deshojar

Spanish

Etymology

From des- +‎ hoja (“leaf”) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /desoˈxaɾ/ [d̪e.soˈxaɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: des‧ho‧jar

Verb

deshojar (first-person singular present deshojo, first-person singular preterite deshojé, past participle deshojado)

to defoliate; to remove the leaves from a plant or petals from a flower
- 1971, Joan Manuel Serrat, “La Mujer Que Yo Quiero”:
  La mujer que yo quiero no necesita / Deshojar cada noche una margarita
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
to peel or husk
to tear pages from a book

Conjugation

Conjugation of deshojar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			deshojar
gerund			deshojando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		deshojado		deshojada
		plural		deshojados		deshojadas
		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	deshojo	deshojas^{^tú} deshojás^{^vos}	deshoja	deshojamos	deshojáis	deshojan
	imperfect	deshojaba	deshojabas	deshojaba	deshojábamos	deshojabais	deshojaban
	preterite	deshojé	deshojaste	deshojó	deshojamos	deshojasteis	deshojaron
	future	deshojaré	deshojarás	deshojará	deshojaremos	deshojaréis	deshojarán
	conditional	deshojaría	deshojarías	deshojaría	deshojaríamos	deshojaríais	deshojarían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	deshoje	deshojes^{^tú} deshojés^{^vos²}	deshoje	deshojemos	deshojéis	deshojen
	imperfect (ra)	deshojara	deshojaras	deshojara	deshojáramos	deshojarais	deshojaran
	imperfect (se)	deshojase	deshojases	deshojase	deshojásemos	deshojaseis	deshojasen
	future¹	deshojare	deshojares	deshojare	deshojáremos	deshojareis	deshojaren

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		deshoja^{^tú} deshojá^{^vos}	deshoje	deshojemos	deshojad	deshojen
	negative		no deshojes	no deshoje	no deshojemos	no deshojéis	no deshojen

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

Selected combined forms of deshojar

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 deshojar	dative	deshojarme	deshojarte	deshojarle, deshojarse	deshojarnos	deshojaros	deshojarles, deshojarse
with infinitive deshojar	accusative	deshojarme	deshojarte	deshojarlo, deshojarla, deshojarse	deshojarnos	deshojaros	deshojarlos, deshojarlas, deshojarse

with gerund deshojando	dative	deshojándome	deshojándote	deshojándole, deshojándose	deshojándonos	deshojándoos	deshojándoles, deshojándose
with gerund deshojando	accusative	deshojándome	deshojándote	deshojándolo, deshojándola, deshojándose	deshojándonos	deshojándoos	deshojándolos, deshojándolas, deshojándose

with informal second-person singular tú imperative deshoja	dative	deshójame	deshójate	deshójale	deshójanos	not used	deshójales
with informal second-person singular tú imperative deshoja	accusative	deshójame	deshójate	deshójalo, deshójala	deshójanos	not used	deshójalos, deshójalas

with informal second-person singular vos imperative deshojá	dative	deshojame	deshojate	deshojale	deshojanos	not used	deshojales
	accusative	deshojame	deshojate	deshojalo, deshojala	deshojanos	not used	deshojalos, deshojalas

with formal second-person singular imperative deshoje	dative	deshójeme	not used	deshójele, deshójese	deshójenos	not used	deshójeles
with formal second-person singular imperative deshoje	accusative	deshójeme	not used	deshójelo, deshójela, deshójese	deshójenos	not used	deshójelos, deshójelas

with first-person plural imperative deshojemos	dative	not used	deshojémoste	deshojémosle	deshojémonos	deshojémoos	deshojémosles
with first-person plural imperative deshojemos	accusative	not used	deshojémoste	deshojémoslo, deshojémosla	deshojémonos	deshojémoos	deshojémoslos, deshojémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative deshojad	dative	deshojadme	not used	deshojadle	deshojadnos	deshojaos	deshojadles
with informal second-person plural imperative deshojad	accusative	deshojadme	not used	deshojadlo, deshojadla	deshojadnos	deshojaos	deshojadlos, deshojadlas

with formal second-person plural imperative deshojen	dative	deshójenme	not used	deshójenle	deshójennos	not used	deshójenles, deshójense
with formal second-person plural imperative deshojen	accusative	deshójenme	not used	deshójenlo, deshójenla	deshójennos	not used	deshójenlos, deshójenlas, deshójense

Derived terms

deshojar la margarita