desalar
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /desaˈlaɾ/ [d̪e.saˈlaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: de‧sa‧lar
Etymology 1
From de- + sal + -ar.
Verb
desalar (first-person singular present desalo, first-person singular preterite desalé, past participle desalado)
- to desalinate
- Synonym: desalinizar
Conjugation
Conjugation of desalar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
| infinitive | desalar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | desalando | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | desalado | desalada | |||||
| plural | desalados | desaladas | |||||
| 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 | desalo | desalastú desalásvos | desala | desalamos | desaláis | desalan | |
| imperfect | desalaba | desalabas | desalaba | desalábamos | desalabais | desalaban | |
| preterite | desalé | desalaste | desaló | desalamos | desalasteis | desalaron | |
| future | desalaré | desalarás | desalará | desalaremos | desalaréis | desalarán | |
| conditional | desalaría | desalarías | desalaría | desalaríamos | desalaríais | desalarían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | desale | desalestú desalésvos2 | desale | desalemos | desaléis | desalen | |
| imperfect (ra) | desalara | desalaras | desalara | desaláramos | desalarais | desalaran | |
| imperfect (se) | desalase | desalases | desalase | desalásemos | desalaseis | desalasen | |
| future1 | desalare | desalares | desalare | desaláremos | desalareis | desalaren | |
| imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
| affirmative | desalatú desalávos | desale | desalemos | desalad | desalen | ||
| negative | no desales | no desale | no desalemos | no desaléis | no desalen | ||
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Etymology 2
From des- + ala + -ar.
Verb
desalar (first-person singular present desalo, first-person singular preterite desalé, past participle desalado)
- to clip the wings from
Conjugation
Conjugation of desalar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
| infinitive | desalar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | desalando | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | desalado | desalada | |||||
| plural | desalados | desaladas | |||||
| 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 | desalo | desalastú desalásvos | desala | desalamos | desaláis | desalan | |
| imperfect | desalaba | desalabas | desalaba | desalábamos | desalabais | desalaban | |
| preterite | desalé | desalaste | desaló | desalamos | desalasteis | desalaron | |
| future | desalaré | desalarás | desalará | desalaremos | desalaréis | desalarán | |
| conditional | desalaría | desalarías | desalaría | desalaríamos | desalaríais | desalarían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | desale | desalestú desalésvos2 | desale | desalemos | desaléis | desalen | |
| imperfect (ra) | desalara | desalaras | desalara | desaláramos | desalarais | desalaran | |
| imperfect (se) | desalase | desalases | desalase | desalásemos | desalaseis | desalasen | |
| future1 | desalare | desalares | desalare | desaláremos | desalareis | desalaren | |
| imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
| affirmative | desalatú desalávos | desale | desalemos | desalad | desalen | ||
| negative | no desales | no desale | no desalemos | no desaléis | no desalen | ||
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Further reading
- “desalar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014