desmechar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /desmeˈt͡ʃaɾ/ [d̪ez.meˈt͡ʃaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: des‧me‧char

Verb

desmechar (first-person singular present desmecho, first-person singular preterite desmeché, past participle desmechado)

1. to pull someone's hair

Conjugation

    Conjugation of desmechar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			desmechar
gerund			desmechando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		desmechado		desmechada
		plural		desmechados		desmechadas
		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	desmecho	desmechastú desmechásvos	desmecha	desmechamos	desmecháis	desmechan
	imperfect	desmechaba	desmechabas	desmechaba	desmechábamos	desmechabais	desmechaban
	preterite	desmeché	desmechaste	desmechó	desmechamos	desmechasteis	desmecharon
	future	desmecharé	desmecharás	desmechará	desmecharemos	desmecharéis	desmecharán
	conditional	desmecharía	desmecharías	desmecharía	desmecharíamos	desmecharíais	desmecharían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	desmeche	desmechestú desmechésvos2	desmeche	desmechemos	desmechéis	desmechen
	imperfect (ra)	desmechara	desmecharas	desmechara	desmecháramos	desmecharais	desmecharan
	imperfect (se)	desmechase	desmechases	desmechase	desmechásemos	desmechaseis	desmechasen
	future1	desmechare	desmechares	desmechare	desmecháremos	desmechareis	desmecharen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		desmechatú desmechávos	desmeche	desmechemos	desmechad	desmechen
	negative		no desmeches	no desmeche	no desmechemos	no desmechéis	no desmechen

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

    Selected combined forms of desmechar

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 desmechar
	dative	desmecharme	desmecharte	desmecharle, desmecharse	desmecharnos	desmecharos	desmecharles, desmecharse
	accusative	desmecharme	desmecharte	desmecharlo, desmecharla, desmecharse	desmecharnos	desmecharos	desmecharlos, desmecharlas, desmecharse
with gerund desmechando
	dative	desmechándome	desmechándote	desmechándole, desmechándose	desmechándonos	desmechándoos	desmechándoles, desmechándose
	accusative	desmechándome	desmechándote	desmechándolo, desmechándola, desmechándose	desmechándonos	desmechándoos	desmechándolos, desmechándolas, desmechándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative desmecha
	dative	desméchame	desméchate	desméchale	desméchanos	not used	desméchales
	accusative	desméchame	desméchate	desméchalo, desméchala	desméchanos	not used	desméchalos, desméchalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative desmechá
	dative	desmechame	desmechate	desmechale	desmechanos	not used	desmechales
	accusative	desmechame	desmechate	desmechalo, desmechala	desmechanos	not used	desmechalos, desmechalas
with formal second-person singular imperative desmeche
	dative	desmécheme	not used	desméchele, desméchese	desméchenos	not used	desmécheles
	accusative	desmécheme	not used	desméchelo, desméchela, desméchese	desméchenos	not used	desméchelos, desméchelas
with first-person plural imperative desmechemos
	dative	not used	desmechémoste	desmechémosle	desmechémonos	desmechémoos	desmechémosles
	accusative	not used	desmechémoste	desmechémoslo, desmechémosla	desmechémonos	desmechémoos	desmechémoslos, desmechémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative desmechad
	dative	desmechadme	not used	desmechadle	desmechadnos	desmechaos	desmechadles
	accusative	desmechadme	not used	desmechadlo, desmechadla	desmechadnos	desmechaos	desmechadlos, desmechadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative desmechen
	dative	desméchenme	not used	desméchenle	desméchennos	not used	desméchenles, desméchense
	accusative	desméchenme	not used	desméchenlo, desméchenla	desméchennos	not used	desméchenlos, desméchenlas, desméchense

Derived terms

• carne desmechada

 

Further reading

• “desmechar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16