desahogar
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /desaoˈɡaɾ/ [d̪e.sa.oˈɣ̞aɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: de‧sa‧ho‧gar
Verb
desahogar (first-person singular present desahogo, first-person singular preterite desahogué, past participle desahogado)
- to unburden, to relieve
- to vent, to rant, to violently express one's feelings
- 1997, Roberto Bolaño, “La nieve”, in Llamadas telefónicas [Last Evenings on Earth]:
- Me hubiera gustado tener entonces un amigo con el que hablar y desahogarme.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (pronominal) to blow off steam, to let off steam, to pour one's heart out, to get off one's chest
Conjugation
Conjugation of desahogar (g-gu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Selected combined forms of desahogar (g-gu alternation)
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 desahogar | dative | desahogarme | desahogarte | desahogarle, desahogarse | desahogarnos | desahogaros | desahogarles, desahogarse |
| accusative | desahogarme | desahogarte | desahogarlo, desahogarla, desahogarse | desahogarnos | desahogaros | desahogarlos, desahogarlas, desahogarse | |
| with gerund desahogando | dative | desahogándome | desahogándote | desahogándole, desahogándose | desahogándonos | desahogándoos | desahogándoles, desahogándose |
| accusative | desahogándome | desahogándote | desahogándolo, desahogándola, desahogándose | desahogándonos | desahogándoos | desahogándolos, desahogándolas, desahogándose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative desahoga | dative | desahógame | desahógate | desahógale | desahóganos | not used | desahógales |
| accusative | desahógame | desahógate | desahógalo, desahógala | desahóganos | not used | desahógalos, desahógalas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative desahogá | dative | desahogame | desahogate | desahogale | desahoganos | not used | desahogales |
| accusative | desahogame | desahogate | desahogalo, desahogala | desahoganos | not used | desahogalos, desahogalas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative desahogue | dative | desahógueme | not used | desahóguele, desahóguese | desahóguenos | not used | desahógueles |
| accusative | desahógueme | not used | desahóguelo, desahóguela, desahóguese | desahóguenos | not used | desahóguelos, desahóguelas | |
| with first-person plural imperative desahoguemos | dative | not used | desahoguémoste | desahoguémosle | desahoguémonos | desahoguémoos | desahoguémosles |
| accusative | not used | desahoguémoste | desahoguémoslo, desahoguémosla | desahoguémonos | desahoguémoos | desahoguémoslos, desahoguémoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative desahogad | dative | desahogadme | not used | desahogadle | desahogadnos | desahogaos | desahogadles |
| accusative | desahogadme | not used | desahogadlo, desahogadla | desahogadnos | desahogaos | desahogadlos, desahogadlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative desahoguen | dative | desahóguenme | not used | desahóguenle | desahóguennos | not used | desahóguenles, desahóguense |
| accusative | desahóguenme | not used | desahóguenlo, desahóguenla | desahóguennos | not used | desahóguenlos, desahóguenlas, desahóguense | |
Related terms
See also
Further reading
- “desahogar”, 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