desnucar

Spanish

Etymology

From des- +‎ nuca (“nape”) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /desnuˈkaɾ/ [d̪ez.nuˈkaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: des‧nu‧car

Verb

desnucar (first-person singular present desnuco, first-person singular preterite desnuqué, past participle desnucado)

1. (transitive) to break someone's neck

Conjugation

    Conjugation of desnucar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			desnucar
gerund			desnucando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		desnucado		desnucada
		plural		desnucados		desnucadas
		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	desnuco	desnucastú desnucásvos	desnuca	desnucamos	desnucáis	desnucan
	imperfect	desnucaba	desnucabas	desnucaba	desnucábamos	desnucabais	desnucaban
	preterite	desnuqué	desnucaste	desnucó	desnucamos	desnucasteis	desnucaron
	future	desnucaré	desnucarás	desnucará	desnucaremos	desnucaréis	desnucarán
	conditional	desnucaría	desnucarías	desnucaría	desnucaríamos	desnucaríais	desnucarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	desnuque	desnuquestú desnuquésvos2	desnuque	desnuquemos	desnuquéis	desnuquen
	imperfect (ra)	desnucara	desnucaras	desnucara	desnucáramos	desnucarais	desnucaran
	imperfect (se)	desnucase	desnucases	desnucase	desnucásemos	desnucaseis	desnucasen
	future1	desnucare	desnucares	desnucare	desnucáremos	desnucareis	desnucaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		desnucatú desnucávos	desnuque	desnuquemos	desnucad	desnuquen
	negative		no desnuques	no desnuque	no desnuquemos	no desnuquéis	no desnuquen

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

    Selected combined forms of desnucar (c-qu 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 desnucar
	dative	desnucarme	desnucarte	desnucarle, desnucarse	desnucarnos	desnucaros	desnucarles, desnucarse
	accusative	desnucarme	desnucarte	desnucarlo, desnucarla, desnucarse	desnucarnos	desnucaros	desnucarlos, desnucarlas, desnucarse
with gerund desnucando
	dative	desnucándome	desnucándote	desnucándole, desnucándose	desnucándonos	desnucándoos	desnucándoles, desnucándose
	accusative	desnucándome	desnucándote	desnucándolo, desnucándola, desnucándose	desnucándonos	desnucándoos	desnucándolos, desnucándolas, desnucándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative desnuca
	dative	desnúcame	desnúcate	desnúcale	desnúcanos	not used	desnúcales
	accusative	desnúcame	desnúcate	desnúcalo, desnúcala	desnúcanos	not used	desnúcalos, desnúcalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative desnucá
	dative	desnucame	desnucate	desnucale	desnucanos	not used	desnucales
	accusative	desnucame	desnucate	desnucalo, desnucala	desnucanos	not used	desnucalos, desnucalas
with formal second-person singular imperative desnuque
	dative	desnúqueme	not used	desnúquele, desnúquese	desnúquenos	not used	desnúqueles
	accusative	desnúqueme	not used	desnúquelo, desnúquela, desnúquese	desnúquenos	not used	desnúquelos, desnúquelas
with first-person plural imperative desnuquemos
	dative	not used	desnuquémoste	desnuquémosle	desnuquémonos	desnuquémoos	desnuquémosles
	accusative	not used	desnuquémoste	desnuquémoslo, desnuquémosla	desnuquémonos	desnuquémoos	desnuquémoslos, desnuquémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative desnucad
	dative	desnucadme	not used	desnucadle	desnucadnos	desnucaos	desnucadles
	accusative	desnucadme	not used	desnucadlo, desnucadla	desnucadnos	desnucaos	desnucadlos, desnucadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative desnuquen
	dative	desnúquenme	not used	desnúquenle	desnúquennos	not used	desnúquenles, desnúquense
	accusative	desnúquenme	not used	desnúquenlo, desnúquenla	desnúquennos	not used	desnúquenlos, desnúquenlas, desnúquense

Derived terms

• desnucamiento

 

Further reading

• “desnucar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28