desmotivar

Portuguese

Etymology

From des- +‎ motivar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /dez.mo.t͡ʃiˈva(ʁ)/ [dez.mo.t͡ʃiˈva(h)], /d͡ʒiz.mo.t͡ʃiˈva(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiz.mo.t͡ʃiˈva(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /dez.mo.t͡ʃiˈva(ɾ)/, /d͡ʒiz.mo.t͡ʃiˈva(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /deʒ.mo.t͡ʃiˈva(ʁ)/ [deʒ.mo.t͡ʃiˈva(χ)], /d͡ʒiʒ.mo.t͡ʃiˈva(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiʒ.mo.t͡ʃiˈva(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /dez.mo.t͡ʃiˈva(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨʒ.mu.tiˈvaɾ/
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨʒ.mu.tiˈbaɾ/ [dɨʒ.mu.tiˈβaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨʒ.mu.tiˈva.ɾi/

Verb

desmotivar (first-person singular present desmotivo, first-person singular preterite desmotivei, past participle desmotivado)

  1. to demotivate (to decrease the motivation)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of desmotivar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal desmotivar
Personal desmotivar desmotivares desmotivar desmotivarmos desmotivardes desmotivarem
Gerund
desmotivando
Past participle
Masculine desmotivado desmotivados
Feminine desmotivada desmotivadas
Indicative
Present desmotivo desmotivas desmotiva desmotivamos desmotivais desmotivam
Imperfect desmotivava desmotivavas desmotivava desmotivávamos desmotiváveis desmotivavam
Preterite desmotivei desmotivaste desmotivou desmotivamos1, desmotivámos2 desmotivastes desmotivaram
Pluperfect desmotivara desmotivaras desmotivara desmotiváramos desmotiváreis desmotivaram
Future desmotivarei desmotivarás desmotivará desmotivaremos desmotivareis desmotivarão
Conditional desmotivaria desmotivarias desmotivaria desmotivaríamos desmotivaríeis desmotivariam
Subjunctive
Present desmotive desmotives desmotive desmotivemos desmotiveis desmotivem
Imperfect desmotivasse desmotivasses desmotivasse desmotivássemos desmotivásseis desmotivassem
Future desmotivar desmotivares desmotivar desmotivarmos desmotivardes desmotivarem
Imperative
Affirmative desmotiva desmotive desmotivemos desmotivai desmotivem
Negative (não) não desmotives não desmotive não desmotivemos não desmotiveis não desmotivem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From des- +‎ motivar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /desmotiˈbaɾ/ [d̪ez.mo.t̪iˈβ̞aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: des‧mo‧ti‧var

Verb

desmotivar (first-person singular present desmotivo, first-person singular preterite desmotivé, past participle desmotivado)

  1. to demotivate, discourage

Conjugation

    Conjugation of desmotivar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive desmotivar
gerund desmotivando
past participle masculine feminine
singular desmotivado desmotivada
plural desmotivados desmotivadas
singular plural
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 desmotivo desmotivastú
desmotivásvos 		desmotiva desmotivamos desmotiváis desmotivan
imperfect desmotivaba desmotivabas desmotivaba desmotivábamos desmotivabais desmotivaban
preterite desmotivé desmotivaste desmotivó desmotivamos desmotivasteis desmotivaron
future desmotivaré desmotivarás desmotivará desmotivaremos desmotivaréis desmotivarán
conditional desmotivaría desmotivarías desmotivaría desmotivaríamos desmotivaríais desmotivarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present desmotive desmotivestú
desmotivésvos2 		desmotive desmotivemos desmotivéis desmotiven
imperfect
(ra) 		desmotivara desmotivaras desmotivara desmotiváramos desmotivarais desmotivaran
imperfect
(se) 		desmotivase desmotivases desmotivase desmotivásemos desmotivaseis desmotivasen
future1 desmotivare desmotivares desmotivare desmotiváremos desmotivareis desmotivaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative desmotivatú
desmotivávos 		desmotive desmotivemos desmotivad desmotiven
negative no desmotives no desmotive no desmotivemos no desmotivéis no desmotiven

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

    Selected combined forms of desmotivar

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 desmotivar dative desmotivarme desmotivarte desmotivarle, desmotivarse desmotivarnos desmotivaros desmotivarles, desmotivarse
accusative desmotivarme desmotivarte desmotivarlo, desmotivarla, desmotivarse desmotivarnos desmotivaros desmotivarlos, desmotivarlas, desmotivarse
with gerund desmotivando dative desmotivándome desmotivándote desmotivándole, desmotivándose desmotivándonos desmotivándoos desmotivándoles, desmotivándose
accusative desmotivándome desmotivándote desmotivándolo, desmotivándola, desmotivándose desmotivándonos desmotivándoos desmotivándolos, desmotivándolas, desmotivándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative desmotiva dative desmotívame desmotívate desmotívale desmotívanos not used desmotívales
accusative desmotívame desmotívate desmotívalo, desmotívala desmotívanos not used desmotívalos, desmotívalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative desmotivá dative desmotivame desmotivate desmotivale desmotivanos not used desmotivales
accusative desmotivame desmotivate desmotivalo, desmotivala desmotivanos not used desmotivalos, desmotivalas
with formal second-person singular imperative desmotive dative desmotíveme not used desmotívele, desmotívese desmotívenos not used desmotíveles
accusative desmotíveme not used desmotívelo, desmotívela, desmotívese desmotívenos not used desmotívelos, desmotívelas
with first-person plural imperative desmotivemos dative not used desmotivémoste desmotivémosle desmotivémonos desmotivémoos desmotivémosles
accusative not used desmotivémoste desmotivémoslo, desmotivémosla desmotivémonos desmotivémoos desmotivémoslos, desmotivémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative desmotivad dative desmotivadme not used desmotivadle desmotivadnos desmotivaos desmotivadles
accusative desmotivadme not used desmotivadlo, desmotivadla desmotivadnos desmotivaos desmotivadlos, desmotivadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative desmotiven dative desmotívenme not used desmotívenle desmotívennos not used desmotívenles, desmotívense
accusative desmotívenme not used desmotívenlo, desmotívenla desmotívennos not used desmotívenlos, desmotívenlas, desmotívense

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