desplacer

Middle French

Verb

desplacer

1. (transitive) to move (cause something to change position)
2. (intransitive) to move (to change one's position)

Conjugation

• As parler except c becomes ç before a and o. May remain c in older manuscripts.
• Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Conjugation of desplacer

infinitive	simple	desplacer
	compound	avoir + past participle
present participle1 or gerund2	simple	desplaçant
	compound	present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle
past participle		desplacé
		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ie (i’)	tu	il, elle	nous	vous	ilz, elles
(simple tenses)	present	desplace	desplaces	desplace	desplaçons	desplacez	desplacent
	imperfect	desplaçois, desplaçoys	desplaçois, desplaçoys	desplaçoit, desplaçoyt	desplacions, desplaçons	desplaciez, desplacyez	desplaçoient, desplaçoyent
	past historic	desplaça	desplaças	desplaça	desplaçasmes	desplaçastes	desplacerent
	future	desplacerai, desplaceray	desplaceras	desplacera	desplacerons	desplacerez	desplaceront
	conditional	desplacerois, desplaceroys	desplacerois, desplaceroys	desplaceroit, desplaceroyt	desplacerions, desplaceryons	desplaceriez, desplaceryez	desplaceroient, desplaceroyent
(compound tenses)	present perfect	present indicative of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
	past anterior	past historic of avoir + past participle
	future perfect	future of avoir + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive		que ie (i’)	que tu	qu’il, qu’elle	que nous	que vous	qu’ilz, qu’elles
(simple tenses)	present	desplace	desplaces	desplace	desplaçons	desplacez	desplacent
	imperfect	desplaçasse	desplaçasses	desplaçast	desplaçassions	desplaçassiez	desplaçassent
(compound tenses)	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
simple		—	desplace	—	desplaçons	desplacez	—
compound		—	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	—	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	—
1 The present participle was variable in gender and number until the 17th century (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], Une esthétique nouvelle: Honoré d'Urfé, correcteur de l'Astrée, p. 179). The French Academy would eventually declare it not to be declined in 1679.
2 The gerund was held to be invariable by grammarians of the early 17th century, and was usable with preposition en, as in Modern French, although the preposition was not mandatory (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], op. cit., p. 180).

Descendants

• → English: displace
• French: déplacer

Spanish

Verb

desplacer (first-person singular present desplazco, first-person singular preterite desplací, past participle desplacido)

1. Alternative spelling of displacer
2. (rare) to displease

Conjugation

    Conjugation of desplacer (irregular; c-zc alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			desplacer
gerund			desplaciendo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		desplacido		desplacida
		plural		desplacidos		desplacidas
		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	desplazco	desplacestú desplacésvos	desplace	desplacemos	desplacéis	desplacen
	imperfect	desplacía	desplacías	desplacía	desplacíamos	desplacíais	desplacían
	preterite	desplací	desplaciste	desplació, desplugo3	desplacimos	desplacisteis	desplacieron, despluguieron3
	future	desplaceré	desplacerás	desplacerá	desplaceremos	desplaceréis	desplacerán
	conditional	desplacería	desplacerías	desplacería	desplaceríamos	desplaceríais	desplacerían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	desplazca	desplazcastú desplazcásvos2	desplazca, desplega3, desplegue3	desplazcamos	desplazcáis	desplazcan
	imperfect (ra)	desplaciera	desplacieras	desplaciera, despluguiera3	desplaciéramos	desplacierais	desplacieran, despluguieran3
	imperfect (se)	desplaciese	desplacieses	desplaciese, despluguiese3	desplaciésemos	desplacieseis	desplaciesen, despluguiesen3
	future1	desplaciere	desplacieres	desplaciere, despluguiere3	desplaciéremos	desplaciereis	desplacieren, despluguieren3
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		desplacetú desplacévos	desplazca, desplega3, desplegue3	desplazcamos	desplaced	desplazcan
	negative		no desplazcas	no desplazca, no desplega3, no desplegue3	no desplazcamos	no desplazcáis	no desplazcan

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
³Archaic.

    Selected combined forms of desplacer (irregular; 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 desplacer	dative	desplacerme	desplacerte	desplacerle, desplacerse	desplacernos	desplaceros	desplacerles, desplacerse
	accusative	desplacerme	desplacerte	desplacerlo, desplacerla, desplacerse	desplacernos	desplaceros	desplacerlos, desplacerlas, desplacerse
with gerund desplaciendo	dative	desplaciéndome	desplaciéndote	desplaciéndole, desplaciéndose	desplaciéndonos	desplaciéndoos	desplaciéndoles, desplaciéndose
	accusative	desplaciéndome	desplaciéndote	desplaciéndolo, desplaciéndola, desplaciéndose	desplaciéndonos	desplaciéndoos	desplaciéndolos, desplaciéndolas, desplaciéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative desplace	dative	despláceme	desplácete	desplácele	desplácenos	not used	despláceles
	accusative	despláceme	desplácete	desplácelo, desplácela	desplácenos	not used	desplácelos, desplácelas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative desplacé	dative	desplaceme	desplacete	desplacele	desplacenos	not used	desplaceles
	accusative	desplaceme	desplacete	desplacelo, desplacela	desplacenos	not used	desplacelos, desplacelas
with formal second-person singular imperative desplazca, desplega3, desplegue3	dative	desplázcame, desplégame1, desplégueme1	not used	desplázcale, desplégale1, despléguele1, desplázcase, desplégase1, despléguese1	desplázcanos, despléganos1, despléguenos1	not used	desplázcales, desplégales1, desplégueles1
	accusative	desplázcame, desplégame1, desplégueme1	not used	desplázcalo, desplégalo1, despléguelo1, desplázcala, desplégala1, despléguela1, desplázcase, desplégase1, despléguese1	desplázcanos, despléganos1, despléguenos1	not used	desplázcalos, desplégalos1, despléguelos1, desplázcalas, desplégalas1, despléguelas1
with first-person plural imperative desplazcamos	dative	not used	desplazcámoste	desplazcámosle	desplazcámonos	desplazcámoos	desplazcámosles
	accusative	not used	desplazcámoste	desplazcámoslo, desplazcámosla	desplazcámonos	desplazcámoos	desplazcámoslos, desplazcámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative desplaced	dative	desplacedme	not used	desplacedle	desplacednos	desplaceos	desplacedles
	accusative	desplacedme	not used	desplacedlo, desplacedla	desplacednos	desplaceos	desplacedlos, desplacedlas
with formal second-person plural imperative desplazcan	dative	desplázcanme	not used	desplázcanle	desplázcannos	not used	desplázcanles, desplázcanse
	accusative	desplázcanme	not used	desplázcanlo, desplázcanla	desplázcannos	not used	desplázcanlos, desplázcanlas, desplázcanse

¹Archaic.

Further reading

• “desplacer”, 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