derrochar

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Spanish

Etymology

Probably from French dérocher (“to remove rocks from”), or influenced by it, from roche (“rock”). Its original meaning was to "throw down", but it seems to have evolved metaphorically to mean "to sell at a loss", and then "to squander". See also derrocar (“to cast or throw down”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /deroˈt͡ʃaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: de‧rro‧char

Verb

derrochar (first-person singular present derrocho, first-person singular preterite derroché, past participle derrochado)

  1. to waste, squander
    Synonyms: farrear, desperdiciar, despilfarrar, malbaratar, malgastar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of derrochar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive derrochar
gerund derrochando
past participle masculine feminine
singular derrochado derrochada
plural derrochados derrochadas
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present derrocho derrochastú
derrochásvos 		derrocha derrochamos derrocháis derrochan
imperfect derrochaba derrochabas derrochaba derrochábamos derrochabais derrochaban
preterite derroché derrochaste derrochó derrochamos derrochasteis derrocharon
future derrocharé derrocharás derrochará derrocharemos derrocharéis derrocharán
conditional derrocharía derrocharías derrocharía derrocharíamos derrocharíais derrocharían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present derroche derrochestú
derrochésvos2 		derroche derrochemos derrochéis derrochen
imperfect
(ra) 		derrochara derrocharas derrochara derrocháramos derrocharais derrocharan
imperfect
(se) 		derrochase derrochases derrochase derrochásemos derrochaseis derrochasen
future1 derrochare derrochares derrochare derrocháremos derrochareis derrocharen
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative derrochatú
derrochávos 		derroche derrochemos derrochad derrochen
negative no derroches no derroche no derrochemos no derrochéis no derrochen

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of derrochar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
with infinitive derrochar
dative derrocharme derrocharte derrocharle, derrocharse derrocharnos derrocharos derrocharles, derrocharse
accusative derrocharme derrocharte derrocharlo, derrocharla, derrocharse derrocharnos derrocharos derrocharlos, derrocharlas, derrocharse
with gerund derrochando
dative derrochándome derrochándote derrochándole, derrochándose derrochándonos derrochándoos derrochándoles, derrochándose
accusative derrochándome derrochándote derrochándolo, derrochándola, derrochándose derrochándonos derrochándoos derrochándolos, derrochándolas, derrochándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative derrocha
dative derróchame derróchate derróchale derróchanos not used derróchales
accusative derróchame derróchate derróchalo, derróchala derróchanos not used derróchalos, derróchalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative derrochá
dative derrochame derrochate derrochale derrochanos not used derrochales
accusative derrochame derrochate derrochalo, derrochala derrochanos not used derrochalos, derrochalas
with formal second-person singular imperative derroche
dative derrócheme not used derróchele, derróchese derróchenos not used derrócheles
accusative derrócheme not used derróchelo, derróchela, derróchese derróchenos not used derróchelos, derróchelas
with first-person plural imperative derrochemos
dative not used derrochémoste derrochémosle derrochémonos derrochémoos derrochémosles
accusative not used derrochémoste derrochémoslo, derrochémosla derrochémonos derrochémoos derrochémoslos, derrochémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative derrochad
dative derrochadme not used derrochadle derrochadnos derrochaos derrochadles
accusative derrochadme not used derrochadlo, derrochadla derrochadnos derrochaos derrochadlos, derrochadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative derrochen
dative derróchenme not used derróchenle derróchennos not used derróchenles, derróchense
accusative derróchenme not used derróchenlo, derróchenla derróchennos not used derróchenlos, derróchenlas, derróchense

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