desear

Asturian

Etymology

From or related to deséu.

Verb

desear (first-person singular indicative present deseo, past participle deseáu)

1. to desire

Conjugation

Conjugation of desear

infinitive		desear
gerund		deseando
past participle		m deseáu, f deseada, n deseao, m pl deseaos, f pl deseaes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	deseo	desees	desea	deseamos	deseáis	deseen
	imperfect	deseaba	deseabes	deseaba	deseábemos, deseábamos	deseabeis, deseabais	deseaben
	preterite	deseé	deseasti, deseesti	deseó	deseemos	deseastis, deseestis	desearon
	pluperfect	deseare, deseara	deseares, desearas	deseare, deseara	deseáremos, deseáramos	deseareis, desearais	desearen, desearan
	future	desearé	desearás	deseará	desearemos	desearéis	desearán
	conditional	desearía	desearíes	desearía	desearíemos, desearíamos	desearíeis, desearíais	desearíen
subjunctive	present	desee	desees, deseas	desee	deseemos	deseéis	deseen, desean
	imperfect	deseare, deseara	deseares, desearas	deseare, deseara	deseáremos, deseáramos	deseareis, desearais	desearen, desearan
imperative		—	desea	—	—	deseái	—

Related terms

• deséu

Further reading

• “desear”, 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), “desear”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

Spanish

Etymology

From the noun deseo; cf. Latin dēsīderō, dēsīderāre (“long for, desire, feel the want of, miss, regret”). Possibly corresponds to a Vulgar Latin verb *dēsidiāre, itself perhaps a crossing between Latin dēsīderāre and invidiāre, from invidia. Compare Portuguese desejar, Catalan desitjar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deseˈaɾ/ [d̪e.seˈaɾ]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: de‧se‧ar

Verb

desear (first-person singular present deseo, first-person singular preterite deseé, past participle deseado)

1. to wish

   Cumpleaños Feliz! Cumpleaños Feliz!
   Te deseamos todos. Cumpleaños Feliz!

   Happy birthday (to you)! Happy birthday (to you)!
   We all wish you a happy birthday!

2. to desire, to want, to hope for, to long for

   Deja mucho que desear.

   It leaves a lot to be desired.

3. to look forward to

Conjugation

    Conjugation of desear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			desear
gerund			deseando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		deseado		deseada
		plural		deseados		deseadas
		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	deseo	deseastú deseásvos	desea	deseamos	deseáis	desean
	imperfect	deseaba	deseabas	deseaba	deseábamos	deseabais	deseaban
	preterite	deseé	deseaste	deseó	deseamos	deseasteis	desearon
	future	desearé	desearás	deseará	desearemos	desearéis	desearán
	conditional	desearía	desearías	desearía	desearíamos	desearíais	desearían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	desee	deseestú deseésvos2	desee	deseemos	deseéis	deseen
	imperfect (ra)	deseara	desearas	deseara	deseáramos	desearais	desearan
	imperfect (se)	desease	deseases	desease	deseásemos	deseaseis	deseasen
	future1	deseare	deseares	deseare	deseáremos	deseareis	desearen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		deseatú deseávos	desee	deseemos	desead	deseen
	negative		no desees	no desee	no deseemos	no deseéis	no deseen

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

    Selected combined forms of desear

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 desear	dative	desearme	desearte	desearle, desearse	desearnos	desearos	desearles, desearse
	accusative	desearme	desearte	desearlo, desearla, desearse	desearnos	desearos	desearlos, desearlas, desearse
with gerund deseando	dative	deseándome	deseándote	deseándole, deseándose	deseándonos	deseándoos	deseándoles, deseándose
	accusative	deseándome	deseándote	deseándolo, deseándola, deseándose	deseándonos	deseándoos	deseándolos, deseándolas, deseándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative desea	dative	deséame	deséate	deséale	deséanos	not used	deséales
	accusative	deséame	deséate	deséalo, deséala	deséanos	not used	deséalos, deséalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative deseá	dative	deseame	deseate	deseale	deseanos	not used	deseales
	accusative	deseame	deseate	desealo, deseala	deseanos	not used	desealos, desealas
with formal second-person singular imperative desee	dative	deséeme	not used	deséele, deséese	deséenos	not used	deséeles
	accusative	deséeme	not used	deséelo, deséela, deséese	deséenos	not used	deséelos, deséelas
with first-person plural imperative deseemos	dative	not used	deseémoste	deseémosle	deseémonos	deseémoos	deseémosles
	accusative	not used	deseémoste	deseémoslo, deseémosla	deseémonos	deseémoos	deseémoslos, deseémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative desead	dative	deseadme	not used	deseadle	deseadnos	deseaos	deseadles
	accusative	deseadme	not used	deseadlo, deseadla	deseadnos	deseaos	deseadlos, deseadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative deseen	dative	deséenme	not used	deséenle	deséennos	not used	deséenles, deséense
	accusative	deséenme	not used	deséenlo, deséenla	deséennos	not used	deséenlos, deséenlas, deséense

Derived terms

• vérselas y deseárselas

Further reading

• “desear”, 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