detonar

Asturian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin detonāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /detoˈnaɾ/, [d̪e.t̪oˈnaɾ]

Verb

detonar

1. to detonate

Conjugation

Conjugation of detonar

infinitive		detonar
gerund		detonando
past participle		m detonáu, f detonada, n detonao, m pl detonaos, f pl detonaes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	detono	detones	detona	detonamos	detonáis	detonen
	imperfect	detonaba	detonabes	detonaba	detonábemos, detonábamos	detonabeis, detonabais	detonaben
	preterite	detoné	detonasti, detonesti	detonó	detonemos	detonastis, detonestis	detonaron
	pluperfect	detonare, detonara	detonares, detonaras	detonare, detonara	detonáremos, detonáramos	detonareis, detonarais	detonaren, detonaran
	future	detonaré	detonarás	detonará	detonaremos	detonaréis	detonarán
	conditional	detonaría	detonaríes	detonaría	detonaríemos, detonaríamos	detonaríeis, detonaríais	detonaríen
subjunctive	present	detone	detones, detonas	detone	detonemos	detonéis	detonen, detonan
	imperfect	detonare, detonara	detonares, detonaras	detonare, detonara	detonáremos, detonáramos	detonareis, detonarais	detonaren, detonaran
imperative		—	detona	—	—	detonái	—

Derived terms

• detonador

 

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin detonāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [də.tuˈna]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [də.toˈna]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [de.toˈnaɾ]

Verb

detonar (first-person singular present detono, first-person singular preterite detoní, past participle detonat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /ɔ/

1. (intransitive) to detonate; to explode
2. (transitive) to detonate; to cause to explode

Conjugation

    Conjugation of detonar (first conjugation)

infinitive			detonar
gerund			detonant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		detonat		detonada
		plural		detonats		detonades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	detono	detones	detona	detonem	detoneu	detonen
	imperfect	detonava	detonaves	detonava	detonàvem	detonàveu	detonaven
	future	detonaré	detonaràs	detonarà	detonarem	detonareu	detonaran
	preterite	detoní	detonares	detonà	detonàrem	detonàreu	detonaren
	conditional	detonaria	detonaries	detonaria	detonaríem	detonaríeu	detonarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	detoni	detonis	detoni	detonem	detoneu	detonin
	imperfect	detonés	detonessis	detonés	detonéssim	detonéssiu	detonessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	detona	detoni	detonem	detoneu	detonin
	negative (no)	—	no detonis	no detoni	no detonem	no detoneu	no detonin

Derived terms

• detonació
• detonador
• detonant

 

Further reading

• “detonar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “detonar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “detonar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “detonar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Galician

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin detonāre.

Verb

detonar (first-person singular present detono, first-person singular preterite detonei, past participle detonado)

1. (intransitive) to detonate; to explode
2. (transitive) to detonate; to cause to explode

Conjugation

    Conjugation of detonar

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	detonar
Personal	detonar	detonares	detonar	detonarmos	detonardes	detonaren
Gerund
	detonando
Past participle
Masculine	detonado			detonados
Feminine	detonada			detonadas
Indicative
Present	detono	detonas	detona	detonamos	detonades	detonan
Imperfect	detonaba	detonabas	detonaba	detonabamos	detonabades	detonaban
Preterite	detonei	detonaches	detonou	detonamos	detonastes	detonaron
Pluperfect	detonara	detonaras	detonara	detonaramos	detonarades	detonaran
Future	detonarei	detonarás	detonará	detonaremos	detonaredes	detonarán
Conditional	detonaría	detonarías	detonaría	detonariamos	detonariades	detonarían
Subjunctive
Present	detone	detones	detone	detonemos	detonedes	detonen
Imperfect	detonase	detonases	detonase	detonásemos	detonásedes	detonasen
Future	detonar	detonares	detonar	detonarmos	detonardes	detonaren
Imperative
Affirmative		detona	detone	detonemos	detonade	detonen
Negative (non)		non detones	non detone	non detonemos	non detonedes	non detonen

Derived terms

• detonador
• detonante

 

Further reading

• “detonar” in DIGALEGO - Dicionario de Galego, Ir Indo 2004, Xunta de Galicia 2013.
• “detonar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English detonate, French détoner, German detonieren, Spanish detonar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /detoˈnar/

Verb

detonar (present tense detonas, past tense detonis, future tense detonos, imperative detonez, conditional detonus)

1. (intransitive) to detonate (explode noisily)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of detonar

		present		past		future
infinitive		detonar		detonir		detonor
tense		detonas		detonis		detonos
conditional		detonus
imperative		detonez
adjective active participle		detonanta		detoninta		detononta
adverbial active participle		detonante		detoninte		detononte
nominal active participle	singular	detonanto		detoninto		detononto
	plural	detonanti		detoninti		detononti
adjective passive participle		detonata		detonita		detonota
adverbial passive participle		detonate		detonite		detonote
nominal passive participle	singular	detonato		detonito		detonoto
	plural	detonati		detoniti		detonoti

