desamarrar

Portuguese

Etymology

From des- +‎ amarrar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.za.maˈʁa(ʁ)/ [de.za.maˈha(h)], /d͡ʒi.za.maˈʁa(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒi.za.maˈha(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.za.maˈʁa(ʁ)/ [de.za.maˈha(h)], /d͡ʒi.za.maˈʁa(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒi.za.maˈha(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /de.za.maˈʁa(ɾ)/ [de.za.maˈha(ɾ)], /d͡ʒi.za.maˈʁa(ɾ)/ [d͡ʒi.za.maˈha(ɾ)]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /de.za.maˈʁa(ʁ)/ [de.za.maˈχa(χ)], /d͡ʒi.za.maˈʁa(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒi.za.maˈχa(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /de.za.maˈʁa(ɻ)/ [de.za.maˈha(ɻ)], /d͡ʒi.za.maˈʁa(ɻ)/ [d͡ʒi.za.maˈha(ɻ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.za.maˈʁa(ʁ)/ [de.za.maˈha(h)]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.zɐ.mɐˈʁaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.zɐ.mɐˈʁaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.zɐ.mɐˈʁa.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: de‧sa‧mar‧rar

Verb

desamarrar (first-person singular present desamarro, first-person singular preterite desamarrei, past participle desamarrado)

1. to untie
2. to loose
3. to unlace

Conjugation

    Conjugation of desamarrar (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	desamarrar
Personal	desamarrar	desamarrares	desamarrar	desamarrarmos	desamarrardes	desamarrarem
Gerund
	desamarrando
Past participle
Masculine	desamarrado			desamarrados
Feminine	desamarrada			desamarradas
Indicative
Present	desamarro	desamarras	desamarra	desamarramos	desamarrais	desamarram
Imperfect	desamarrava	desamarravas	desamarrava	desamarrávamos	desamarráveis	desamarravam
Preterite	desamarrei	desamarraste	desamarrou	desamarramos1, desamarrámos2	desamarrastes	desamarraram
Pluperfect	desamarrara	desamarraras	desamarrara	desamarráramos	desamarráreis	desamarraram
Future	desamarrarei	desamarrarás	desamarrará	desamarraremos	desamarrareis	desamarrarão
Conditional	desamarraria	desamarrarias	desamarraria	desamarraríamos	desamarraríeis	desamarrariam
Subjunctive
Present	desamarre	desamarres	desamarre	desamarremos	desamarreis	desamarrem
Imperfect	desamarrasse	desamarrasses	desamarrasse	desamarrássemos	desamarrásseis	desamarrassem
Future	desamarrar	desamarrares	desamarrar	desamarrarmos	desamarrardes	desamarrarem
Imperative
Affirmative		desamarra	desamarre	desamarremos	desamarrai	desamarrem
Negative (não)		não desamarres	não desamarre	não desamarremos	não desamarreis	não desamarrem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Further reading

• “desamarrar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “desamarrar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From des- +‎ amarrar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /desamaˈraɾ/ [d̪e.sa.maˈraɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: de‧sa‧ma‧rrar

Verb

desamarrar (first-person singular present desamarro, first-person singular preterite desamarré, past participle desamarrado)

1. (transitive) to untie
2. (reflexive) to untie; slip off

Conjugation

    Conjugation of desamarrar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			desamarrar
gerund			desamarrando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		desamarrado		desamarrada
		plural		desamarrados		desamarradas
		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	desamarro	desamarrastú desamarrásvos	desamarra	desamarramos	desamarráis	desamarran
	imperfect	desamarraba	desamarrabas	desamarraba	desamarrábamos	desamarrabais	desamarraban
	preterite	desamarré	desamarraste	desamarró	desamarramos	desamarrasteis	desamarraron
	future	desamarraré	desamarrarás	desamarrará	desamarraremos	desamarraréis	desamarrarán
	conditional	desamarraría	desamarrarías	desamarraría	desamarraríamos	desamarraríais	desamarrarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	desamarre	desamarrestú desamarrésvos2	desamarre	desamarremos	desamarréis	desamarren
	imperfect (ra)	desamarrara	desamarraras	desamarrara	desamarráramos	desamarrarais	desamarraran
	imperfect (se)	desamarrase	desamarrases	desamarrase	desamarrásemos	desamarraseis	desamarrasen
	future1	desamarrare	desamarrares	desamarrare	desamarráremos	desamarrareis	desamarraren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		desamarratú desamarrávos	desamarre	desamarremos	desamarrad	desamarren
	negative		no desamarres	no desamarre	no desamarremos	no desamarréis	no desamarren

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of desamarrar

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 desamarrar	dative	desamarrarme	desamarrarte	desamarrarle, desamarrarse	desamarrarnos	desamarraros	desamarrarles, desamarrarse
	accusative	desamarrarme	desamarrarte	desamarrarlo, desamarrarla, desamarrarse	desamarrarnos	desamarraros	desamarrarlos, desamarrarlas, desamarrarse
with gerund desamarrando	dative	desamarrándome	desamarrándote	desamarrándole, desamarrándose	desamarrándonos	desamarrándoos	desamarrándoles, desamarrándose
	accusative	desamarrándome	desamarrándote	desamarrándolo, desamarrándola, desamarrándose	desamarrándonos	desamarrándoos	desamarrándolos, desamarrándolas, desamarrándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative desamarra	dative	desamárrame	desamárrate	desamárrale	desamárranos	not used	desamárrales
	accusative	desamárrame	desamárrate	desamárralo, desamárrala	desamárranos	not used	desamárralos, desamárralas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative desamarrá	dative	desamarrame	desamarrate	desamarrale	desamarranos	not used	desamarrales
	accusative	desamarrame	desamarrate	desamarralo, desamarrala	desamarranos	not used	desamarralos, desamarralas
with formal second-person singular imperative desamarre	dative	desamárreme	not used	desamárrele, desamárrese	desamárrenos	not used	desamárreles
	accusative	desamárreme	not used	desamárrelo, desamárrela, desamárrese	desamárrenos	not used	desamárrelos, desamárrelas
with first-person plural imperative desamarremos	dative	not used	desamarrémoste	desamarrémosle	desamarrémonos	desamarrémoos	desamarrémosles
	accusative	not used	desamarrémoste	desamarrémoslo, desamarrémosla	desamarrémonos	desamarrémoos	desamarrémoslos, desamarrémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative desamarrad	dative	desamarradme	not used	desamarradle	desamarradnos	desamarraos	desamarradles
	accusative	desamarradme	not used	desamarradlo, desamarradla	desamarradnos	desamarraos	desamarradlos, desamarradlas
with formal second-person plural imperative desamarren	dative	desamárrenme	not used	desamárrenle	desamárrennos	not used	desamárrenles, desamárrense
	accusative	desamárrenme	not used	desamárrenlo, desamárrenla	desamárrennos	not used	desamárrenlos, desamárrenlas, desamárrense

Further reading

• “desamarrar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025