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Spanish
Etymology
Adaptation of Latin dēsperāre (“to despair”), from prefix dē- + sperō, dēsperāre (“to hope”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /despeˈɾaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: des‧pe‧rar
Verb
desperar (first-person singular present despero, first-person singular preterite desperé, past participle desperado)
- Obsolete form of desesperar.
Conjugation
Selected combined forms of desperar
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
with infinitive desperar
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desperarme
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desperarte
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desperarle, desperarse
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desperarnos
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desperaros
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desperarles, desperarse
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desperarme
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desperarte
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desperarlo, desperarla, desperarse
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desperarnos
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desperaros
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desperarlos, desperarlas, desperarse
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with gerund desperando
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desperándome
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desperándote
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desperándole, desperándose
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desperándonos
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desperándoos
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desperándoles, desperándose
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desperándome
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desperándote
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desperándolo, desperándola, desperándose
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desperándonos
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desperándoos
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desperándolos, desperándolas, desperándose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative despera
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despérame
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despérate
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despérale
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despéranos
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not used
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despérales
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despérame
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despérate
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despéralo, despérala
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despéranos
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not used
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despéralos, despéralas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative desperá
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desperame
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desperate
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desperale
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desperanos
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not used
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desperales
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desperame
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desperate
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desperalo, desperala
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desperanos
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not used
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desperalos, desperalas
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with formal second-person singular imperative despere
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despéreme
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not used
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despérele, despérese
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despérenos
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not used
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despéreles
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despéreme
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not used
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despérelo, despérela, despérese
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despérenos
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not used
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despérelos, despérelas
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with first-person plural imperative desperemos
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not used
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desperémoste
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desperémosle
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desperémonos
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desperémoos
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desperémosles
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not used
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desperémoste
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desperémoslo, desperémosla
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desperémonos
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desperémoos
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desperémoslos, desperémoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative desperad
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desperadme
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not used
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desperadle
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desperadnos
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desperaos
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desperadles
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desperadme
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not used
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desperadlo, desperadla
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desperadnos
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desperaos
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desperadlos, desperadlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative desperen
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despérenme
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not used
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despérenle
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despérennos
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not used
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despérenles, despérense
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despérenme
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not used
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despérenlo, despérenla
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despérennos
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not used
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despérenlos, despérenlas, despérense
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