descordar

Catalan

Alternative forms

• desencordar

Etymology

From des- +‎ cordar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [dəs.kurˈda]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [dəs.korˈda]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [des.koɾˈðaɾ]

Verb

descordar (first-person singular present descordo, first-person singular preterite descordí, past participle descordat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /ɔ/

1. (transitive) to unfasten, undo
2. (pronominal) to come undone
3. (pronominal, figurative) to lose control, to go too far

Conjugation

    Conjugation of descordar (first conjugation)

infinitive			descordar
gerund			descordant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		descordat		descordada
		plural		descordats		descordades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	descordo	descordes	descorda	descordem	descordeu	descorden
	imperfect	descordava	descordaves	descordava	descordàvem	descordàveu	descordaven
	future	descordaré	descordaràs	descordarà	descordarem	descordareu	descordaran
	preterite	descordí	descordares	descordà	descordàrem	descordàreu	descordaren
	conditional	descordaria	descordaries	descordaria	descordaríem	descordaríeu	descordarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	descordi	descordis	descordi	descordem	descordeu	descordin
	imperfect	descordés	descordessis	descordés	descordéssim	descordéssiu	descordessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	descorda	descordi	descordem	descordeu	descordin
	negative (no)	—	no descordis	no descordi	no descordem	no descordeu	no descordin

Synonyms

• (undo): desfer, desatrossar
• (unhook): desengafetar
• (untie): desenllaçar
• (unbutton): desbotonar

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

From des- +‎ cuerda +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deskoɾˈdaɾ/ [d̪es.koɾˈð̞aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: des‧cor‧dar

Verb

descordar (first-person singular present descuerdo, first-person singular preterite descordé, past participle descordado)

1. (transitive) to unstring

   Synonym: desencordar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of descordar (o-ue alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			descordar
gerund			descordando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		descordado		descordada
		plural		descordados		descordadas
		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	descuerdo	descuerdastú descordásvos	descuerda	descordamos	descordáis	descuerdan
	imperfect	descordaba	descordabas	descordaba	descordábamos	descordabais	descordaban
	preterite	descordé	descordaste	descordó	descordamos	descordasteis	descordaron
	future	descordaré	descordarás	descordará	descordaremos	descordaréis	descordarán
	conditional	descordaría	descordarías	descordaría	descordaríamos	descordaríais	descordarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	descuerde	descuerdestú descordésvos2	descuerde	descordemos	descordéis	descuerden
	imperfect (ra)	descordara	descordaras	descordara	descordáramos	descordarais	descordaran
	imperfect (se)	descordase	descordases	descordase	descordásemos	descordaseis	descordasen
	future1	descordare	descordares	descordare	descordáremos	descordareis	descordaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		descuerdatú descordávos	descuerde	descordemos	descordad	descuerden
	negative		no descuerdes	no descuerde	no descordemos	no descordéis	no descuerden

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

    Selected combined forms of descordar (o-ue 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 descordar	dative	descordarme	descordarte	descordarle, descordarse	descordarnos	descordaros	descordarles, descordarse
	accusative	descordarme	descordarte	descordarlo, descordarla, descordarse	descordarnos	descordaros	descordarlos, descordarlas, descordarse
with gerund descordando	dative	descordándome	descordándote	descordándole, descordándose	descordándonos	descordándoos	descordándoles, descordándose
	accusative	descordándome	descordándote	descordándolo, descordándola, descordándose	descordándonos	descordándoos	descordándolos, descordándolas, descordándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative descuerda	dative	descuérdame	descuérdate	descuérdale	descuérdanos	not used	descuérdales
	accusative	descuérdame	descuérdate	descuérdalo, descuérdala	descuérdanos	not used	descuérdalos, descuérdalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative descordá	dative	descordame	descordate	descordale	descordanos	not used	descordales
	accusative	descordame	descordate	descordalo, descordala	descordanos	not used	descordalos, descordalas
with formal second-person singular imperative descuerde	dative	descuérdeme	not used	descuérdele, descuérdese	descuérdenos	not used	descuérdeles
	accusative	descuérdeme	not used	descuérdelo, descuérdela, descuérdese	descuérdenos	not used	descuérdelos, descuérdelas
with first-person plural imperative descordemos	dative	not used	descordémoste	descordémosle	descordémonos	descordémoos	descordémosles
	accusative	not used	descordémoste	descordémoslo, descordémosla	descordémonos	descordémoos	descordémoslos, descordémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative descordad	dative	descordadme	not used	descordadle	descordadnos	descordaos	descordadles
	accusative	descordadme	not used	descordadlo, descordadla	descordadnos	descordaos	descordadlos, descordadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative descuerden	dative	descuérdenme	not used	descuérdenle	descuérdennos	not used	descuérdenles, descuérdense
	accusative	descuérdenme	not used	descuérdenlo, descuérdenla	descuérdennos	not used	descuérdenlos, descuérdenlas, descuérdense

Further reading

• “descordar”, 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