desclavar

Spanish

Etymology

From des- +‎ clavar or des- +‎ clavo +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /desklaˈbaɾ/ [d̪es.klaˈβ̞aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: des‧cla‧var

Verb

desclavar (first-person singular present desclavo, first-person singular preterite desclavé, past participle desclavado)

1. to unnail, remove a nail

   Synonym: desenclavar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of desclavar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			desclavar
gerund			desclavando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		desclavado		desclavada
		plural		desclavados		desclavadas
		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	desclavo	desclavastú desclavásvos	desclava	desclavamos	desclaváis	desclavan
	imperfect	desclavaba	desclavabas	desclavaba	desclavábamos	desclavabais	desclavaban
	preterite	desclavé	desclavaste	desclavó	desclavamos	desclavasteis	desclavaron
	future	desclavaré	desclavarás	desclavará	desclavaremos	desclavaréis	desclavarán
	conditional	desclavaría	desclavarías	desclavaría	desclavaríamos	desclavaríais	desclavarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	desclave	desclavestú desclavésvos2	desclave	desclavemos	desclavéis	desclaven
	imperfect (ra)	desclavara	desclavaras	desclavara	desclaváramos	desclavarais	desclavaran
	imperfect (se)	desclavase	desclavases	desclavase	desclavásemos	desclavaseis	desclavasen
	future1	desclavare	desclavares	desclavare	desclaváremos	desclavareis	desclavaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		desclavatú desclavávos	desclave	desclavemos	desclavad	desclaven
	negative		no desclaves	no desclave	no desclavemos	no desclavéis	no desclaven

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

    Selected combined forms of desclavar

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 desclavar	dative	desclavarme	desclavarte	desclavarle, desclavarse	desclavarnos	desclavaros	desclavarles, desclavarse
	accusative	desclavarme	desclavarte	desclavarlo, desclavarla, desclavarse	desclavarnos	desclavaros	desclavarlos, desclavarlas, desclavarse
with gerund desclavando	dative	desclavándome	desclavándote	desclavándole, desclavándose	desclavándonos	desclavándoos	desclavándoles, desclavándose
	accusative	desclavándome	desclavándote	desclavándolo, desclavándola, desclavándose	desclavándonos	desclavándoos	desclavándolos, desclavándolas, desclavándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative desclava	dative	desclávame	desclávate	desclávale	desclávanos	not used	desclávales
	accusative	desclávame	desclávate	desclávalo, desclávala	desclávanos	not used	desclávalos, desclávalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative desclavá	dative	desclavame	desclavate	desclavale	desclavanos	not used	desclavales
	accusative	desclavame	desclavate	desclavalo, desclavala	desclavanos	not used	desclavalos, desclavalas
with formal second-person singular imperative desclave	dative	descláveme	not used	desclávele, desclávese	desclávenos	not used	descláveles
	accusative	descláveme	not used	desclávelo, desclávela, desclávese	desclávenos	not used	desclávelos, desclávelas
with first-person plural imperative desclavemos	dative	not used	desclavémoste	desclavémosle	desclavémonos	desclavémoos	desclavémosles
	accusative	not used	desclavémoste	desclavémoslo, desclavémosla	desclavémonos	desclavémoos	desclavémoslos, desclavémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative desclavad	dative	desclavadme	not used	desclavadle	desclavadnos	desclavaos	desclavadles
	accusative	desclavadme	not used	desclavadlo, desclavadla	desclavadnos	desclavaos	desclavadlos, desclavadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative desclaven	dative	desclávenme	not used	desclávenle	desclávennos	not used	desclávenles, desclávense
	accusative	desclávenme	not used	desclávenlo, desclávenla	desclávennos	not used	desclávenlos, desclávenlas, desclávense

Further reading

• “desclavar”, 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