descabalgar

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *discaballicāre. By surface analysis, des- +‎ cabalgar.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /deskabalˈɡaɾ/ [d̪es.ka.β̞alˈɣ̞aɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: des‧ca‧bal‧gar

Verb

descabalgar (first-person singular present descabalgo, first-person singular preterite descabalgué, past participle descabalgado)

to dismount (a horse)
Synonym: desmontar
to unseat, remove from power
- 2015 September 29, “Baños (CUP): “Si nos quieren imputar a todos, estaremos encantados””, in El País‎^[1]:
  El portavoz de Convergencia Democrática de Cataluña (CDC) en el Congreso, Pere Macías, ha considerado que detrás de la citación hay una persecución política para descabalgar a quien ha ganado en las urnas.
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

Conjugation of descabalgar (g-gu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			descabalgar
gerund			descabalgando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		descabalgado		descabalgada
		plural		descabalgados		descabalgadas
		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	descabalgo	descabalgas^{^tú} descabalgás^{^vos}	descabalga	descabalgamos	descabalgáis	descabalgan
	imperfect	descabalgaba	descabalgabas	descabalgaba	descabalgábamos	descabalgabais	descabalgaban
	preterite	descabalgué	descabalgaste	descabalgó	descabalgamos	descabalgasteis	descabalgaron
	future	descabalgaré	descabalgarás	descabalgará	descabalgaremos	descabalgaréis	descabalgarán
	conditional	descabalgaría	descabalgarías	descabalgaría	descabalgaríamos	descabalgaríais	descabalgarían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	descabalgue	descabalgues^{^tú} descabalgués^{^vos²}	descabalgue	descabalguemos	descabalguéis	descabalguen
	imperfect (ra)	descabalgara	descabalgaras	descabalgara	descabalgáramos	descabalgarais	descabalgaran
	imperfect (se)	descabalgase	descabalgases	descabalgase	descabalgásemos	descabalgaseis	descabalgasen
	future¹	descabalgare	descabalgares	descabalgare	descabalgáremos	descabalgareis	descabalgaren

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		descabalga^{^tú} descabalgá^{^vos}	descabalgue	descabalguemos	descabalgad	descabalguen
	negative		no descabalgues	no descabalgue	no descabalguemos	no descabalguéis	no descabalguen

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

Selected combined forms of descabalgar (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 descabalgar	dative	descabalgarme	descabalgarte	descabalgarle, descabalgarse	descabalgarnos	descabalgaros	descabalgarles, descabalgarse
with infinitive descabalgar	accusative	descabalgarme	descabalgarte	descabalgarlo, descabalgarla, descabalgarse	descabalgarnos	descabalgaros	descabalgarlos, descabalgarlas, descabalgarse

with gerund descabalgando	dative	descabalgándome	descabalgándote	descabalgándole, descabalgándose	descabalgándonos	descabalgándoos	descabalgándoles, descabalgándose
with gerund descabalgando	accusative	descabalgándome	descabalgándote	descabalgándolo, descabalgándola, descabalgándose	descabalgándonos	descabalgándoos	descabalgándolos, descabalgándolas, descabalgándose

with informal second-person singular tú imperative descabalga	dative	descabálgame	descabálgate	descabálgale	descabálganos	not used	descabálgales
	accusative	descabálgame	descabálgate	descabálgalo, descabálgala	descabálganos	not used	descabálgalos, descabálgalas

with informal second-person singular vos imperative descabalgá	dative	descabalgame	descabalgate	descabalgale	descabalganos	not used	descabalgales
	accusative	descabalgame	descabalgate	descabalgalo, descabalgala	descabalganos	not used	descabalgalos, descabalgalas

with formal second-person singular imperative descabalgue	dative	descabálgueme	not used	descabálguele, descabálguese	descabálguenos	not used	descabálgueles
with formal second-person singular imperative descabalgue	accusative	descabálgueme	not used	descabálguelo, descabálguela, descabálguese	descabálguenos	not used	descabálguelos, descabálguelas

with first-person plural imperative descabalguemos	dative	not used	descabalguémoste	descabalguémosle	descabalguémonos	descabalguémoos	descabalguémosles
with first-person plural imperative descabalguemos	accusative	not used	descabalguémoste	descabalguémoslo, descabalguémosla	descabalguémonos	descabalguémoos	descabalguémoslos, descabalguémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative descabalgad	dative	descabalgadme	not used	descabalgadle	descabalgadnos	descabalgaos	descabalgadles
with informal second-person plural imperative descabalgad	accusative	descabalgadme	not used	descabalgadlo, descabalgadla	descabalgadnos	descabalgaos	descabalgadlos, descabalgadlas

with formal second-person plural imperative descabalguen	dative	descabálguenme	not used	descabálguenle	descabálguennos	not used	descabálguenles, descabálguense
with formal second-person plural imperative descabalguen	accusative	descabálguenme	not used	descabálguenlo, descabálguenla	descabálguennos	not used	descabálguenlos, descabálguenlas, descabálguense