desecar

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Spanish

Etymology

From de- +‎ secar, or from Latin desiccāre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /deseˈkaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: de‧se‧car

Verb

desecar (first-person singular present deseco, first-person singular preterite desequé, past participle desecado)

  1. (transitive) to dry, to desiccate
  2. (transitive) to drain

Conjugation

    Conjugation of desecar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive desecar
gerund desecando
past participle masculine feminine
singular desecado desecada
plural desecados desecadas
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 deseco desecastú
desecásvos 		deseca desecamos desecáis desecan
imperfect desecaba desecabas desecaba desecábamos desecabais desecaban
preterite desequé desecaste desecó desecamos desecasteis desecaron
future desecaré desecarás desecará desecaremos desecaréis desecarán
conditional desecaría desecarías desecaría desecaríamos desecaríais desecarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present deseque desequestú
desequésvos2 		deseque desequemos desequéis desequen
imperfect
(ra) 		desecara desecaras desecara desecáramos desecarais desecaran
imperfect
(se) 		desecase desecases desecase desecásemos desecaseis desecasen
future1 desecare desecares desecare desecáremos desecareis desecaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative desecatú
desecávos 		deseque desequemos desecad desequen
negative no deseques no deseque no desequemos no desequéis no desequen

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

    Selected combined forms of desecar (c-qu alternation)

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 desecar
dative desecarme desecarte desecarle, desecarse desecarnos desecaros desecarles, desecarse
accusative desecarme desecarte desecarlo, desecarla, desecarse desecarnos desecaros desecarlos, desecarlas, desecarse
with gerund desecando
dative desecándome desecándote desecándole, desecándose desecándonos desecándoos desecándoles, desecándose
accusative desecándome desecándote desecándolo, desecándola, desecándose desecándonos desecándoos desecándolos, desecándolas, desecándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative deseca
dative desécame desécate desécale desécanos not used desécales
accusative desécame desécate desécalo, desécala desécanos not used desécalos, desécalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative desecá
dative desecame desecate desecale desecanos not used desecales
accusative desecame desecate desecalo, desecala desecanos not used desecalos, desecalas
with formal second-person singular imperative deseque
dative deséqueme not used deséquele, deséquese deséquenos not used deséqueles
accusative deséqueme not used deséquelo, deséquela, deséquese deséquenos not used deséquelos, deséquelas
with first-person plural imperative desequemos
dative not used desequémoste desequémosle desequémonos desequémoos desequémosles
accusative not used desequémoste desequémoslo, desequémosla desequémonos desequémoos desequémoslos, desequémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative desecad
dative desecadme not used desecadle desecadnos desecaos desecadles
accusative desecadme not used desecadlo, desecadla desecadnos desecaos desecadlos, desecadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative desequen
dative deséquenme not used deséquenle deséquennos not used deséquenles, deséquense
accusative deséquenme not used deséquenlo, deséquenla deséquennos not used deséquenlos, deséquenlas, deséquense

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