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin detonāre.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.toˈna(ʁ)/ [de.toˈna(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.toˈna(ʁ)/ [de.toˈna(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /de.toˈna(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /de.toˈna(ʁ)/ [de.toˈna(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.toˈna(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.tuˈnaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.tuˈnaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.tuˈna.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: de‧to‧nar

Verb

detonar (first-person singular present detono, first-person singular preterite detonei, past participle detonado)

1. (intransitive) to detonate; to explode
2. (transitive) to detonate; to cause to explode

Conjugation

    Conjugation of detonar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	detonar
Personal	detonar	detonares	detonar	detonarmos	detonardes	detonarem
Gerund
	detonando
Past participle
Masculine	detonado			detonados
Feminine	detonada			detonadas
Indicative
Present	detono	detonas	detona	detonamos	detonais	detonam
Imperfect	detonava	detonavas	detonava	detonávamos	detonáveis	detonavam
Preterite	detonei	detonaste	detonou	detonamos1, detonámos2	detonastes	detonaram
Pluperfect	detonara	detonaras	detonara	detonáramos	detonáreis	detonaram
Future	detonarei	detonarás	detonará	detonaremos	detonareis	detonarão
Conditional	detonaria	detonarias	detonaria	detonaríamos	detonaríeis	detonariam
Subjunctive
Present	detone	detones	detone	detonemos	detoneis	detonem
Imperfect	detonasse	detonasses	detonasse	detonássemos	detonásseis	detonassem
Future	detonar	detonares	detonar	detonarmos	detonardes	detonarem
Imperative
Affirmative		detona	detone	detonemos	detonai	detonem
Negative (não)		não detones	não detone	não detonemos	não detoneis	não detonem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Derived terms

• detonação
• detonador
• detonante

 

Further reading

• “detonar”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “detonar”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
• “detonar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “detonar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “detonar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “detonar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin detonāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /detoˈnaɾ/ [d̪e.t̪oˈnaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: de‧to‧nar

Verb

detonar (first-person singular present detono, first-person singular preterite detoné, past participle detonado)

1. (transitive) to detonate, trigger (catalyze)
2. (intransitive) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of detonar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			detonar
gerund			detonando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		detonado		detonada
		plural		detonados		detonadas
		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	detono	detonastú detonásvos	detona	detonamos	detonáis	detonan
	imperfect	detonaba	detonabas	detonaba	detonábamos	detonabais	detonaban
	preterite	detoné	detonaste	detonó	detonamos	detonasteis	detonaron
	future	detonaré	detonarás	detonará	detonaremos	detonaréis	detonarán
	conditional	detonaría	detonarías	detonaría	detonaríamos	detonaríais	detonarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	detone	detonestú detonésvos2	detone	detonemos	detonéis	detonen
	imperfect (ra)	detonara	detonaras	detonara	detonáramos	detonarais	detonaran
	imperfect (se)	detonase	detonases	detonase	detonásemos	detonaseis	detonasen
	future1	detonare	detonares	detonare	detonáremos	detonareis	detonaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		detonatú detonávos	detone	detonemos	detonad	detonen
	negative		no detones	no detone	no detonemos	no detonéis	no detonen

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

    Selected combined forms of detonar

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 detonar	dative	detonarme	detonarte	detonarle, detonarse	detonarnos	detonaros	detonarles, detonarse
	accusative	detonarme	detonarte	detonarlo, detonarla, detonarse	detonarnos	detonaros	detonarlos, detonarlas, detonarse
with gerund detonando	dative	detonándome	detonándote	detonándole, detonándose	detonándonos	detonándoos	detonándoles, detonándose
	accusative	detonándome	detonándote	detonándolo, detonándola, detonándose	detonándonos	detonándoos	detonándolos, detonándolas, detonándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative detona	dative	detóname	detónate	detónale	detónanos	not used	detónales
	accusative	detóname	detónate	detónalo, detónala	detónanos	not used	detónalos, detónalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative detoná	dative	detoname	detonate	detonale	detonanos	not used	detonales
	accusative	detoname	detonate	detonalo, detonala	detonanos	not used	detonalos, detonalas
with formal second-person singular imperative detone	dative	detóneme	not used	detónele, detónese	detónenos	not used	detóneles
	accusative	detóneme	not used	detónelo, detónela, detónese	detónenos	not used	detónelos, detónelas
with first-person plural imperative detonemos	dative	not used	detonémoste	detonémosle	detonémonos	detonémoos	detonémosles
	accusative	not used	detonémoste	detonémoslo, detonémosla	detonémonos	detonémoos	detonémoslos, detonémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative detonad	dative	detonadme	not used	detonadle	detonadnos	detonaos	detonadles
	accusative	detonadme	not used	detonadlo, detonadla	detonadnos	detonaos	detonadlos, detonadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative detonen	dative	detónenme	not used	detónenle	detónennos	not used	detónenles, detónense
	accusative	detónenme	not used	detónenlo, detónenla	detónennos	not used	detónenlos, detónenlas, detónense

Derived terms

• detonación
• detonador
• detonante

 

Further reading

• “detonar”, 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