descansar

Asturian

Verb

descansar (first-person singular indicative present descanso, past participle descansáu)

1. (intransitive) to rest (intransitive: take repose)

Conjugation

Conjugation of descansar

infinitive		descansar
gerund		descansando
past participle		m descansáu, f descansada, n descansao, m pl descansaos, f pl descansaes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	descanso	descanses	descansa	descansamos	descansáis	descansen
	imperfect	descansaba	descansabes	descansaba	descansábemos, descansábamos	descansabeis, descansabais	descansaben
	preterite	descansé	descansasti, descansesti	descansó	descansemos	descansastis, descansestis	descansaron
	pluperfect	descansare, descansara	descansares, descansaras	descansare, descansara	descansáremos, descansáramos	descansareis, descansarais	descansaren, descansaran
	future	descansaré	descansarás	descansará	descansaremos	descansaréis	descansarán
	conditional	descansaría	descansaríes	descansaría	descansaríemos, descansaríamos	descansaríeis, descansaríais	descansaríen
subjunctive	present	descanse	descanses, descansas	descanse	descansemos	descanséis	descansen, descansan
	imperfect	descansare, descansara	descansares, descansaras	descansare, descansara	descansáremos, descansáramos	descansareis, descansarais	descansaren, descansaran
imperative		—	descansa	—	—	descansái	—

Synonyms

• reposar

Related terms

• descansu

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Catalan

Etymology

des- (“de-”) +‎ cansar (“to tire”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [dəs.kənˈsa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [des.kanˈsaɾ]

Verb

descansar (first-person singular present descanso, first-person singular preterite descansí, past participle descansat)

1. to rest

Derived terms

• descans

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Portuguese

Etymology

des- +‎ cansar, literally “de-tire”

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɨʃ.kɐ̃.ˈsaɾ/
• IPA^(key): /des.kɐ̃.ˈsa(ʁ)/, [d̪ës̻.kə̃.ˈs̻ä(χ)]
• Hyphenation: des‧can‧sar

Verb

1. to rest

   Synonym: folgar

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Spanish

Etymology

From des- +‎ cansar, literally “de-tire”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deskanˈsaɾ/ [d̪es.kãnˈsaɾ]

Verb

descansar (first-person singular present descanso, first-person singular preterite descansé, past participle descansado)

1. (intransitive) to rest, relax (be in a state of rest or inactivity)
2. Template:indtr to sit, to rest on
   • 2020 July 10, “Iglesias cree que “el debate sobre la utilidad de la Monarquía” crece pero ve difícil cambios a corto plazo”, in El País‎^[1]:

     El vicepresidente segundo, Pablo Iglesias, ha asegurado este viernes que no se pueden desvincular los delitos de Juan Carlos I de su condición de rey y que la legitimidad de Felipe VI “descansa precisamente” en que es hijo del exmonarca.

     The second vice-president, Pablo Iglesias, assured this Friday that the crimes of Juan Carlos I cannot be disassociated from his status as king and that the legitimacy of Felipe VI "rests precisely" on the fact that he is the son of the former monarch.

3. (transitive) to rest (put into a state of rest)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of descansar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			descansar
gerund			descansando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		descansado		descansada
		plural		descansados		descansadas
		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	descanso	descansastú descansásvos	descansa	descansamos	descansáis	descansan
	imperfect	descansaba	descansabas	descansaba	descansábamos	descansabais	descansaban
	preterite	descansé	descansaste	descansó	descansamos	descansasteis	descansaron
	future	descansaré	descansarás	descansará	descansaremos	descansaréis	descansarán
	conditional	descansaría	descansarías	descansaría	descansaríamos	descansaríais	descansarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	descanse	descansestú descansésvos2	descanse	descansemos	descanséis	descansen
	imperfect (ra)	descansara	descansaras	descansara	descansáramos	descansarais	descansaran
	imperfect (se)	descansase	descansases	descansase	descansásemos	descansaseis	descansasen
	future1	descansare	descansares	descansare	descansáremos	descansareis	descansaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		descansatú descansávos	descanse	descansemos	descansad	descansen
	negative		no descanses	no descanse	no descansemos	no descanséis	no descansen

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

    Selected combined forms of descansar

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 descansar
	dative	descansarme	descansarte	descansarle, descansarse	descansarnos	descansaros	descansarles, descansarse
	accusative	descansarme	descansarte	descansarlo, descansarla, descansarse	descansarnos	descansaros	descansarlos, descansarlas, descansarse
with gerund descansando
	dative	descansándome	descansándote	descansándole, descansándose	descansándonos	descansándoos	descansándoles, descansándose
	accusative	descansándome	descansándote	descansándolo, descansándola, descansándose	descansándonos	descansándoos	descansándolos, descansándolas, descansándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative descansa
	dative	descánsame	descánsate	descánsale	descánsanos	not used	descánsales
	accusative	descánsame	descánsate	descánsalo, descánsala	descánsanos	not used	descánsalos, descánsalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative descansá
	dative	descansame	descansate	descansale	descansanos	not used	descansales
	accusative	descansame	descansate	descansalo, descansala	descansanos	not used	descansalos, descansalas
with formal second-person singular imperative descanse
	dative	descánseme	not used	descánsele, descánsese	descánsenos	not used	descánseles
	accusative	descánseme	not used	descánselo, descánsela, descánsese	descánsenos	not used	descánselos, descánselas
with first-person plural imperative descansemos
	dative	not used	descansémoste	descansémosle	descansémonos	descansémoos	descansémosles
	accusative	not used	descansémoste	descansémoslo, descansémosla	descansémonos	descansémoos	descansémoslos, descansémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative descansad
	dative	descansadme	not used	descansadle	descansadnos	descansaos	descansadles
	accusative	descansadme	not used	descansadlo, descansadla	descansadnos	descansaos	descansadlos, descansadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative descansen
	dative	descánsenme	not used	descánsenle	descánsennos	not used	descánsenles, descánsense
	accusative	descánsenme	not used	descánsenlo, descánsenla	descánsennos	not used	descánsenlos, descánsenlas, descánsense

Derived terms

• descansabrazos
• descansadero
• descanse en paz
• descanso

 

Further reading

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