destemplar

Spanish

Verb

destemplar (first-person singular present destemplo, first-person singular preterite destemplé, past participle destemplado)

1. (transitive) to cause to go out of tune
2. (transitive) to cause to be out of shape
3. (transitive) to mess up
4. (reflexive) to get sick
5. (reflexive, music) to get out of tune

Conjugation

    Conjugation of destemplar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			destemplar
gerund			destemplando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		destemplado		destemplada
		plural		destemplados		destempladas
		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	destemplo	destemplastú destemplásvos	destempla	destemplamos	destempláis	destemplan
	imperfect	destemplaba	destemplabas	destemplaba	destemplábamos	destemplabais	destemplaban
	preterite	destemplé	destemplaste	destempló	destemplamos	destemplasteis	destemplaron
	future	destemplaré	destemplarás	destemplará	destemplaremos	destemplaréis	destemplarán
	conditional	destemplaría	destemplarías	destemplaría	destemplaríamos	destemplaríais	destemplarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	destemple	destemplestú destemplésvos2	destemple	destemplemos	destempléis	destemplen
	imperfect (ra)	destemplara	destemplaras	destemplara	destempláramos	destemplarais	destemplaran
	imperfect (se)	destemplase	destemplases	destemplase	destemplásemos	destemplaseis	destemplasen
	future1	destemplare	destemplares	destemplare	destempláremos	destemplareis	destemplaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		destemplatú destemplávos	destemple	destemplemos	destemplad	destemplen
	negative		no destemples	no destemple	no destemplemos	no destempléis	no destemplen

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

    Selected combined forms of destemplar

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 destemplar	dative	destemplarme	destemplarte	destemplarle, destemplarse	destemplarnos	destemplaros	destemplarles, destemplarse
	accusative	destemplarme	destemplarte	destemplarlo, destemplarla, destemplarse	destemplarnos	destemplaros	destemplarlos, destemplarlas, destemplarse
with gerund destemplando	dative	destemplándome	destemplándote	destemplándole, destemplándose	destemplándonos	destemplándoos	destemplándoles, destemplándose
	accusative	destemplándome	destemplándote	destemplándolo, destemplándola, destemplándose	destemplándonos	destemplándoos	destemplándolos, destemplándolas, destemplándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative destempla	dative	destémplame	destémplate	destémplale	destémplanos	not used	destémplales
	accusative	destémplame	destémplate	destémplalo, destémplala	destémplanos	not used	destémplalos, destémplalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative destemplá	dative	destemplame	destemplate	destemplale	destemplanos	not used	destemplales
	accusative	destemplame	destemplate	destemplalo, destemplala	destemplanos	not used	destemplalos, destemplalas
with formal second-person singular imperative destemple	dative	destémpleme	not used	destémplele, destémplese	destémplenos	not used	destémpleles
	accusative	destémpleme	not used	destémplelo, destémplela, destémplese	destémplenos	not used	destémplelos, destémplelas
with first-person plural imperative destemplemos	dative	not used	destemplémoste	destemplémosle	destemplémonos	destemplémoos	destemplémosles
	accusative	not used	destemplémoste	destemplémoslo, destemplémosla	destemplémonos	destemplémoos	destemplémoslos, destemplémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative destemplad	dative	destempladme	not used	destempladle	destempladnos	destemplaos	destempladles
	accusative	destempladme	not used	destempladlo, destempladla	destempladnos	destemplaos	destempladlos, destempladlas
with formal second-person plural imperative destemplen	dative	destémplenme	not used	destémplenle	destémplennos	not used	destémplenles, destémplense
	accusative	destémplenme	not used	destémplenlo, destémplenla	destémplennos	not used	destémplenlos, destémplenlas, destémplense

Further reading

• “destemplar”, 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