desgastar

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Portuguese

Etymology

From des- +‎ gastar.

Pronunciation

 
 

Verb

desgastar (first-person singular present desgasto, first-person singular preterite desgastei, past participle desgastado)

  1. (transitive) to wear out; to chafe; to attrit
  2. to wear thin (to lessen or weaken over time, as from overuse)
    Synonym: gastar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of desgastar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal desgastar
Personal desgastar desgastares desgastar desgastarmos desgastardes desgastarem
Gerund
desgastando
Past participle
Masculine desgastado desgastados
Feminine desgastada desgastadas
Indicative
Present desgasto desgastas desgasta desgastamos desgastais desgastam
Imperfect desgastava desgastavas desgastava desgastávamos desgastáveis desgastavam
Preterite desgastei desgastaste desgastou desgastamos1, desgastámos2 desgastastes desgastaram
Pluperfect desgastara desgastaras desgastara desgastáramos desgastáreis desgastaram
Future desgastarei desgastarás desgastará desgastaremos desgastareis desgastarão
Conditional desgastaria desgastarias desgastaria desgastaríamos desgastaríeis desgastariam
Subjunctive
Present desgaste desgastes desgaste desgastemos desgasteis desgastem
Imperfect desgastasse desgastasses desgastasse desgastássemos desgastásseis desgastassem
Future desgastar desgastares desgastar desgastarmos desgastardes desgastarem
Imperative
Affirmative desgasta desgaste desgastemos desgastai desgastem
Negative (não) não desgastes não desgaste não desgastemos não desgasteis não desgastem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

Spanish

Etymology

From des- +‎ gastar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /desɡasˈtaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: des‧gas‧tar

Verb

desgastar (first-person singular present desgasto, first-person singular preterite desgasté, past participle desgastado)

  1. (transitive) to use up or wear out
  2. (transitive) to wear down, to erode, to wear away
  3. (reflexive) to wear out, to get worn out

Conjugation

    Conjugation of desgastar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive desgastar
gerund desgastando
past participle masculine feminine
singular desgastado desgastada
plural desgastados desgastadas
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 desgasto desgastastú
desgastásvos 		desgasta desgastamos desgastáis desgastan
imperfect desgastaba desgastabas desgastaba desgastábamos desgastabais desgastaban
preterite desgasté desgastaste desgastó desgastamos desgastasteis desgastaron
future desgastaré desgastarás desgastará desgastaremos desgastaréis desgastarán
conditional desgastaría desgastarías desgastaría desgastaríamos desgastaríais desgastarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present desgaste desgastestú
desgastésvos2 		desgaste desgastemos desgastéis desgasten
imperfect
(ra) 		desgastara desgastaras desgastara desgastáramos desgastarais desgastaran
imperfect
(se) 		desgastase desgastases desgastase desgastásemos desgastaseis desgastasen
future1 desgastare desgastares desgastare desgastáremos desgastareis desgastaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative desgastatú
desgastávos 		desgaste desgastemos desgastad desgasten
negative no desgastes no desgaste no desgastemos no desgastéis no desgasten

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

    Selected combined forms of desgastar

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 desgastar
dative desgastarme desgastarte desgastarle, desgastarse desgastarnos desgastaros desgastarles, desgastarse
accusative desgastarme desgastarte desgastarlo, desgastarla, desgastarse desgastarnos desgastaros desgastarlos, desgastarlas, desgastarse
with gerund desgastando
dative desgastándome desgastándote desgastándole, desgastándose desgastándonos desgastándoos desgastándoles, desgastándose
accusative desgastándome desgastándote desgastándolo, desgastándola, desgastándose desgastándonos desgastándoos desgastándolos, desgastándolas, desgastándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative desgasta
dative desgástame desgástate desgástale desgástanos not used desgástales
accusative desgástame desgástate desgástalo, desgástala desgástanos not used desgástalos, desgástalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative desgastá
dative desgastame desgastate desgastale desgastanos not used desgastales
accusative desgastame desgastate desgastalo, desgastala desgastanos not used desgastalos, desgastalas
with formal second-person singular imperative desgaste
dative desgásteme not used desgástele, desgástese desgástenos not used desgásteles
accusative desgásteme not used desgástelo, desgástela, desgástese desgástenos not used desgástelos, desgástelas
with first-person plural imperative desgastemos
dative not used desgastémoste desgastémosle desgastémonos desgastémoos desgastémosles
accusative not used desgastémoste desgastémoslo, desgastémosla desgastémonos desgastémoos desgastémoslos, desgastémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative desgastad
dative desgastadme not used desgastadle desgastadnos desgastaos desgastadles
accusative desgastadme not used desgastadlo, desgastadla desgastadnos desgastaos desgastadlos, desgastadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative desgasten
dative desgástenme not used desgástenle desgástennos not used desgástenles, desgástense
accusative desgástenme not used desgástenlo, desgástenla desgástennos not used desgástenlos, desgástenlas, desgástense

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