descansar

Asturian

Verb

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

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

   Synonym: reposar

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	—

Derived terms

• descansu

Further reading

• “descansar”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN
• Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “descansar”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

Catalan

Etymology

From des- (“de-”) +‎ cansar (“to tire”).

Pronunciation

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

• Audio (Barcelona):

  (file)

Verb

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

1. to rest

Conjugation

    Conjugation of descansar (first conjugation)

infinitive			descansar
gerund			descansant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		descansat		descansada
		plural		descansats		descansades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	descanso	descanses	descansa	descansem	descanseu	descansen
	imperfect	descansava	descansaves	descansava	descansàvem	descansàveu	descansaven
	future	descansaré	descansaràs	descansarà	descansarem	descansareu	descansaran
	preterite	descansí	descansares	descansà	descansàrem	descansàreu	descansaren
	conditional	descansaria	descansaries	descansaria	descansaríem	descansaríeu	descansarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	descansi	descansis	descansi	descansem	descanseu	descansin
	imperfect	descansés	descansessis	descansés	descanséssim	descanséssiu	descansessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	descansa	descansi	descansem	descanseu	descansin
	negative (no)	—	no descansis	no descansi	no descansem	no descanseu	no descansin

Derived terms

• descans

Further reading

• “descansar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “descansar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “descansar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “descansar”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /des.kɐ̃ˈsa(ʁ)/ [des.kɐ̃ˈsa(h)], /d͡ʒis.kɐ̃ˈsa(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒis.kɐ̃ˈsa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /des.kɐ̃ˈsa(ʁ)/ [des.kɐ̃ˈsa(h)], /d͡ʒis.kɐ̃ˈsa(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒis.kɐ̃ˈsa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /des.kɐ̃ˈsa(ɾ)/, /d͡ʒis.kɐ̃ˈsa(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /deʃ.kɐ̃ˈsa(ʁ)/ [deʃ.kɐ̃ˈsa(χ)], /d͡ʒiʃ.kɐ̃ˈsa(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiʃ.kɐ̃ˈsa(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /des.kɐ̃ˈsa(ɻ)/, /d͡ʒis.kɐ̃ˈsa(ɻ)/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /des.kɐ̃ˈsa(ʁ)/ [des.kɐ̃ˈsa(h)]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʃ.kɐ̃ˈsaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʃ.kɐ̃ˈsaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʃ.kɐ̃ˈsa.ɾi/

• Audio (Portugal (Porto)):

  (file)

• Hyphenation: des‧can‧sar

Verb

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

1. to rest

   Synonym: folgar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of descansar (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	descansar
Personal	descansar	descansares	descansar	descansarmos	descansardes	descansarem
Gerund
	descansando
Past participle
Masculine	descansado			descansados
Feminine	descansada			descansadas
Indicative
Present	descanso	descansas	descansa	descansamos	descansais	descansam
Imperfect	descansava	descansavas	descansava	descansávamos	descansáveis	descansavam
Preterite	descansei	descansaste	descansou	descansamos1, descansámos2	descansastes	descansaram
Pluperfect	descansara	descansaras	descansara	descansáramos	descansáreis	descansaram
Future	descansarei	descansarás	descansará	descansaremos	descansareis	descansarão
Conditional	descansaria	descansarias	descansaria	descansaríamos	descansaríeis	descansariam
Subjunctive
Present	descanse	descanses	descanse	descansemos	descanseis	descansem
Imperfect	descansasse	descansasses	descansasse	descansássemos	descansásseis	descansassem
Future	descansar	descansares	descansar	descansarmos	descansardes	descansarem
Imperative
Affirmative		descansa	descanse	descansemos	descansai	descansem
Negative (não)		não descanses	não descanse	não descansemos	não descanseis	não descansem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deskanˈsaɾ/ [d̪es.kãnˈsaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: des‧can‧sar

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. (intransitive, also figurative) to sit, to rest [with en ‘on something’]
   • 1939 July, Emilio Altamirano Sanchez, “De La Subrogación Real”, in Revista de Derecho Jurisprudencia y Ciencias Sociales, volume 47:

     Hecho ya el análisis de los postulados sobre los cuales descansa la doctrina llamada clásica.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 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

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-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 tuteo 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 voseo 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
• descansar en paz
• descansar haciendo adobes
• descanse en paz
• descanso
• que en paz descanse

Further reading

• “descansar”, 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