desear

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Asturian

Etymology

From or related to deséu.

Verb

desear (first-person singular indicative present deseo, past participle deseáu)

  1. to desire

Conjugation

Conjugation of desear
infinitive desear
gerund deseando
past participle m deseáu, f deseada, n deseao, m pl deseaos, f pl deseaes
person first singular
yo 		second singular
tu 		third singular
él/elli 		first plural
nosotros/nós 		second plural
vosotros/vós 		third plural
ellos
indicative present deseo desees desea deseamos deseáis deseen
imperfect deseaba deseabes deseaba deseábemos, deseábamos deseabeis, deseabais deseaben
preterite deseé deseasti, deseesti deseó deseemos deseastis, deseestis desearon
pluperfect deseare, deseara deseares, desearas deseare, deseara deseáremos, deseáramos deseareis, desearais desearen, desearan
future desearé desearás deseará desearemos desearéis desearán
conditional desearía desearíes desearía desearíemos, desearíamos desearíeis, desearíais desearíen
subjunctive present desee desees, deseas desee deseemos deseéis deseen, desean
imperfect deseare, deseara deseares, desearas deseare, deseara deseáremos, deseáramos deseareis, desearais desearen, desearan
imperative — desea — — deseái —

Related terms

Spanish

Etymology

From the noun deseo; cf. Latin dēsīderō, dēsīderāre (“long for, desire, feel the want of, miss, regret”). Possibly corresponds to a Vulgar Latin verb *dēsidiāre, itself perhaps a crossing between Latin dēsīderāre and invidiāre, from invidia. Compare Portuguese desejar, Catalan desitjar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /deseˈaɾ/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: de‧se‧ar

Verb

desear (first-person singular present deseo, first-person singular preterite deseé, past participle deseado)

  1. to wish
    Cumpleaños Feliz! Cumpleaños Feliz!
    Te deseamos todos. Cumpleaños Feliz!
    Happy birthday (to you)! Happy birthday (to you)!
    We all wish you a happy birthday!
  2. to desire, to want, to hope for, to long for
    Deja mucho que desear.
    It leaves a lot to be desired.
  3. to look forward to

Conjugation

    Conjugation of desear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive desear
gerund deseando
past participle masculine feminine
singular deseado deseada
plural deseados deseadas
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 deseo deseastú
deseásvos 		desea deseamos deseáis desean
imperfect deseaba deseabas deseaba deseábamos deseabais deseaban
preterite deseé deseaste deseó deseamos deseasteis desearon
future desearé desearás deseará desearemos desearéis desearán
conditional desearía desearías desearía desearíamos desearíais desearían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present desee deseestú
deseésvos2 		desee deseemos deseéis deseen
imperfect
(ra) 		deseara desearas deseara deseáramos desearais desearan
imperfect
(se) 		desease deseases desease deseásemos deseaseis deseasen
future1 deseare deseares deseare deseáremos deseareis desearen
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative deseatú
deseávos 		desee deseemos desead deseen
negative no desees no desee no deseemos no deseéis no deseen

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

    Selected combined forms of desear

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 desear
dative desearme desearte desearle, desearse desearnos desearos desearles, desearse
accusative desearme desearte desearlo, desearla, desearse desearnos desearos desearlos, desearlas, desearse
with gerund deseando
dative deseándome deseándote deseándole, deseándose deseándonos deseándoos deseándoles, deseándose
accusative deseándome deseándote deseándolo, deseándola, deseándose deseándonos deseándoos deseándolos, deseándolas, deseándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative desea
dative deséame deséate deséale deséanos not used deséales
accusative deséame deséate deséalo, deséala deséanos not used deséalos, deséalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative deseá
dative deseame deseate deseale deseanos not used deseales
accusative deseame deseate desealo, deseala deseanos not used desealos, desealas
with formal second-person singular imperative desee
dative deséeme not used deséele, deséese deséenos not used deséeles
accusative deséeme not used deséelo, deséela, deséese deséenos not used deséelos, deséelas
with first-person plural imperative deseemos
dative not used deseémoste deseémosle deseémonos deseémoos deseémosles
accusative not used deseémoste deseémoslo, deseémosla deseémonos deseémoos deseémoslos, deseémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative desead
dative deseadme not used deseadle deseadnos deseaos deseadles
accusative deseadme not used deseadlo, deseadla deseadnos deseaos deseadlos, deseadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative deseen
dative deséenme not used deséenle deséennos not used deséenles, deséense
accusative deséenme not used deséenlo, deséenla deséennos not used deséenlos, deséenlas, deséense

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

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