desolar

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēsōlāre, from dē- + sōlus + -ō. Cognate with English desolate, French désoler, Italian desolare, Romanian dezolare, and Spanish desolar.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: de‧so‧lar

Verb

desolar (first-person singular present desolo, first-person singular preterite desolei, past participle desolado)

  1. to destroy, to devastate, to ruin
    Synonyms: destruir, devastar, arruinar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of desolar (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 desolar
Personal desolar desolares desolar desolarmos desolardes desolarem
Gerund
desolando
Past participle
Masculine desolado desolados
Feminine desolada desoladas
Indicative
Present desolo desolas desola desolamos desolais desolam
Imperfect desolava desolavas desolava desolávamos desoláveis desolavam
Preterite desolei desolaste desolou desolamos1, desolámos2 desolastes desolaram
Pluperfect desolara desolaras desolara desoláramos desoláreis desolaram
Future desolarei desolarás desolará desolaremos desolareis desolarão
Conditional desolaria desolarias desolaria desolaríamos desolaríeis desolariam
Subjunctive
Present desole desoles desole desolemos desoleis desolem
Imperfect desolasse desolasses desolasse desolássemos desolásseis desolassem
Future desolar desolares desolar desolarmos desolardes desolarem
Imperative
Affirmative desola desole desolemos desolai desolem
Negative (não) não desoles não desole não desolemos não desoleis não desolem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin dēsōlāre, from dē- + sōlus + -ō. Cognate with English desolate, French désoler, Italian desolare, Portuguese desolar, and Romanian dezolare.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /desoˈlaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: de‧so‧lar

Verb

desolar (first-person singular present desuelo or desolo, first-person singular preterite desolé, past participle desolado)

  1. to desolate, destroy
  2. (reflexive) to grieve

Conjugation

    Conjugation of desolar (o-ue alternation or non-alternating) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive desolar
gerund desolando
past participle masculine feminine
singular desolado desolada
plural desolados desoladas
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 desuelo, desolo desuelas, desolastú
desolásvos 		desuela, desola desolamos desoláis desuelan, desolan
imperfect desolaba desolabas desolaba desolábamos desolabais desolaban
preterite desolé desolaste desoló desolamos desolasteis desolaron
future desolaré desolarás desolará desolaremos desolaréis desolarán
conditional desolaría desolarías desolaría desolaríamos desolaríais desolarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present desuele, desole desueles, desolestú
desolésvos2 		desuele, desole desolemos desoléis desuelen, desolen
imperfect
(ra) 		desolara desolaras desolara desoláramos desolarais desolaran
imperfect
(se) 		desolase desolases desolase desolásemos desolaseis desolasen
future1 desolare desolares desolare desoláremos desolareis desolaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative desuela, desolatú
desolávos 		desuele, desole desolemos desolad desuelen, desolen
negative no desueles, no desoles no desuele, no desole no desolemos no desoléis no desuelen, no desolen

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

    Selected combined forms of desolar (o-ue alternation or non-alternating)

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 desolar
dative desolarme desolarte desolarle, desolarse desolarnos desolaros desolarles, desolarse
accusative desolarme desolarte desolarlo, desolarla, desolarse desolarnos desolaros desolarlos, desolarlas, desolarse
with gerund desolando
dative desolándome desolándote desolándole, desolándose desolándonos desolándoos desolándoles, desolándose
accusative desolándome desolándote desolándolo, desolándola, desolándose desolándonos desolándoos desolándolos, desolándolas, desolándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative desuela, desola
dative desuélame, desólame desuélate, desólate desuélale, desólale desuélanos, desólanos not used desuélales, desólales
accusative desuélame, desólame desuélate, desólate desuélalo, desólalo, desuélala, desólala desuélanos, desólanos not used desuélalos, desólalos, desuélalas, desólalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative desolá
dative desolame desolate desolale desolanos not used desolales
accusative desolame desolate desolalo, desolala desolanos not used desolalos, desolalas
with formal second-person singular imperative desuele, desole
dative desuéleme, desóleme not used desuélele, desólele, desuélese, desólese desuélenos, desólenos not used desuéleles, desóleles
accusative desuéleme, desóleme not used desuélelo, desólelo, desuélela, desólela, desuélese, desólese desuélenos, desólenos not used desuélelos, desólelos, desuélelas, desólelas
with first-person plural imperative desolemos
dative not used desolémoste desolémosle desolémonos desolémoos desolémosles
accusative not used desolémoste desolémoslo, desolémosla desolémonos desolémoos desolémoslos, desolémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative desolad
dative desoladme not used desoladle desoladnos desolaos desoladles
accusative desoladme not used desoladlo, desoladla desoladnos desolaos desoladlos, desoladlas
with formal second-person plural imperative desuelen, desolen
dative desuélenme, desólenme not used desuélenle, desólenle desuélennos, desólennos not used desuélenles, desólenles, desuélense, desólense
accusative desuélenme, desólenme not used desuélenlo, desólenlo, desuélenla, desólenla desuélennos, desólennos not used desuélenlos, desólenlos, desuélenlas, desólenlas, desuélense, desólense

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