descartar

Catalan

Etymology

From des- +‎ carta +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

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

• Audio (Barcelona):

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• Homophone: descartà
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

descartar (first-person singular present descarto, first-person singular preterite descartí, past participle descartat)

1. (transitive) to rule out
2. (reflexive, card games) to discard

Conjugation

    Conjugation of descartar (first conjugation)

infinitive			descartar
gerund			descartant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		descartat		descartada
		plural		descartats		descartades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	descarto	descartes	descarta	descartem	descarteu	descarten
	imperfect	descartava	descartaves	descartava	descartàvem	descartàveu	descartaven
	future	descartaré	descartaràs	descartarà	descartarem	descartareu	descartaran
	preterite	descartí	descartares	descartà	descartàrem	descartàreu	descartaren
	conditional	descartaria	descartaries	descartaria	descartaríem	descartaríeu	descartarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	descarti	descartis	descarti	descartem	descarteu	descartin
	imperfect	descartés	descartessis	descartés	descartéssim	descartéssiu	descartessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	descarta	descarti	descartem	descarteu	descartin
	negative (no)	—	no descartis	no descarti	no descartem	no descarteu	no descartin

Derived terms

• descart

Further reading

• “descartar”, 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

Portuguese

Etymology

From des- +‎ carta +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 

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

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʃ.kɐɾˈtaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʃ.kɐɾˈtaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʃ.kɐɾˈta.ɾi/

Verb

descartar (first-person singular present descarto, first-person singular preterite descartei, past participle descartado)

1. (transitive) to discard; to throw away
2. (transitive) to rule out

   Não podemos descartar a possibilidade de um acidente. ― We cannot rule out the possibility of an accident.

3. (pronominal) to get rid of; to throw away [with de ‘something’]

Conjugation

    Conjugation of descartar (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	descartar
Personal	descartar	descartares	descartar	descartarmos	descartardes	descartarem
Gerund
	descartando
Past participle
Masculine	descartado			descartados
Feminine	descartada			descartadas
Indicative
Present	descarto	descartas	descarta	descartamos	descartais	descartam
Imperfect	descartava	descartavas	descartava	descartávamos	descartáveis	descartavam
Preterite	descartei	descartaste	descartou	descartamos1, descartámos2	descartastes	descartaram
Pluperfect	descartara	descartaras	descartara	descartáramos	descartáreis	descartaram
Future	descartarei	descartarás	descartará	descartaremos	descartareis	descartarão
Conditional	descartaria	descartarias	descartaria	descartaríamos	descartaríeis	descartariam
Subjunctive
Present	descarte	descartes	descarte	descartemos	descarteis	descartem
Imperfect	descartasse	descartasses	descartasse	descartássemos	descartásseis	descartassem
Future	descartar	descartares	descartar	descartarmos	descartardes	descartarem
Imperative
Affirmative		descarta	descarte	descartemos	descartai	descartem
Negative (não)		não descartes	não descarte	não descartemos	não descarteis	não descartem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Derived terms

• descartável

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

From des- +‎ carta +‎ -ar. Compare English discard.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deskaɾˈtaɾ/ [d̪es.kaɾˈt̪aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: des‧car‧tar

Verb

descartar (first-person singular present descarto, first-person singular preterite descarté, past participle descartado)

1. (transitive) to rule out, to discard, to discount, to dismiss, to reject
2. (reflexive, card games) to discard

Conjugation

    Conjugation of descartar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			descartar
gerund			descartando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		descartado		descartada
		plural		descartados		descartadas
		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	descarto	descartastú descartásvos	descarta	descartamos	descartáis	descartan
	imperfect	descartaba	descartabas	descartaba	descartábamos	descartabais	descartaban
	preterite	descarté	descartaste	descartó	descartamos	descartasteis	descartaron
	future	descartaré	descartarás	descartará	descartaremos	descartaréis	descartarán
	conditional	descartaría	descartarías	descartaría	descartaríamos	descartaríais	descartarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	descarte	descartestú descartésvos2	descarte	descartemos	descartéis	descarten
	imperfect (ra)	descartara	descartaras	descartara	descartáramos	descartarais	descartaran
	imperfect (se)	descartase	descartases	descartase	descartásemos	descartaseis	descartasen
	future1	descartare	descartares	descartare	descartáremos	descartareis	descartaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		descartatú descartávos	descarte	descartemos	descartad	descarten
	negative		no descartes	no descarte	no descartemos	no descartéis	no descarten

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

    Selected combined forms of descartar

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 descartar	dative	descartarme	descartarte	descartarle, descartarse	descartarnos	descartaros	descartarles, descartarse
	accusative	descartarme	descartarte	descartarlo, descartarla, descartarse	descartarnos	descartaros	descartarlos, descartarlas, descartarse
with gerund descartando	dative	descartándome	descartándote	descartándole, descartándose	descartándonos	descartándoos	descartándoles, descartándose
	accusative	descartándome	descartándote	descartándolo, descartándola, descartándose	descartándonos	descartándoos	descartándolos, descartándolas, descartándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative descarta	dative	descártame	descártate	descártale	descártanos	not used	descártales
	accusative	descártame	descártate	descártalo, descártala	descártanos	not used	descártalos, descártalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative descartá	dative	descartame	descartate	descartale	descartanos	not used	descartales
	accusative	descartame	descartate	descartalo, descartala	descartanos	not used	descartalos, descartalas
with formal second-person singular imperative descarte	dative	descárteme	not used	descártele, descártese	descártenos	not used	descárteles
	accusative	descárteme	not used	descártelo, descártela, descártese	descártenos	not used	descártelos, descártelas
with first-person plural imperative descartemos	dative	not used	descartémoste	descartémosle	descartémonos	descartémoos	descartémosles
	accusative	not used	descartémoste	descartémoslo, descartémosla	descartémonos	descartémoos	descartémoslos, descartémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative descartad	dative	descartadme	not used	descartadle	descartadnos	descartaos	descartadles
	accusative	descartadme	not used	descartadlo, descartadla	descartadnos	descartaos	descartadlos, descartadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative descarten	dative	descártenme	not used	descártenle	descártennos	not used	descártenles, descártense
	accusative	descártenme	not used	descártenlo, descártenla	descártennos	not used	descártenlos, descártenlas, descártense

Derived terms

• descartable
• descarte

Further reading

• “descartar”, 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