desnortar

Spanish

Etymology

From des- +‎ norte (“north”) +‎ -ar, after perder el norte (“to get lost”, literally “to lose the north”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /desnoɾˈtaɾ/ [d̪ez.noɾˈt̪aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: des‧nor‧tar

Verb

desnortar (first-person singular present desnorto, first-person singular preterite desnorté, past participle desnortado)

1. (transitive) to disorientate

Conjugation

    Conjugation of desnortar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			desnortar
gerund			desnortando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		desnortado		desnortada
		plural		desnortados		desnortadas
		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	desnorto	desnortastú desnortásvos	desnorta	desnortamos	desnortáis	desnortan
	imperfect	desnortaba	desnortabas	desnortaba	desnortábamos	desnortabais	desnortaban
	preterite	desnorté	desnortaste	desnortó	desnortamos	desnortasteis	desnortaron
	future	desnortaré	desnortarás	desnortará	desnortaremos	desnortaréis	desnortarán
	conditional	desnortaría	desnortarías	desnortaría	desnortaríamos	desnortaríais	desnortarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	desnorte	desnortestú desnortésvos2	desnorte	desnortemos	desnortéis	desnorten
	imperfect (ra)	desnortara	desnortaras	desnortara	desnortáramos	desnortarais	desnortaran
	imperfect (se)	desnortase	desnortases	desnortase	desnortásemos	desnortaseis	desnortasen
	future1	desnortare	desnortares	desnortare	desnortáremos	desnortareis	desnortaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		desnortatú desnortávos	desnorte	desnortemos	desnortad	desnorten
	negative		no desnortes	no desnorte	no desnortemos	no desnortéis	no desnorten

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

    Selected combined forms of desnortar

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 desnortar	dative	desnortarme	desnortarte	desnortarle, desnortarse	desnortarnos	desnortaros	desnortarles, desnortarse
	accusative	desnortarme	desnortarte	desnortarlo, desnortarla, desnortarse	desnortarnos	desnortaros	desnortarlos, desnortarlas, desnortarse
with gerund desnortando	dative	desnortándome	desnortándote	desnortándole, desnortándose	desnortándonos	desnortándoos	desnortándoles, desnortándose
	accusative	desnortándome	desnortándote	desnortándolo, desnortándola, desnortándose	desnortándonos	desnortándoos	desnortándolos, desnortándolas, desnortándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative desnorta	dative	desnórtame	desnórtate	desnórtale	desnórtanos	not used	desnórtales
	accusative	desnórtame	desnórtate	desnórtalo, desnórtala	desnórtanos	not used	desnórtalos, desnórtalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative desnortá	dative	desnortame	desnortate	desnortale	desnortanos	not used	desnortales
	accusative	desnortame	desnortate	desnortalo, desnortala	desnortanos	not used	desnortalos, desnortalas
with formal second-person singular imperative desnorte	dative	desnórteme	not used	desnórtele, desnórtese	desnórtenos	not used	desnórteles
	accusative	desnórteme	not used	desnórtelo, desnórtela, desnórtese	desnórtenos	not used	desnórtelos, desnórtelas
with first-person plural imperative desnortemos	dative	not used	desnortémoste	desnortémosle	desnortémonos	desnortémoos	desnortémosles
	accusative	not used	desnortémoste	desnortémoslo, desnortémosla	desnortémonos	desnortémoos	desnortémoslos, desnortémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative desnortad	dative	desnortadme	not used	desnortadle	desnortadnos	desnortaos	desnortadles
	accusative	desnortadme	not used	desnortadlo, desnortadla	desnortadnos	desnortaos	desnortadlos, desnortadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative desnorten	dative	desnórtenme	not used	desnórtenle	desnórtennos	not used	desnórtenles, desnórtense
	accusative	desnórtenme	not used	desnórtenlo, desnórtenla	desnórtennos	not used	desnórtenlos, desnórtenlas, desnórtense

Further reading

• “desnortar”, 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