descalabrar

Spanish

Etymology

From des- +‎ calavera (“skull”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /deskalaˈbɾaɾ/ [d̪es.ka.laˈβ̞ɾaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: des‧ca‧la‧brar

Verb

descalabrar (first-person singular present descalabro, first-person singular preterite descalabré, past participle descalabrado)

  1. (transitive) to hit, especially in the head
  2. (transitive) to damage, to ruin

Conjugation
    Conjugation of descalabrar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive descalabrar
gerund descalabrando
past participle masculine feminine
singular descalabrado descalabrada
plural descalabrados descalabradas
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 descalabro descalabrastú
descalabrásvos		 descalabra descalabramos descalabráis descalabran
imperfect descalabraba descalabrabas descalabraba descalabrábamos descalabrabais descalabraban
preterite descalabré descalabraste descalabró descalabramos descalabrasteis descalabraron
future descalabraré descalabrarás descalabrará descalabraremos descalabraréis descalabrarán
conditional descalabraría descalabrarías descalabraría descalabraríamos descalabraríais descalabrarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present descalabre descalabrestú
descalabrésvos2		 descalabre descalabremos descalabréis descalabren
imperfect
(ra)		 descalabrara descalabraras descalabrara descalabráramos descalabrarais descalabraran
imperfect
(se)		 descalabrase descalabrases descalabrase descalabrásemos descalabraseis descalabrasen
future1 descalabrare descalabrares descalabrare descalabráremos descalabrareis descalabraren
imperative — tú
vos		 usted nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ustedes
affirmative descalabratú
descalabrávos		 descalabre descalabremos descalabrad descalabren
negative no descalabres no descalabre no descalabremos no descalabréis no descalabren

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

    Selected combined forms of descalabrar

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 descalabrar
dative descalabrarme descalabrarte descalabrarle, descalabrarse descalabrarnos descalabraros descalabrarles, descalabrarse
accusative descalabrarme descalabrarte descalabrarlo, descalabrarla, descalabrarse descalabrarnos descalabraros descalabrarlos, descalabrarlas, descalabrarse
with gerund descalabrando
dative descalabrándome descalabrándote descalabrándole, descalabrándose descalabrándonos descalabrándoos descalabrándoles, descalabrándose
accusative descalabrándome descalabrándote descalabrándolo, descalabrándola, descalabrándose descalabrándonos descalabrándoos descalabrándolos, descalabrándolas, descalabrándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative descalabra
dative descalábrame descalábrate descalábrale descalábranos not used descalábrales
accusative descalábrame descalábrate descalábralo, descalábrala descalábranos not used descalábralos, descalábralas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative descalabrá
dative descalabrame descalabrate descalabrale descalabranos not used descalabrales
accusative descalabrame descalabrate descalabralo, descalabrala descalabranos not used descalabralos, descalabralas
with formal second-person singular imperative descalabre
dative descalábreme not used descalábrele, descalábrese descalábrenos not used descalábreles
accusative descalábreme not used descalábrelo, descalábrela, descalábrese descalábrenos not used descalábrelos, descalábrelas
with first-person plural imperative descalabremos
dative not used descalabrémoste descalabrémosle descalabrémonos descalabrémoos descalabrémosles
accusative not used descalabrémoste descalabrémoslo, descalabrémosla descalabrémonos descalabrémoos descalabrémoslos, descalabrémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative descalabrad
dative descalabradme not used descalabradle descalabradnos descalabraos descalabradles
accusative descalabradme not used descalabradlo, descalabradla descalabradnos descalabraos descalabradlos, descalabradlas
with formal second-person plural imperative descalabren
dative descalábrenme not used descalábrenle descalábrennos not used descalábrenles, descalábrense
accusative descalábrenme not used descalábrenlo, descalábrenla descalábrennos not used descalábrenlos, descalábrenlas, descalábrense

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