descaminar

Catalan

Etymology

From des- +‎ caminar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [dəs.kə.miˈna]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [des.ka.miˈnaɾ]

Verb

descaminar (first-person singular present descamino, first-person singular preterite descaminí, past participle descaminat)

1. (transitive) to cause to lose one's way, lead astray
2. (pronominal) to lose one's way

Conjugation

    Conjugation of descaminar (first conjugation)

infinitive			descaminar
gerund			descaminant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		descaminat		descaminada
		plural		descaminats		descaminades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	descamino	descamines	descamina	descaminem	descamineu	descaminen
	imperfect	descaminava	descaminaves	descaminava	descaminàvem	descaminàveu	descaminaven
	future	descaminaré	descaminaràs	descaminarà	descaminarem	descaminareu	descaminaran
	preterite	descaminí	descaminares	descaminà	descaminàrem	descaminàreu	descaminaren
	conditional	descaminaria	descaminaries	descaminaria	descaminaríem	descaminaríeu	descaminarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	descamini	descaminis	descamini	descaminem	descamineu	descaminin
	imperfect	descaminés	descaminessis	descaminés	descaminéssim	descaminéssiu	descaminessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	descamina	descamini	descaminem	descamineu	descaminin
	negative (no)	—	no descaminis	no descamini	no descaminem	no descamineu	no descaminin

Further reading

• “descaminar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Spanish

Verb

descaminar (first-person singular present descamino, first-person singular preterite descaminé, past participle descaminado)

1. to lead off the right track; to lead astray
2. to lead (someone) off the straight and narrow

Conjugation

    Conjugation of descaminar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			descaminar
gerund			descaminando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		descaminado		descaminada
		plural		descaminados		descaminadas
		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	descamino	descaminastú descaminásvos	descamina	descaminamos	descamináis	descaminan
	imperfect	descaminaba	descaminabas	descaminaba	descaminábamos	descaminabais	descaminaban
	preterite	descaminé	descaminaste	descaminó	descaminamos	descaminasteis	descaminaron
	future	descaminaré	descaminarás	descaminará	descaminaremos	descaminaréis	descaminarán
	conditional	descaminaría	descaminarías	descaminaría	descaminaríamos	descaminaríais	descaminarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	descamine	descaminestú descaminésvos2	descamine	descaminemos	descaminéis	descaminen
	imperfect (ra)	descaminara	descaminaras	descaminara	descamináramos	descaminarais	descaminaran
	imperfect (se)	descaminase	descaminases	descaminase	descaminásemos	descaminaseis	descaminasen
	future1	descaminare	descaminares	descaminare	descamináremos	descaminareis	descaminaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		descaminatú descaminávos	descamine	descaminemos	descaminad	descaminen
	negative		no descamines	no descamine	no descaminemos	no descaminéis	no descaminen

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

    Selected combined forms of descaminar

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 descaminar	dative	descaminarme	descaminarte	descaminarle, descaminarse	descaminarnos	descaminaros	descaminarles, descaminarse
	accusative	descaminarme	descaminarte	descaminarlo, descaminarla, descaminarse	descaminarnos	descaminaros	descaminarlos, descaminarlas, descaminarse
with gerund descaminando	dative	descaminándome	descaminándote	descaminándole, descaminándose	descaminándonos	descaminándoos	descaminándoles, descaminándose
	accusative	descaminándome	descaminándote	descaminándolo, descaminándola, descaminándose	descaminándonos	descaminándoos	descaminándolos, descaminándolas, descaminándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative descamina	dative	descamíname	descamínate	descamínale	descamínanos	not used	descamínales
	accusative	descamíname	descamínate	descamínalo, descamínala	descamínanos	not used	descamínalos, descamínalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative descaminá	dative	descaminame	descaminate	descaminale	descaminanos	not used	descaminales
	accusative	descaminame	descaminate	descaminalo, descaminala	descaminanos	not used	descaminalos, descaminalas
with formal second-person singular imperative descamine	dative	descamíneme	not used	descamínele, descamínese	descamínenos	not used	descamíneles
	accusative	descamíneme	not used	descamínelo, descamínela, descamínese	descamínenos	not used	descamínelos, descamínelas
with first-person plural imperative descaminemos	dative	not used	descaminémoste	descaminémosle	descaminémonos	descaminémoos	descaminémosles
	accusative	not used	descaminémoste	descaminémoslo, descaminémosla	descaminémonos	descaminémoos	descaminémoslos, descaminémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative descaminad	dative	descaminadme	not used	descaminadle	descaminadnos	descaminaos	descaminadles
	accusative	descaminadme	not used	descaminadlo, descaminadla	descaminadnos	descaminaos	descaminadlos, descaminadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative descaminen	dative	descamínenme	not used	descamínenle	descamínennos	not used	descamínenles, descamínense
	accusative	descamínenme	not used	descamínenlo, descamínenla	descamínennos	not used	descamínenlos, descamínenlas, descamínense

Further reading

• “descaminar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10