • Marcos: Hola, ¿qué tal? — "Hello, how are you?"
  • Marcos: Disuelve el polvo en la leche. — "Dissolve the powder in the milk."
  • Lucía: Él ha disuelto el azúcar en el café — "He has dissolved the sugar in the coffee"
  • Marcos: Espero que él disuelva la sal en el agua — "I hope he dissolves the salt in the water"
  • Lucía: Antes, yo disolvía el parlamento tras la crisis — "Before, I used to dissolve parliament after the crisis"

Common mistakes with disolver

The errors learners actually make with disolver, each with the wrong form, the right form, and why the right form is right.

✗ *Yo disolvo la empresa en enero.

✓ Correct: Yo disuelvo la empresa en enero.

disolver is a stem-changing verb (o → ue): the stem vowel changes in the stressed present forms, so the yo form is disuelvo, not disolvo.

✗ *Espero que él disuelve la empresa en enero

✓ Correct: Espero que él disuelva la empresa en enero

After espero que, Spanish requires the subjunctive: Espero que él disuelva la empresa en enero — not the indicative Espero que él disuelve la empresa en enero.

✗ *Ayer, yo disuelvo el polvo en la leche

✓ Correct: Ayer, yo disolví el polvo en la leche

Ayer points to a finished action in the past, so it needs the preterite: Ayer, yo disolví el polvo en la leche.

✗ *De niño, yo disolví el azúcar en el café todos los días

✓ Correct: De niño, yo disolvía el azúcar en el café todos los días

For a repeated habit in the past, use the imperfect, not the preterite: De niño, yo disolvía el azúcar en el café todos los días.

✗ *Yo disuelvo en el parlamento tras la crisis.

✓ Correct: Yo disuelvo el parlamento tras la crisis.

disolver takes this complement directly, with no preposition: Yo disuelvo el parlamento tras la crisis.

Quiz: disolver in use

Ten questions on disolver — its forms, its tenses and its everyday use. Choose the best answer for each one, then check the answer key below, where every answer is explained.

  1. Complete the sentence: Yo ______ el azúcar en el café — "I dissolve the sugar in the coffee" (present) A. disuelves B. disuelve C. disolvemos D. disuelvo

  2. Complete the sentence: Ayer, yo ______ la sal en el agua — "Yesterday, I dissolved the salt in the water" (preterite) A. disolví B. disolviste C. disolvió D. disolvimos

  3. Complete the sentence: Antes, nosotros ______ el parlamento tras la crisis — "Before, we used to dissolve parliament after the crisis" (imperfect) A. disolvías B. disolvíais C. disolvíamos D. disolvía

  4. Complete the sentence: Mañana, tú ______ la empresa en enero — "Tomorrow, you will dissolve the company in January" (future) A. disolverá B. disolveremos C. disolverás D. disolveré

  5. Complete the sentence: Yo ______ el polvo en la leche — "I would dissolve the powder in the milk" (conditional) A. disolveríamos B. disolveríais C. disolvería D. disolverías

  6. Complete the sentence: Él ______ el azúcar en el café — "He has dissolved the sugar in the coffee" (present perfect) A. hemos disuelto B. ha disuelto C. he disuelto D. has disuelto

  7. Complete the sentence: Espero que él ______ la sal en el agua — "I hope he dissolves the salt in the water" (present subjunctive) A. disolvamos B. disolváis C. disuelva D. disuelvas

  8. Complete the sentence: ______ el parlamento tras la crisis. — "Dissolve parliament after the crisis." (affirmative imperative) A. disolvamos B. disolved C. disuelve D. disuelva

  9. Which is the gerund of disolver, used with estar for the progressive? A. disuelvo B. disolví C. disolviendo D. disuelto

  10. What does disolver mean in English? A. to dissolve B. to melt C. to enjoy D. to cross

Answer key

  1. disuelvo — The present form for yo is disuelvo.
  2. disolví — The preterite form for yo is disolví.
  3. disolvíamos — The imperfect form for nosotros/as is disolvíamos.
  4. disolverás — The future form for tú is disolverás.
  5. disolvería — The conditional form for yo is disolvería.
  6. ha disuelto — The present perfect form for él/ella/Ud. is ha disuelto.
  7. disuelva — The present subjunctive form for él/ella/Ud. is disuelva.
  8. disuelve — The affirmative imperative form is disuelve.
  9. disolviendo — The gerund of disolver is disolviendo: estoy disolviendo. The participle disuelto is used with haber instead.
  10. to dissolve — disolver means to dissolve.

Frequently asked questions

What does disolver mean in English?

disolver means to dissolve. For example: Yo disuelvo el azúcar en el café — "I dissolve the sugar in the coffee". The exact English wording depends on the context, but the core meaning stays the same across the tenses.

What preposition goes with disolver?

disolver takes its complement directly, with no preposition, as in the examples above. Adding an extra preposition is a common learner error.

Is disolver regular?

No. disolver is a stem-changing -er verb (o → ue). The stem vowel changes in the stressed forms of the present: disuelvo, disuelves, disuelve and disuelven — but nosotros and vosotros keep the plain stem: disolvemos, disolvéis.

How do I practise disolver?

Start with the present tense table on the full conjugation page, then drill the preterite and the imperfect, since those two past tenses cause the most mistakes. Try the Spanish Verb Quiz to test the forms under pressure, and come back to the sentences above until you can say them without looking.

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