destejer

Spanish

Etymology

From des- +‎ tejer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /desteˈxeɾ/ [d̪es.t̪eˈxeɾ]
• Rhymes: -eɾ
• Syllabification: des‧te‧jer

Verb

destejer (first-person singular present destejo, first-person singular preterite destejí, past participle destejido)

1. (transitive) to unknit
2. (transitive) to unweave
3. (transitive) to undo (an action)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of destejer (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			destejer
gerund			destejiendo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		destejido		destejida
		plural		destejidos		destejidas
		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	destejo	destejestú destejésvos	desteje	destejemos	destejéis	destejen
	imperfect	destejía	destejías	destejía	destejíamos	destejíais	destejían
	preterite	destejí	destejiste	destejió	destejimos	destejisteis	destejieron
	future	destejeré	destejerás	destejerá	destejeremos	destejeréis	destejerán
	conditional	destejería	destejerías	destejería	destejeríamos	destejeríais	destejerían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	desteja	destejastú destejásvos2	desteja	destejamos	destejáis	destejan
	imperfect (ra)	destejiera	destejieras	destejiera	destejiéramos	destejierais	destejieran
	imperfect (se)	destejiese	destejieses	destejiese	destejiésemos	destejieseis	destejiesen
	future1	destejiere	destejieres	destejiere	destejiéremos	destejiereis	destejieren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		destejetú destejévos	desteja	destejamos	destejed	destejan
	negative		no destejas	no desteja	no destejamos	no destejáis	no destejan

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

    Selected combined forms of destejer

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 destejer
	dative	destejerme	destejerte	destejerle, destejerse	destejernos	destejeros	destejerles, destejerse
	accusative	destejerme	destejerte	destejerlo, destejerla, destejerse	destejernos	destejeros	destejerlos, destejerlas, destejerse
with gerund destejiendo
	dative	destejiéndome	destejiéndote	destejiéndole, destejiéndose	destejiéndonos	destejiéndoos	destejiéndoles, destejiéndose
	accusative	destejiéndome	destejiéndote	destejiéndolo, destejiéndola, destejiéndose	destejiéndonos	destejiéndoos	destejiéndolos, destejiéndolas, destejiéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative desteje
	dative	destéjeme	destéjete	destéjele	destéjenos	not used	destéjeles
	accusative	destéjeme	destéjete	destéjelo, destéjela	destéjenos	not used	destéjelos, destéjelas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative destejé
	dative	destejeme	destejete	destejele	destejenos	not used	destejeles
	accusative	destejeme	destejete	destejelo, destejela	destejenos	not used	destejelos, destejelas
with formal second-person singular imperative desteja
	dative	destéjame	not used	destéjale, destéjase	destéjanos	not used	destéjales
	accusative	destéjame	not used	destéjalo, destéjala, destéjase	destéjanos	not used	destéjalos, destéjalas
with first-person plural imperative destejamos
	dative	not used	destejámoste	destejámosle	destejámonos	destejámoos	destejámosles
	accusative	not used	destejámoste	destejámoslo, destejámosla	destejámonos	destejámoos	destejámoslos, destejámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative destejed
	dative	destejedme	not used	destejedle	destejednos	destejeos	destejedles
	accusative	destejedme	not used	destejedlo, destejedla	destejednos	destejeos	destejedlos, destejedlas
with formal second-person plural imperative destejan
	dative	destéjanme	not used	destéjanle	destéjannos	not used	destéjanles, destéjanse
	accusative	destéjanme	not used	destéjanlo, destéjanla	destéjannos	not used	destéjanlos, destéjanlas, destéjanse

Derived terms

• tejer y destejer

 

Further reading

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