desmenuzar

Spanish

Etymology

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

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

Verb

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

  1. to crumble
    Synonyms: desmigajar, desmoronar
  2. to fine-tooth comb

Conjugation
    Conjugation of desmenuzar (c-z alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive desmenuzar
gerund desmenuzando
past participle masculine feminine
singular desmenuzado desmenuzada
plural desmenuzados desmenuzadas
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 desmenuzo desmenuzastú
desmenuzásvos		 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 desmenucestú
desmenucésvos2		 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 desmenuzatú
desmenuzávos		 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
accusative desmenuzarme desmenuzarte desmenuzarlo, desmenuzarla, desmenuzarse desmenuzarnos desmenuzaros desmenuzarlos, desmenuzarlas, desmenuzarse
with gerund desmenuzando
dative desmenuzándome desmenuzándote desmenuzándole, desmenuzándose desmenuzándonos desmenuzándoos desmenuzándoles, desmenuzándose
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
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
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
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
accusative desmenúcenme not used desmenúcenlo, desmenúcenla desmenúcennos not used desmenúcenlos, desmenúcenlas, desmenúcense

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