Adaptation of Latin dēsperāre (“to despair”), from prefix dē- + sperō, dēsperāre (“to hope”).
- IPA(key): /despeˈɾaɾ/ [d̪es.peˈɾaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: des‧pe‧rar
desperar (first-person singular present despero, first-person singular preterite desperé, past participle desperado)
- Obsolete form of desesperar.
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of desperar
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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with infinitive desperar
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dative
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desperarme
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desperarte
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desperarle, desperarse
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desperarnos
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desperaros
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desperarles, desperarse
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accusative
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desperarme
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desperarte
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desperarlo, desperarla, desperarse
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desperarnos
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desperaros
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desperarlos, desperarlas, desperarse
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with gerund desperando
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dative
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desperándome
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desperándote
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desperándole, desperándose
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desperándonos
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desperándoos
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desperándoles, desperándose
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accusative
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desperándome
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desperándote
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desperándolo, desperándola, desperándose
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desperándonos
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desperándoos
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desperándolos, desperándolas, desperándose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative despera
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dative
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despérame
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despérate
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despérale
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despéranos
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not used
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despérales
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accusative
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despérame
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despérate
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despéralo, despérala
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despéranos
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not used
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despéralos, despéralas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative desperá
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dative
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desperame
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desperate
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desperale
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desperanos
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not used
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desperales
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accusative
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desperame
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desperate
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desperalo, desperala
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desperanos
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not used
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desperalos, desperalas
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with formal second-person singular imperative despere
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dative
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despéreme
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not used
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despérele, despérese
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despérenos
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not used
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despéreles
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accusative
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despéreme
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not used
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despérelo, despérela, despérese
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despérenos
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not used
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despérelos, despérelas
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with first-person plural imperative desperemos
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dative
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not used
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desperémoste
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desperémosle
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desperémonos
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desperémoos
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desperémosles
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accusative
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not used
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desperémoste
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desperémoslo, desperémosla
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desperémonos
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desperémoos
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desperémoslos, desperémoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative desperad
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dative
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desperadme
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not used
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desperadle
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desperadnos
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desperaos
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desperadles
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accusative
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desperadme
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not used
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desperadlo, desperadla
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desperadnos
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desperaos
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desperadlos, desperadlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative desperen
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dative
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despérenme
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not used
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despérenle
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despérennos
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not used
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despérenles, despérense
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accusative
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despérenme
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not used
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despérenlo, despérenla
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despérennos
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not used
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despérenlos, despérenlas, despérense
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