desmenuzar

Spanish

Etymology

From des- +‎ menuzar (obsolete), from Vulgar Latin *minūtiāre, from Latin minūtus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /desmenuˈθaɾ/ [d̪ez.me.nuˈθaɾ] (Spain)
IPA^(key): /desmenuˈsaɾ/ [d̪ez.me.nuˈsaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: des‧me‧nu‧zar

Verb

desmenuzar (first-person singular present desmenuzo, first-person singular preterite desmenucé, past participle desmenuzado)

to crumble
Synonyms: desmigajar, desmoronar
to fine-tooth comb

Conjugation

Conjugation of desmenuzar (c-z alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			desmenuzar
gerund			desmenuzando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		desmenuzado		desmenuzada
		plural		desmenuzados		desmenuzadas
		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	desmenuzo	desmenuzas^{^tú} desmenuzás^{^vos}	desmenuza	desmenuzamos	desmenuzáis	desmenuzan
	imperfect	desmenuzaba	desmenuzabas	desmenuzaba	desmenuzábamos	desmenuzabais	desmenuzaban
	preterite	desmenucé	desmenuzaste	desmenuzó	desmenuzamos	desmenuzasteis	desmenuzaron
	future	desmenuzaré	desmenuzarás	desmenuzará	desmenuzaremos	desmenuzaréis	desmenuzarán
	conditional	desmenuzaría	desmenuzarías	desmenuzaría	desmenuzaríamos	desmenuzaríais	desmenuzarían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	desmenuce	desmenuces^{^tú} desmenucés^{^vos²}	desmenuce	desmenucemos	desmenucéis	desmenucen
	imperfect (ra)	desmenuzara	desmenuzaras	desmenuzara	desmenuzáramos	desmenuzarais	desmenuzaran
	imperfect (se)	desmenuzase	desmenuzases	desmenuzase	desmenuzásemos	desmenuzaseis	desmenuzasen
	future¹	desmenuzare	desmenuzares	desmenuzare	desmenuzáremos	desmenuzareis	desmenuzaren

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		desmenuza^{^tú} desmenuzá^{^vos}	desmenuce	desmenucemos	desmenuzad	desmenucen
	negative		no desmenuces	no desmenuce	no desmenucemos	no desmenucéis	no desmenucen

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

Selected combined forms of desmenuzar (c-z 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 desmenuzar	dative	desmenuzarme	desmenuzarte	desmenuzarle, desmenuzarse	desmenuzarnos	desmenuzaros	desmenuzarles, desmenuzarse
with infinitive desmenuzar	accusative	desmenuzarme	desmenuzarte	desmenuzarlo, desmenuzarla, desmenuzarse	desmenuzarnos	desmenuzaros	desmenuzarlos, desmenuzarlas, desmenuzarse

with gerund desmenuzando	dative	desmenuzándome	desmenuzándote	desmenuzándole, desmenuzándose	desmenuzándonos	desmenuzándoos	desmenuzándoles, desmenuzándose
with gerund desmenuzando	accusative	desmenuzándome	desmenuzándote	desmenuzándolo, desmenuzándola, desmenuzándose	desmenuzándonos	desmenuzándoos	desmenuzándolos, desmenuzándolas, desmenuzándose

with informal second-person singular tú imperative desmenuza	dative	desmenúzame	desmenúzate	desmenúzale	desmenúzanos	not used	desmenúzales
	accusative	desmenúzame	desmenúzate	desmenúzalo, desmenúzala	desmenúzanos	not used	desmenúzalos, desmenúzalas

with informal second-person singular vos imperative desmenuzá	dative	desmenuzame	desmenuzate	desmenuzale	desmenuzanos	not used	desmenuzales
	accusative	desmenuzame	desmenuzate	desmenuzalo, desmenuzala	desmenuzanos	not used	desmenuzalos, desmenuzalas

with formal second-person singular imperative desmenuce	dative	desmenúceme	not used	desmenúcele, desmenúcese	desmenúcenos	not used	desmenúceles
with formal second-person singular imperative desmenuce	accusative	desmenúceme	not used	desmenúcelo, desmenúcela, desmenúcese	desmenúcenos	not used	desmenúcelos, desmenúcelas

with first-person plural imperative desmenucemos	dative	not used	desmenucémoste	desmenucémosle	desmenucémonos	desmenucémoos	desmenucémosles
with first-person plural imperative desmenucemos	accusative	not used	desmenucémoste	desmenucémoslo, desmenucémosla	desmenucémonos	desmenucémoos	desmenucémoslos, desmenucémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative desmenuzad	dative	desmenuzadme	not used	desmenuzadle	desmenuzadnos	desmenuzaos	desmenuzadles
with informal second-person plural imperative desmenuzad	accusative	desmenuzadme	not used	desmenuzadlo, desmenuzadla	desmenuzadnos	desmenuzaos	desmenuzadlos, desmenuzadlas

with formal second-person plural imperative desmenucen	dative	desmenúcenme	not used	desmenúcenle	desmenúcennos	not used	desmenúcenles, desmenúcense
with formal second-person plural imperative desmenucen	accusative	desmenúcenme	not used	desmenúcenlo, desmenúcenla	desmenúcennos	not used	desmenúcenlos, desmenúcenlas, desmenúcense

Derived terms

desmenuzable

Related terms

menuzar