desmoronar

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish desmoronar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /dez.mo.ɾoˈna(ʁ)/ [dez.mo.ɾoˈna(h)], /d͡ʒiz.mo.ɾoˈna(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiz.mo.ɾoˈna(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /dez.mo.ɾoˈna(ʁ)/ [dez.mo.ɾoˈna(h)], /d͡ʒiz.mo.ɾoˈna(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiz.mo.ɾoˈna(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /dez.mo.ɾoˈna(ɾ)/, /d͡ʒiz.mo.ɾoˈna(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /deʒ.mo.ɾoˈna(ʁ)/ [deʒ.mo.ɾoˈna(χ)], /d͡ʒiʒ.mo.ɾoˈna(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiʒ.mo.ɾoˈna(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /dez.mo.ɾoˈna(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʒ.mu.ɾuˈnaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʒ.mu.ɾuˈnaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʒ.mu.ɾuˈna.ɾi/

Verb

desmoronar (first-person singular present desmorono, first-person singular preterite desmoronei, past participle desmoronado)

1. (intransitive) to collapse; to crumble (to fall down suddenly; to cave in)

   Synonyms: desabar, ruir

Conjugation

    Conjugation of desmoronar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	desmoronar
Personal	desmoronar	desmoronares	desmoronar	desmoronarmos	desmoronardes	desmoronarem
Gerund
	desmoronando
Past participle
Masculine	desmoronado			desmoronados
Feminine	desmoronada			desmoronadas
Indicative
Present	desmorono	desmoronas	desmorona	desmoronamos	desmoronais	desmoronam
Imperfect	desmoronava	desmoronavas	desmoronava	desmoronávamos	desmoronáveis	desmoronavam
Preterite	desmoronei	desmoronaste	desmoronou	desmoronamos1, desmoronámos2	desmoronastes	desmoronaram
Pluperfect	desmoronara	desmoronaras	desmoronara	desmoronáramos	desmoronáreis	desmoronaram
Future	desmoronarei	desmoronarás	desmoronará	desmoronaremos	desmoronareis	desmoronarão
Conditional	desmoronaria	desmoronarias	desmoronaria	desmoronaríamos	desmoronaríeis	desmoronariam
Subjunctive
Present	desmorone	desmorones	desmorone	desmoronemos	desmoroneis	desmoronem
Imperfect	desmoronasse	desmoronasses	desmoronasse	desmoronássemos	desmoronásseis	desmoronassem
Future	desmoronar	desmoronares	desmoronar	desmoronarmos	desmoronardes	desmoronarem
Imperative
Affirmative		desmorona	desmorone	desmoronemos	desmoronai	desmoronem
Negative (não)		não desmorones	não desmorone	não desmoronemos	não desmoroneis	não desmoronem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish desboronar, from des- and borona, perhaps from Celtiberian boruna (“brittle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /desmoɾoˈnaɾ/ [d̪ez.mo.ɾoˈnaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: des‧mo‧ro‧nar

Verb

desmoronar (first-person singular present desmorono, first-person singular preterite desmoroné, past participle desmoronado)

1. (transitive) to erode, to crumble

   Synonyms: desmigajar, desmenuzar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of desmoronar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			desmoronar
gerund			desmoronando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		desmoronado		desmoronada
		plural		desmoronados		desmoronadas
		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	desmorono	desmoronastú desmoronásvos	desmorona	desmoronamos	desmoronáis	desmoronan
	imperfect	desmoronaba	desmoronabas	desmoronaba	desmoronábamos	desmoronabais	desmoronaban
	preterite	desmoroné	desmoronaste	desmoronó	desmoronamos	desmoronasteis	desmoronaron
	future	desmoronaré	desmoronarás	desmoronará	desmoronaremos	desmoronaréis	desmoronarán
	conditional	desmoronaría	desmoronarías	desmoronaría	desmoronaríamos	desmoronaríais	desmoronarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	desmorone	desmoronestú desmoronésvos2	desmorone	desmoronemos	desmoronéis	desmoronen
	imperfect (ra)	desmoronara	desmoronaras	desmoronara	desmoronáramos	desmoronarais	desmoronaran
	imperfect (se)	desmoronase	desmoronases	desmoronase	desmoronásemos	desmoronaseis	desmoronasen
	future1	desmoronare	desmoronares	desmoronare	desmoronáremos	desmoronareis	desmoronaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		desmoronatú desmoronávos	desmorone	desmoronemos	desmoronad	desmoronen
	negative		no desmorones	no desmorone	no desmoronemos	no desmoronéis	no desmoronen

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

    Selected combined forms of desmoronar

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 desmoronar	dative	desmoronarme	desmoronarte	desmoronarle, desmoronarse	desmoronarnos	desmoronaros	desmoronarles, desmoronarse
	accusative	desmoronarme	desmoronarte	desmoronarlo, desmoronarla, desmoronarse	desmoronarnos	desmoronaros	desmoronarlos, desmoronarlas, desmoronarse
with gerund desmoronando	dative	desmoronándome	desmoronándote	desmoronándole, desmoronándose	desmoronándonos	desmoronándoos	desmoronándoles, desmoronándose
	accusative	desmoronándome	desmoronándote	desmoronándolo, desmoronándola, desmoronándose	desmoronándonos	desmoronándoos	desmoronándolos, desmoronándolas, desmoronándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative desmorona	dative	desmoróname	desmorónate	desmorónale	desmorónanos	not used	desmorónales
	accusative	desmoróname	desmorónate	desmorónalo, desmorónala	desmorónanos	not used	desmorónalos, desmorónalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative desmoroná	dative	desmoroname	desmoronate	desmoronale	desmoronanos	not used	desmoronales
	accusative	desmoroname	desmoronate	desmoronalo, desmoronala	desmoronanos	not used	desmoronalos, desmoronalas
with formal second-person singular imperative desmorone	dative	desmoróneme	not used	desmorónele, desmorónese	desmorónenos	not used	desmoróneles
	accusative	desmoróneme	not used	desmorónelo, desmorónela, desmorónese	desmorónenos	not used	desmorónelos, desmorónelas
with first-person plural imperative desmoronemos	dative	not used	desmoronémoste	desmoronémosle	desmoronémonos	desmoronémoos	desmoronémosles
	accusative	not used	desmoronémoste	desmoronémoslo, desmoronémosla	desmoronémonos	desmoronémoos	desmoronémoslos, desmoronémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative desmoronad	dative	desmoronadme	not used	desmoronadle	desmoronadnos	desmoronaos	desmoronadles
	accusative	desmoronadme	not used	desmoronadlo, desmoronadla	desmoronadnos	desmoronaos	desmoronadlos, desmoronadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative desmoronen	dative	desmorónenme	not used	desmorónenle	desmorónennos	not used	desmorónenles, desmorónense
	accusative	desmorónenme	not used	desmorónenlo, desmorónenla	desmorónennos	not used	desmorónenlos, desmorónenlas, desmorónense

Derived terms

• desmoronadizo
• desmoronamiento

 

Further reading

• “desmoronar”, 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