desmoronar

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish desmoronar.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /dez.mo.ɾoˈna(ʁ)/ [dez.mo.ɾoˈna(h)], /d͡ʒiz.mo.ɾoˈna(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiz.mo.ɾoˈna(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /dez.mo.ɾoˈna(ɾ)/, /d͡ʒiz.mo.ɾoˈna(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /deʒ.mo.ɾoˈna(ʁ)/ [deʒ.mo.ɾoˈna(χ)], /d͡ʒiʒ.mo.ɾoˈna(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiʒ.mo.ɾoˈna(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /dez.mo.ɾoˈna(ɻ)/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨʒ.mu.ɾuˈnaɾ/

Verb

desmoronar (first-person singular present desmorono, first-person singular preterite desmoronei, past participle desmoronado)

  1. (intransitive) to collapse; to crumble (to fall down suddenly; to cave in)
    Synonyms: desabar, ruir

Conjugation
    Conjugation of desmoronar (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 desmoronar
Personal desmoronar desmoronares desmoronar desmoronarmos desmoronardes desmoronarem
Gerund
desmoronando
Past participle
Masculine desmoronado desmoronados
Feminine desmoronada desmoronadas
Indicative
Present desmorono desmoronas desmorona desmoronamos desmoronais desmoronam
Imperfect desmoronava desmoronavas desmoronava desmoronávamos desmoronáveis desmoronavam
Preterite desmoronei desmoronaste desmoronou desmoronamos1, desmoronámos2 desmoronastes desmoronaram
Pluperfect desmoronara desmoronaras desmoronara desmoronáramos desmoronáreis desmoronaram
Future desmoronarei desmoronarás desmoronará desmoronaremos desmoronareis desmoronarão
Conditional
desmoronaria desmoronarias desmoronaria desmoronaríamos desmoronaríeis desmoronariam
Subjunctive
Present desmorone desmorones desmorone desmoronemos desmoroneis desmoronem
Imperfect desmoronasse desmoronasses desmoronasse desmoronássemos desmoronásseis desmoronassem
Future desmoronar desmoronares desmoronar desmoronarmos desmoronardes desmoronarem
Imperative
Affirmative desmorona desmorone desmoronemos desmoronai desmoronem
Negative (não) não desmorones não desmorone não desmoronemos não desmoroneis não desmoronem

1Brazil.
2Portugal.

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish desboronar, from des- and borona, perhaps from Celtiberian boruna (“brittle”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /desmoɾoˈnaɾ/ [d̪ez.mo.ɾoˈnaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: des‧mo‧ro‧nar

Verb

desmoronar (first-person singular present desmorono, first-person singular preterite desmoroné, past participle desmoronado)

  1. (transitive) to erode, to crumble
    Synonyms: desmigajar, desmenuzar

Conjugation
    Conjugation of desmoronar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive desmoronar
gerund desmoronando
past participle masculine feminine
singular desmoronado desmoronada
plural desmoronados desmoronadas
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 desmorono desmoronastú
desmoronásvos		 desmorona desmoronamos desmoronáis desmoronan
imperfect desmoronaba desmoronabas desmoronaba desmoronábamos desmoronabais desmoronaban
preterite desmoroné desmoronaste desmoronó desmoronamos desmoronasteis desmoronaron
future desmoronaré desmoronarás desmoronará desmoronaremos desmoronaréis desmoronarán
conditional desmoronaría desmoronarías desmoronaría desmoronaríamos desmoronaríais desmoronarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present desmorone desmoronestú
desmoronésvos2		 desmorone desmoronemos desmoronéis desmoronen
imperfect
(ra)		 desmoronara desmoronaras desmoronara desmoronáramos desmoronarais desmoronaran
imperfect
(se)		 desmoronase desmoronases desmoronase desmoronásemos desmoronaseis desmoronasen
future1 desmoronare desmoronares desmoronare desmoronáremos desmoronareis desmoronaren
imperative — tú
vos		 usted nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ustedes
affirmative desmoronatú
desmoronávos		 desmorone desmoronemos desmoronad desmoronen
negative no desmorones no desmorone no desmoronemos no desmoronéis no desmoronen

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

    Selected combined forms of desmoronar

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 desmoronar
dative desmoronarme desmoronarte desmoronarle, desmoronarse desmoronarnos desmoronaros desmoronarles, desmoronarse
accusative desmoronarme desmoronarte desmoronarlo, desmoronarla, desmoronarse desmoronarnos desmoronaros desmoronarlos, desmoronarlas, desmoronarse
with gerund desmoronando
dative desmoronándome desmoronándote desmoronándole, desmoronándose desmoronándonos desmoronándoos desmoronándoles, desmoronándose
accusative desmoronándome desmoronándote desmoronándolo, desmoronándola, desmoronándose desmoronándonos desmoronándoos desmoronándolos, desmoronándolas, desmoronándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative desmorona
dative desmoróname desmorónate desmorónale desmorónanos not used desmorónales
accusative desmoróname desmorónate desmorónalo, desmorónala desmorónanos not used desmorónalos, desmorónalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative desmoroná
dative desmoroname desmoronate desmoronale desmoronanos not used desmoronales
accusative desmoroname desmoronate desmoronalo, desmoronala desmoronanos not used desmoronalos, desmoronalas
with formal second-person singular imperative desmorone
dative desmoróneme not used desmorónele, desmorónese desmorónenos not used desmoróneles
accusative desmoróneme not used desmorónelo, desmorónela, desmorónese desmorónenos not used desmorónelos, desmorónelas
with first-person plural imperative desmoronemos
dative not used desmoronémoste desmoronémosle desmoronémonos desmoronémoos desmoronémosles
accusative not used desmoronémoste desmoronémoslo, desmoronémosla desmoronémonos desmoronémoos desmoronémoslos, desmoronémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative desmoronad
dative desmoronadme not used desmoronadle desmoronadnos desmoronaos desmoronadles
accusative desmoronadme not used desmoronadlo, desmoronadla desmoronadnos desmoronaos desmoronadlos, desmoronadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative desmoronen
dative desmorónenme not used desmorónenle desmorónennos not used desmorónenles, desmorónense
accusative desmorónenme not used desmorónenlo, desmorónenla desmorónennos not used desmorónenlos, desmorónenlas, desmorónense

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