desconchar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deskonˈt͡ʃaɾ/ [d̪es.kõnʲˈt͡ʃaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: des‧con‧char

Verb

desconchar (first-person singular present desconcho, first-person singular preterite desconché, past participle desconchado)

1. to chip; to damage the surface of something
2. to peel off
   • 1926, Roberto Arlt, “Los ladrones”, in El juguete rabioso:

     Dicho club estaba en los fondos de la casa de Enrique, frente a una letrineja de muros negruzcos y revoques desconchados, y consistía en una estrecha pieza de madera polvorienta, de cuyo techo de tablas pendían largas telas de araña.

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Conjugation

    Conjugation of desconchar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			desconchar
gerund			desconchando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		desconchado		desconchada
		plural		desconchados		desconchadas
		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	desconcho	desconchastú desconchásvos	desconcha	desconchamos	desconcháis	desconchan
	imperfect	desconchaba	desconchabas	desconchaba	desconchábamos	desconchabais	desconchaban
	preterite	desconché	desconchaste	desconchó	desconchamos	desconchasteis	desconcharon
	future	desconcharé	desconcharás	desconchará	desconcharemos	desconcharéis	desconcharán
	conditional	desconcharía	desconcharías	desconcharía	desconcharíamos	desconcharíais	desconcharían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	desconche	desconchestú desconchésvos2	desconche	desconchemos	desconchéis	desconchen
	imperfect (ra)	desconchara	desconcharas	desconchara	desconcháramos	desconcharais	desconcharan
	imperfect (se)	desconchase	desconchases	desconchase	desconchásemos	desconchaseis	desconchasen
	future1	desconchare	desconchares	desconchare	desconcháremos	desconchareis	desconcharen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		desconchatú desconchávos	desconche	desconchemos	desconchad	desconchen
	negative		no desconches	no desconche	no desconchemos	no desconchéis	no desconchen

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

    Selected combined forms of desconchar

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 desconchar
	dative	desconcharme	desconcharte	desconcharle, desconcharse	desconcharnos	desconcharos	desconcharles, desconcharse
	accusative	desconcharme	desconcharte	desconcharlo, desconcharla, desconcharse	desconcharnos	desconcharos	desconcharlos, desconcharlas, desconcharse
with gerund desconchando
	dative	desconchándome	desconchándote	desconchándole, desconchándose	desconchándonos	desconchándoos	desconchándoles, desconchándose
	accusative	desconchándome	desconchándote	desconchándolo, desconchándola, desconchándose	desconchándonos	desconchándoos	desconchándolos, desconchándolas, desconchándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative desconcha
	dative	descónchame	descónchate	descónchale	descónchanos	not used	descónchales
	accusative	descónchame	descónchate	descónchalo, descónchala	descónchanos	not used	descónchalos, descónchalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative desconchá
	dative	desconchame	desconchate	desconchale	desconchanos	not used	desconchales
	accusative	desconchame	desconchate	desconchalo, desconchala	desconchanos	not used	desconchalos, desconchalas
with formal second-person singular imperative desconche
	dative	descóncheme	not used	descónchele, descónchese	descónchenos	not used	descóncheles
	accusative	descóncheme	not used	descónchelo, descónchela, descónchese	descónchenos	not used	descónchelos, descónchelas
with first-person plural imperative desconchemos
	dative	not used	desconchémoste	desconchémosle	desconchémonos	desconchémoos	desconchémosles
	accusative	not used	desconchémoste	desconchémoslo, desconchémosla	desconchémonos	desconchémoos	desconchémoslos, desconchémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative desconchad
	dative	desconchadme	not used	desconchadle	desconchadnos	desconchaos	desconchadles
	accusative	desconchadme	not used	desconchadlo, desconchadla	desconchadnos	desconchaos	desconchadlos, desconchadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative desconchen
	dative	descónchenme	not used	descónchenle	descónchennos	not used	descónchenles, descónchense
	accusative	descónchenme	not used	descónchenlo, descónchenla	descónchennos	not used	descónchenlos, descónchenlas, descónchense

Further reading

• “desconchar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28