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Portuguese
Etymology
From des- + motivar.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /dez.mo.t͡ʃiˈva(ʁ)/ , /d͡ʒiz.mo.t͡ʃiˈva(ʁ)/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /dez.mo.t͡ʃiˈva(ʁ)/ , /d͡ʒiz.mo.t͡ʃiˈva(ʁ)/
Verb
desmotivar (first-person singular present desmotivo, first-person singular preterite desmotivei, past participle desmotivado)
- to demotivate (to decrease the motivation)
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Further reading
Spanish
Etymology
From des- + motivar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /desmotiˈbaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: des‧mo‧ti‧var
Verb
desmotivar (first-person singular present desmotivo, first-person singular preterite desmotivé, past participle desmotivado)
- to demotivate, discourage
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of desmotivar
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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with infinitive desmotivar
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dative
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desmotivarme
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desmotivarte
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desmotivarle, desmotivarse
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desmotivarnos
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desmotivaros
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desmotivarles, desmotivarse
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accusative
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desmotivarme
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desmotivarte
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desmotivarlo, desmotivarla, desmotivarse
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desmotivarnos
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desmotivaros
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desmotivarlos, desmotivarlas, desmotivarse
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with gerund desmotivando
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dative
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desmotivándome
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desmotivándote
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desmotivándole, desmotivándose
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desmotivándonos
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desmotivándoos
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desmotivándoles, desmotivándose
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accusative
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desmotivándome
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desmotivándote
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desmotivándolo, desmotivándola, desmotivándose
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desmotivándonos
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desmotivándoos
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desmotivándolos, desmotivándolas, desmotivándose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative desmotiva
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dative
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desmotívame
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desmotívate
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desmotívale
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desmotívanos
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not used
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desmotívales
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accusative
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desmotívame
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desmotívate
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desmotívalo, desmotívala
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desmotívanos
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not used
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desmotívalos, desmotívalas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative desmotivá
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dative
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desmotivame
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desmotivate
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desmotivale
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desmotivanos
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not used
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desmotivales
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accusative
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desmotivame
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desmotivate
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desmotivalo, desmotivala
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desmotivanos
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not used
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desmotivalos, desmotivalas
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with formal second-person singular imperative desmotive
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dative
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desmotíveme
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not used
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desmotívele, desmotívese
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desmotívenos
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not used
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desmotíveles
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accusative
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desmotíveme
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not used
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desmotívelo, desmotívela, desmotívese
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desmotívenos
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not used
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desmotívelos, desmotívelas
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with first-person plural imperative desmotivemos
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dative
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not used
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desmotivémoste
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desmotivémosle
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desmotivémonos
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desmotivémoos
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desmotivémosles
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accusative
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not used
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desmotivémoste
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desmotivémoslo, desmotivémosla
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desmotivémonos
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desmotivémoos
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desmotivémoslos, desmotivémoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative desmotivad
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dative
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desmotivadme
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not used
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desmotivadle
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desmotivadnos
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desmotivaos
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desmotivadles
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accusative
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desmotivadme
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not used
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desmotivadlo, desmotivadla
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desmotivadnos
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desmotivaos
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desmotivadlos, desmotivadlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative desmotiven
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dative
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desmotívenme
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not used
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desmotívenle
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desmotívennos
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not used
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desmotívenles, desmotívense
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accusative
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desmotívenme
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not used
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desmotívenlo, desmotívenla
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desmotívennos
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not used
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desmotívenlos, desmotívenlas, desmotívense
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Further reading