destejer
Spanish
Etymology
des- + tejer
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /desteˈxeɾ/ [d̪es.t̪eˈxeɾ]
- Rhymes: -eɾ
- Syllabification: des‧te‧jer
Verb
destejer (first-person singular present destejo, first-person singular preterite destejí, past participle destejido)
- (transitive) to unknit
- (transitive) to unweave
- (transitive) to undo (an action)
Conjugation
Conjugation of destejer (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive | destejer | ||||||
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gerund | destejiendo | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | destejido | destejida | |||||
plural | destejidos | destejidas | |||||
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 | destejo | destejestú destejésvos | desteje | destejemos | destejéis | destejen | |
imperfect | destejía | destejías | destejía | destejíamos | destejíais | destejían | |
preterite | destejí | destejiste | destejió | destejimos | destejisteis | destejieron | |
future | destejeré | destejerás | destejerá | destejeremos | destejeréis | destejerán | |
conditional | destejería | destejerías | destejería | destejeríamos | destejeríais | destejerían | |
subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | desteja | destejastú destejásvos2 | desteja | destejamos | destejáis | destejan | |
imperfect (ra) | destejiera | destejieras | destejiera | destejiéramos | destejierais | destejieran | |
imperfect (se) | destejiese | destejieses | destejiese | destejiésemos | destejieseis | destejiesen | |
future1 | destejiere | destejieres | destejiere | destejiéremos | destejiereis | destejieren | |
imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
affirmative | destejetú destejévos | desteja | destejamos | destejed | destejan | ||
negative | no destejas | no desteja | no destejamos | no destejáis | no destejan |
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of destejer
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
singular | plural | ||||||
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1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
with infinitive destejer | |||||||
dative | destejerme | destejerte | destejerle, destejerse | destejernos | destejeros | destejerles, destejerse | |
accusative | destejerme | destejerte | destejerlo, destejerla, destejerse | destejernos | destejeros | destejerlos, destejerlas, destejerse | |
with gerund destejiendo | |||||||
dative | destejiéndome | destejiéndote | destejiéndole, destejiéndose | destejiéndonos | destejiéndoos | destejiéndoles, destejiéndose | |
accusative | destejiéndome | destejiéndote | destejiéndolo, destejiéndola, destejiéndose | destejiéndonos | destejiéndoos | destejiéndolos, destejiéndolas, destejiéndose | |
with informal second-person singular tú imperative desteje | |||||||
dative | destéjeme | destéjete | destéjele | destéjenos | not used | destéjeles | |
accusative | destéjeme | destéjete | destéjelo, destéjela | destéjenos | not used | destéjelos, destéjelas | |
with informal second-person singular vos imperative destejé | |||||||
dative | destejeme | destejete | destejele | destejenos | not used | destejeles | |
accusative | destejeme | destejete | destejelo, destejela | destejenos | not used | destejelos, destejelas | |
with formal second-person singular imperative desteja | |||||||
dative | destéjame | not used | destéjale, destéjase | destéjanos | not used | destéjales | |
accusative | destéjame | not used | destéjalo, destéjala, destéjase | destéjanos | not used | destéjalos, destéjalas | |
with first-person plural imperative destejamos | |||||||
dative | not used | destejámoste | destejámosle | destejámonos | destejámoos | destejámosles | |
accusative | not used | destejámoste | destejámoslo, destejámosla | destejámonos | destejámoos | destejámoslos, destejámoslas | |
with informal second-person plural imperative destejed | |||||||
dative | destejedme | not used | destejedle | destejednos | destejeos | destejedles | |
accusative | destejedme | not used | destejedlo, destejedla | destejednos | destejeos | destejedlos, destejedlas | |
with formal second-person plural imperative destejan | |||||||
dative | destéjanme | not used | destéjanle | destéjannos | not used | destéjanles, destéjanse | |
accusative | destéjanme | not used | destéjanlo, destéjanla | destéjannos | not used | destéjanlos, destéjanlas, destéjanse |
Derived terms
- tejer y destejer
Further reading
- “destejer”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014