desguarnecer

Spanish

Verb

desguarnecer (first-person singular present desguarnezco, first-person singular preterite desguarnecí, past participle desguarnecido)

1. to strip, empty
2. to unharness (a horse)
3. to strip down
4. to dismantle

Conjugation

    Conjugation of desguarnecer (c-zc alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			desguarnecer
gerund			desguarneciendo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		desguarnecido		desguarnecida
		plural		desguarnecidos		desguarnecidas
		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	desguarnezco	desguarnecestú desguarnecésvos	desguarnece	desguarnecemos	desguarnecéis	desguarnecen
	imperfect	desguarnecía	desguarnecías	desguarnecía	desguarnecíamos	desguarnecíais	desguarnecían
	preterite	desguarnecí	desguarneciste	desguarneció	desguarnecimos	desguarnecisteis	desguarnecieron
	future	desguarneceré	desguarnecerás	desguarnecerá	desguarneceremos	desguarneceréis	desguarnecerán
	conditional	desguarnecería	desguarnecerías	desguarnecería	desguarneceríamos	desguarneceríais	desguarnecerían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	desguarnezca	desguarnezcastú desguarnezcásvos2	desguarnezca	desguarnezcamos	desguarnezcáis	desguarnezcan
	imperfect (ra)	desguarneciera	desguarnecieras	desguarneciera	desguarneciéramos	desguarnecierais	desguarnecieran
	imperfect (se)	desguarneciese	desguarnecieses	desguarneciese	desguarneciésemos	desguarnecieseis	desguarneciesen
	future1	desguarneciere	desguarnecieres	desguarneciere	desguarneciéremos	desguarneciereis	desguarnecieren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		desguarnecetú desguarnecévos	desguarnezca	desguarnezcamos	desguarneced	desguarnezcan
	negative		no desguarnezcas	no desguarnezca	no desguarnezcamos	no desguarnezcáis	no desguarnezcan

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

    Selected combined forms of desguarnecer (c-zc 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 desguarnecer
	dative	desguarnecerme	desguarnecerte	desguarnecerle, desguarnecerse	desguarnecernos	desguarneceros	desguarnecerles, desguarnecerse
	accusative	desguarnecerme	desguarnecerte	desguarnecerlo, desguarnecerla, desguarnecerse	desguarnecernos	desguarneceros	desguarnecerlos, desguarnecerlas, desguarnecerse
with gerund desguarneciendo
	dative	desguarneciéndome	desguarneciéndote	desguarneciéndole, desguarneciéndose	desguarneciéndonos	desguarneciéndoos	desguarneciéndoles, desguarneciéndose
	accusative	desguarneciéndome	desguarneciéndote	desguarneciéndolo, desguarneciéndola, desguarneciéndose	desguarneciéndonos	desguarneciéndoos	desguarneciéndolos, desguarneciéndolas, desguarneciéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative desguarnece
	dative	desguarnéceme	desguarnécete	desguarnécele	desguarnécenos	not used	desguarnéceles
	accusative	desguarnéceme	desguarnécete	desguarnécelo, desguarnécela	desguarnécenos	not used	desguarnécelos, desguarnécelas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative desguarnecé
	dative	desguarneceme	desguarnecete	desguarnecele	desguarnecenos	not used	desguarneceles
	accusative	desguarneceme	desguarnecete	desguarnecelo, desguarnecela	desguarnecenos	not used	desguarnecelos, desguarnecelas
with formal second-person singular imperative desguarnezca
	dative	desguarnézcame	not used	desguarnézcale, desguarnézcase	desguarnézcanos	not used	desguarnézcales
	accusative	desguarnézcame	not used	desguarnézcalo, desguarnézcala, desguarnézcase	desguarnézcanos	not used	desguarnézcalos, desguarnézcalas
with first-person plural imperative desguarnezcamos
	dative	not used	desguarnezcámoste	desguarnezcámosle	desguarnezcámonos	desguarnezcámoos	desguarnezcámosles
	accusative	not used	desguarnezcámoste	desguarnezcámoslo, desguarnezcámosla	desguarnezcámonos	desguarnezcámoos	desguarnezcámoslos, desguarnezcámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative desguarneced
	dative	desguarnecedme	not used	desguarnecedle	desguarnecednos	desguarneceos	desguarnecedles
	accusative	desguarnecedme	not used	desguarnecedlo, desguarnecedla	desguarnecednos	desguarneceos	desguarnecedlos, desguarnecedlas
with formal second-person plural imperative desguarnezcan
	dative	desguarnézcanme	not used	desguarnézcanle	desguarnézcannos	not used	desguarnézcanles, desguarnézcanse
	accusative	desguarnézcanme	not used	desguarnézcanlo, desguarnézcanla	desguarnézcannos	not used	desguarnézcanlos, desguarnézcanlas, desguarnézcanse

Related terms

• guarnecer

 

Further reading

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