desvirgar

Spanish

Etymology

From des- +‎ virgo (“hymen, virgin”) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /desbiɾˈɡaɾ/ [d̪ez.β̞iɾˈɣ̞aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: des‧vir‧gar

Verb

desvirgar (first-person singular present desvirgo, first-person singular preterite desvirgué, past participle desvirgado)

1. (transitive) to deflower

   Synonym: desflorar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of desvirgar (g-gu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			desvirgar
gerund			desvirgando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		desvirgado		desvirgada
		plural		desvirgados		desvirgadas
		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	desvirgo	desvirgastú desvirgásvos	desvirga	desvirgamos	desvirgáis	desvirgan
	imperfect	desvirgaba	desvirgabas	desvirgaba	desvirgábamos	desvirgabais	desvirgaban
	preterite	desvirgué	desvirgaste	desvirgó	desvirgamos	desvirgasteis	desvirgaron
	future	desvirgaré	desvirgarás	desvirgará	desvirgaremos	desvirgaréis	desvirgarán
	conditional	desvirgaría	desvirgarías	desvirgaría	desvirgaríamos	desvirgaríais	desvirgarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	desvirgue	desvirguestú desvirguésvos2	desvirgue	desvirguemos	desvirguéis	desvirguen
	imperfect (ra)	desvirgara	desvirgaras	desvirgara	desvirgáramos	desvirgarais	desvirgaran
	imperfect (se)	desvirgase	desvirgases	desvirgase	desvirgásemos	desvirgaseis	desvirgasen
	future1	desvirgare	desvirgares	desvirgare	desvirgáremos	desvirgareis	desvirgaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		desvirgatú desvirgávos	desvirgue	desvirguemos	desvirgad	desvirguen
	negative		no desvirgues	no desvirgue	no desvirguemos	no desvirguéis	no desvirguen

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

    Selected combined forms of desvirgar (g-gu 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 desvirgar
	dative	desvirgarme	desvirgarte	desvirgarle, desvirgarse	desvirgarnos	desvirgaros	desvirgarles, desvirgarse
	accusative	desvirgarme	desvirgarte	desvirgarlo, desvirgarla, desvirgarse	desvirgarnos	desvirgaros	desvirgarlos, desvirgarlas, desvirgarse
with gerund desvirgando
	dative	desvirgándome	desvirgándote	desvirgándole, desvirgándose	desvirgándonos	desvirgándoos	desvirgándoles, desvirgándose
	accusative	desvirgándome	desvirgándote	desvirgándolo, desvirgándola, desvirgándose	desvirgándonos	desvirgándoos	desvirgándolos, desvirgándolas, desvirgándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative desvirga
	dative	desvírgame	desvírgate	desvírgale	desvírganos	not used	desvírgales
	accusative	desvírgame	desvírgate	desvírgalo, desvírgala	desvírganos	not used	desvírgalos, desvírgalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative desvirgá
	dative	desvirgame	desvirgate	desvirgale	desvirganos	not used	desvirgales
	accusative	desvirgame	desvirgate	desvirgalo, desvirgala	desvirganos	not used	desvirgalos, desvirgalas
with formal second-person singular imperative desvirgue
	dative	desvírgueme	not used	desvírguele, desvírguese	desvírguenos	not used	desvírgueles
	accusative	desvírgueme	not used	desvírguelo, desvírguela, desvírguese	desvírguenos	not used	desvírguelos, desvírguelas
with first-person plural imperative desvirguemos
	dative	not used	desvirguémoste	desvirguémosle	desvirguémonos	desvirguémoos	desvirguémosles
	accusative	not used	desvirguémoste	desvirguémoslo, desvirguémosla	desvirguémonos	desvirguémoos	desvirguémoslos, desvirguémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative desvirgad
	dative	desvirgadme	not used	desvirgadle	desvirgadnos	desvirgaos	desvirgadles
	accusative	desvirgadme	not used	desvirgadlo, desvirgadla	desvirgadnos	desvirgaos	desvirgadlos, desvirgadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative desvirguen
	dative	desvírguenme	not used	desvírguenle	desvírguennos	not used	desvírguenles, desvírguense
	accusative	desvírguenme	not used	desvírguenlo, desvírguenla	desvírguennos	not used	desvírguenlos, desvírguenlas, desvírguense

Related terms

• virgen

 

Further reading

• “desvirgar”, 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