desmotar

Spanish

Etymology

From des- +‎ mota +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /desmoˈtaɾ/ [d̪ez.moˈt̪aɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: des‧mo‧tar

Verb

desmotar (first-person singular present desmoto, first-person singular preterite desmoté, past participle desmotado)

to remove fluff or dust
to seed (cotton)

Conjugation

Conjugation of desmotar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			desmotar
gerund			desmotando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		desmotado		desmotada
		plural		desmotados		desmotadas
		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	desmoto	desmotas^{^tú} desmotás^{^vos}	desmota	desmotamos	desmotáis	desmotan
	imperfect	desmotaba	desmotabas	desmotaba	desmotábamos	desmotabais	desmotaban
	preterite	desmoté	desmotaste	desmotó	desmotamos	desmotasteis	desmotaron
	future	desmotaré	desmotarás	desmotará	desmotaremos	desmotaréis	desmotarán
	conditional	desmotaría	desmotarías	desmotaría	desmotaríamos	desmotaríais	desmotarían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	desmote	desmotes^{^tú} desmotés^{^vos²}	desmote	desmotemos	desmotéis	desmoten
	imperfect (ra)	desmotara	desmotaras	desmotara	desmotáramos	desmotarais	desmotaran
	imperfect (se)	desmotase	desmotases	desmotase	desmotásemos	desmotaseis	desmotasen
	future¹	desmotare	desmotares	desmotare	desmotáremos	desmotareis	desmotaren

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		desmota^{^tú} desmotá^{^vos}	desmote	desmotemos	desmotad	desmoten
	negative		no desmotes	no desmote	no desmotemos	no desmotéis	no desmoten

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

Selected combined forms of desmotar

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 desmotar	dative	desmotarme	desmotarte	desmotarle, desmotarse	desmotarnos	desmotaros	desmotarles, desmotarse
with infinitive desmotar	accusative	desmotarme	desmotarte	desmotarlo, desmotarla, desmotarse	desmotarnos	desmotaros	desmotarlos, desmotarlas, desmotarse

with gerund desmotando	dative	desmotándome	desmotándote	desmotándole, desmotándose	desmotándonos	desmotándoos	desmotándoles, desmotándose
with gerund desmotando	accusative	desmotándome	desmotándote	desmotándolo, desmotándola, desmotándose	desmotándonos	desmotándoos	desmotándolos, desmotándolas, desmotándose

with informal second-person singular tú imperative desmota	dative	desmótame	desmótate	desmótale	desmótanos	not used	desmótales
with informal second-person singular tú imperative desmota	accusative	desmótame	desmótate	desmótalo, desmótala	desmótanos	not used	desmótalos, desmótalas

with informal second-person singular vos imperative desmotá	dative	desmotame	desmotate	desmotale	desmotanos	not used	desmotales
	accusative	desmotame	desmotate	desmotalo, desmotala	desmotanos	not used	desmotalos, desmotalas

with formal second-person singular imperative desmote	dative	desmóteme	not used	desmótele, desmótese	desmótenos	not used	desmóteles
with formal second-person singular imperative desmote	accusative	desmóteme	not used	desmótelo, desmótela, desmótese	desmótenos	not used	desmótelos, desmótelas

with first-person plural imperative desmotemos	dative	not used	desmotémoste	desmotémosle	desmotémonos	desmotémoos	desmotémosles
with first-person plural imperative desmotemos	accusative	not used	desmotémoste	desmotémoslo, desmotémosla	desmotémonos	desmotémoos	desmotémoslos, desmotémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative desmotad	dative	desmotadme	not used	desmotadle	desmotadnos	desmotaos	desmotadles
with informal second-person plural imperative desmotad	accusative	desmotadme	not used	desmotadlo, desmotadla	desmotadnos	desmotaos	desmotadlos, desmotadlas

with formal second-person plural imperative desmoten	dative	desmótenme	not used	desmótenle	desmótennos	not used	desmótenles, desmótense
with formal second-person plural imperative desmoten	accusative	desmótenme	not used	desmótenlo, desmótenla	desmótennos	not used	desmótenlos, desmótenlas, desmótense

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