desanimar
Catalan
Etymology
Pronunciation
Verb
desanimar (first-person singular present desanimo, first-person singular preterite desanimí, past participle desanimat)
- (transitive) to discourage, to dishearten, to dispirit
- Synonym: descoratja
Conjugation
Conjugation of desanimar (first conjugation)
Derived terms
- desànim m
Further reading
- “desanimar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /de.za.niˈma(ʁ)/ [de.za.niˈma(h)], /d͡ʒi.za.niˈma(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒi.za.niˈma(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /de.za.niˈma(ɾ)/, /d͡ʒi.za.niˈma(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /de.za.niˈma(ʁ)/ [de.za.niˈma(χ)], /d͡ʒi.za.niˈma(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒi.za.niˈma(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /de.za.niˈma(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨ.zɐ.niˈmaɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨ.zɐ.niˈma.ɾi/
Verb
desanimar (first-person singular present desanimo, first-person singular preterite desanimei, past participle desanimado)
- to discourage, dishearten
- to dismay, dispirit
Conjugation
Conjugation of desanimar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /desaniˈmaɾ/ [d̪e.sa.niˈmaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: de‧sa‧ni‧mar
Verb
desanimar (first-person singular present desanimo, first-person singular preterite desanimé, past participle desanimado)
- (transitive) to discourage, to dishearten, to dispirit
- Synonym: desalentar
Conjugation
Conjugation of desanimar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Selected combined forms of desanimar
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 desanimar | dative | desanimarme | desanimarte | desanimarle, desanimarse | desanimarnos | desanimaros | desanimarles, desanimarse |
| accusative | desanimarme | desanimarte | desanimarlo, desanimarla, desanimarse | desanimarnos | desanimaros | desanimarlos, desanimarlas, desanimarse | |
| with gerund desanimando | dative | desanimándome | desanimándote | desanimándole, desanimándose | desanimándonos | desanimándoos | desanimándoles, desanimándose |
| accusative | desanimándome | desanimándote | desanimándolo, desanimándola, desanimándose | desanimándonos | desanimándoos | desanimándolos, desanimándolas, desanimándose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative desanima | dative | desanímame | desanímate | desanímale | desanímanos | not used | desanímales |
| accusative | desanímame | desanímate | desanímalo, desanímala | desanímanos | not used | desanímalos, desanímalas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative desanimá | dative | desanimame | desanimate | desanimale | desanimanos | not used | desanimales |
| accusative | desanimame | desanimate | desanimalo, desanimala | desanimanos | not used | desanimalos, desanimalas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative desanime | dative | desanímeme | not used | desanímele, desanímese | desanímenos | not used | desanímeles |
| accusative | desanímeme | not used | desanímelo, desanímela, desanímese | desanímenos | not used | desanímelos, desanímelas | |
| with first-person plural imperative desanimemos | dative | not used | desanimémoste | desanimémosle | desanimémonos | desanimémoos | desanimémosles |
| accusative | not used | desanimémoste | desanimémoslo, desanimémosla | desanimémonos | desanimémoos | desanimémoslos, desanimémoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative desanimad | dative | desanimadme | not used | desanimadle | desanimadnos | desanimaos | desanimadles |
| accusative | desanimadme | not used | desanimadlo, desanimadla | desanimadnos | desanimaos | desanimadlos, desanimadlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative desanimen | dative | desanímenme | not used | desanímenle | desanímennos | not used | desanímenles, desanímense |
| accusative | desanímenme | not used | desanímenlo, desanímenla | desanímennos | not used | desanímenlos, desanímenlas, desanímense | |
Related terms
- desánimo m
Further reading
- “desanimar”, 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