desafinar
Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /de.za.fiˈna(ʁ)/ [de.za.fiˈna(h)], /d͡ʒi.za.fiˈna(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒi.za.fiˈna(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /de.za.fiˈna(ɾ)/, /d͡ʒi.za.fiˈna(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /de.za.fiˈna(ʁ)/ [de.za.fiˈna(χ)], /d͡ʒi.za.fiˈna(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒi.za.fiˈna(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /de.za.fiˈna(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨ.zɐ.fiˈnaɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨ.zɐ.fiˈna.ɾi/
Verb
desafinar (first-person singular present desafino, first-person singular preterite desafinei, past participle desafinado)
- to sing or play out of tune
- 1958, “Desafinado”, Newton Mendonça (lyrics), Antônio Carlos Jobim (music), performed by João Gilberto:
- Se você disser que eu desafino, amor / Saiba que isso em mim provoca imensa dor
- If you tell me that I am out of tune, my love / Know that it causes me immense pain
Conjugation
Conjugation of desafinar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /desafiˈnaɾ/ [d̪e.sa.fiˈnaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: de‧sa‧fi‧nar
Verb
desafinar (first-person singular present desafino, first-person singular preterite desafiné, past participle desafinado)
- to sing or play out of tune
- Synonym: discordar
Conjugation
Conjugation of desafinar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Selected combined forms of desafinar
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 desafinar | dative | desafinarme | desafinarte | desafinarle, desafinarse | desafinarnos | desafinaros | desafinarles, desafinarse |
| accusative | desafinarme | desafinarte | desafinarlo, desafinarla, desafinarse | desafinarnos | desafinaros | desafinarlos, desafinarlas, desafinarse | |
| with gerund desafinando | dative | desafinándome | desafinándote | desafinándole, desafinándose | desafinándonos | desafinándoos | desafinándoles, desafinándose |
| accusative | desafinándome | desafinándote | desafinándolo, desafinándola, desafinándose | desafinándonos | desafinándoos | desafinándolos, desafinándolas, desafinándose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative desafina | dative | desafíname | desafínate | desafínale | desafínanos | not used | desafínales |
| accusative | desafíname | desafínate | desafínalo, desafínala | desafínanos | not used | desafínalos, desafínalas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative desafiná | dative | desafiname | desafinate | desafinale | desafinanos | not used | desafinales |
| accusative | desafiname | desafinate | desafinalo, desafinala | desafinanos | not used | desafinalos, desafinalas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative desafine | dative | desafíneme | not used | desafínele, desafínese | desafínenos | not used | desafíneles |
| accusative | desafíneme | not used | desafínelo, desafínela, desafínese | desafínenos | not used | desafínelos, desafínelas | |
| with first-person plural imperative desafinemos | dative | not used | desafinémoste | desafinémosle | desafinémonos | desafinémoos | desafinémosles |
| accusative | not used | desafinémoste | desafinémoslo, desafinémosla | desafinémonos | desafinémoos | desafinémoslos, desafinémoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative desafinad | dative | desafinadme | not used | desafinadle | desafinadnos | desafinaos | desafinadles |
| accusative | desafinadme | not used | desafinadlo, desafinadla | desafinadnos | desafinaos | desafinadlos, desafinadlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative desafinen | dative | desafínenme | not used | desafínenle | desafínennos | not used | desafínenles, desafínense |
| accusative | desafínenme | not used | desafínenlo, desafínenla | desafínennos | not used | desafínenlos, desafínenlas, desafínense | |
Further reading
- “desafinar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024