deshelar

Spanish

Etymology

From des- +‎ helar. Compare French dégeler.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deseˈlaɾ/ [d̪e.seˈlaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: des‧he‧lar

Verb

deshelar (first-person singular present deshielo, first-person singular preterite deshelé, past participle deshelado)

1. (transitive) to melt

   Synonyms: descongelar, derretir

   Antonyms: helar, congelar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of deshelar (e-ie alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			deshelar
gerund			deshelando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		deshelado		deshelada
		plural		deshelados		desheladas
		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	deshielo	deshielastú deshelásvos	deshiela	deshelamos	desheláis	deshielan
	imperfect	deshelaba	deshelabas	deshelaba	deshelábamos	deshelabais	deshelaban
	preterite	deshelé	deshelaste	desheló	deshelamos	deshelasteis	deshelaron
	future	deshelaré	deshelarás	deshelará	deshelaremos	deshelaréis	deshelarán
	conditional	deshelaría	deshelarías	deshelaría	deshelaríamos	deshelaríais	deshelarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	deshiele	deshielestú deshelésvos2	deshiele	deshelemos	desheléis	deshielen
	imperfect (ra)	deshelara	deshelaras	deshelara	desheláramos	deshelarais	deshelaran
	imperfect (se)	deshelase	deshelases	deshelase	deshelásemos	deshelaseis	deshelasen
	future1	deshelare	deshelares	deshelare	desheláremos	deshelareis	deshelaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		deshielatú deshelávos	deshiele	deshelemos	deshelad	deshielen
	negative		no deshieles	no deshiele	no deshelemos	no desheléis	no deshielen

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

    Selected combined forms of deshelar (e-ie 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 deshelar
	dative	deshelarme	deshelarte	deshelarle, deshelarse	deshelarnos	deshelaros	deshelarles, deshelarse
	accusative	deshelarme	deshelarte	deshelarlo, deshelarla, deshelarse	deshelarnos	deshelaros	deshelarlos, deshelarlas, deshelarse
with gerund deshelando
	dative	deshelándome	deshelándote	deshelándole, deshelándose	deshelándonos	deshelándoos	deshelándoles, deshelándose
	accusative	deshelándome	deshelándote	deshelándolo, deshelándola, deshelándose	deshelándonos	deshelándoos	deshelándolos, deshelándolas, deshelándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative deshiela
	dative	deshiélame	deshiélate	deshiélale	deshiélanos	not used	deshiélales
	accusative	deshiélame	deshiélate	deshiélalo, deshiélala	deshiélanos	not used	deshiélalos, deshiélalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative deshelá
	dative	deshelame	deshelate	deshelale	deshelanos	not used	deshelales
	accusative	deshelame	deshelate	deshelalo, deshelala	deshelanos	not used	deshelalos, deshelalas
with formal second-person singular imperative deshiele
	dative	deshiéleme	not used	deshiélele, deshiélese	deshiélenos	not used	deshiéleles
	accusative	deshiéleme	not used	deshiélelo, deshiélela, deshiélese	deshiélenos	not used	deshiélelos, deshiélelas
with first-person plural imperative deshelemos
	dative	not used	deshelémoste	deshelémosle	deshelémonos	deshelémoos	deshelémosles
	accusative	not used	deshelémoste	deshelémoslo, deshelémosla	deshelémonos	deshelémoos	deshelémoslos, deshelémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative deshelad
	dative	desheladme	not used	desheladle	desheladnos	deshelaos	desheladles
	accusative	desheladme	not used	desheladlo, desheladla	desheladnos	deshelaos	desheladlos, desheladlas
with formal second-person plural imperative deshielen
	dative	deshiélenme	not used	deshiélenle	deshiélennos	not used	deshiélenles, deshiélense
	accusative	deshiélenme	not used	deshiélenlo, deshiélenla	deshiélennos	not used	deshiélenlos, deshiélenlas, deshiélense

Further reading

• “deshelar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014