destensar

Spanish

Etymology

From des- +‎ tensar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /destenˈsaɾ/ [d̪es.t̪ẽnˈsaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: des‧ten‧sar

Verb

destensar (first-person singular present destenso, first-person singular preterite destensé, past participle destensado)

1. to loosen, to untighten

Conjugation

    Conjugation of destensar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			destensar
gerund			destensando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		destensado		destensada
		plural		destensados		destensadas
		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	destenso	destensastú destensásvos	destensa	destensamos	destensáis	destensan
	imperfect	destensaba	destensabas	destensaba	destensábamos	destensabais	destensaban
	preterite	destensé	destensaste	destensó	destensamos	destensasteis	destensaron
	future	destensaré	destensarás	destensará	destensaremos	destensaréis	destensarán
	conditional	destensaría	destensarías	destensaría	destensaríamos	destensaríais	destensarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	destense	destensestú destensésvos2	destense	destensemos	destenséis	destensen
	imperfect (ra)	destensara	destensaras	destensara	destensáramos	destensarais	destensaran
	imperfect (se)	destensase	destensases	destensase	destensásemos	destensaseis	destensasen
	future1	destensare	destensares	destensare	destensáremos	destensareis	destensaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		destensatú destensávos	destense	destensemos	destensad	destensen
	negative		no destenses	no destense	no destensemos	no destenséis	no destensen

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

    Selected combined forms of destensar

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 destensar
	dative	destensarme	destensarte	destensarle, destensarse	destensarnos	destensaros	destensarles, destensarse
	accusative	destensarme	destensarte	destensarlo, destensarla, destensarse	destensarnos	destensaros	destensarlos, destensarlas, destensarse
with gerund destensando
	dative	destensándome	destensándote	destensándole, destensándose	destensándonos	destensándoos	destensándoles, destensándose
	accusative	destensándome	destensándote	destensándolo, destensándola, destensándose	destensándonos	destensándoos	destensándolos, destensándolas, destensándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative destensa
	dative	desténsame	desténsate	desténsale	desténsanos	not used	desténsales
	accusative	desténsame	desténsate	desténsalo, desténsala	desténsanos	not used	desténsalos, desténsalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative destensá
	dative	destensame	destensate	destensale	destensanos	not used	destensales
	accusative	destensame	destensate	destensalo, destensala	destensanos	not used	destensalos, destensalas
with formal second-person singular imperative destense
	dative	desténseme	not used	desténsele, desténsese	desténsenos	not used	desténseles
	accusative	desténseme	not used	desténselo, desténsela, desténsese	desténsenos	not used	desténselos, desténselas
with first-person plural imperative destensemos
	dative	not used	destensémoste	destensémosle	destensémonos	destensémoos	destensémosles
	accusative	not used	destensémoste	destensémoslo, destensémosla	destensémonos	destensémoos	destensémoslos, destensémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative destensad
	dative	destensadme	not used	destensadle	destensadnos	destensaos	destensadles
	accusative	destensadme	not used	destensadlo, destensadla	destensadnos	destensaos	destensadlos, destensadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative destensen
	dative	desténsenme	not used	desténsenle	desténsennos	not used	desténsenles, desténsense
	accusative	desténsenme	not used	desténsenlo, desténsenla	desténsennos	not used	desténsenlos, desténsenlas, desténsense

Related terms

• tensar
• tenso
• tieso

 

Further reading

• “destensar”, 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