Usage Note
Construir belongs to the -uir verb class and inserts a y in forms where the ending does not begin with i: yo construyo, él construye, construyeron. The past participle is construido. Do not confuse with destruir ('to destroy'), which follows the same conjugation pattern.
Examples
"Construyeron un puente sobre el río."
Natural Translation
They built a bridge over the river.
Literal Translation
They built a bridge over the river
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