desmochar

Spanish

Etymology

From des- +‎ mocho +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /desmoˈt͡ʃaɾ/ [d̪ez.moˈt͡ʃaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: des‧mo‧char

Verb

desmochar (first-person singular present desmocho, first-person singular preterite desmoché, past participle desmochado)

1. to blunt, make blunt
2. (horticulture) to pollard or top (a tree)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of desmochar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			desmochar
gerund			desmochando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		desmochado		desmochada
		plural		desmochados		desmochadas
		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	desmocho	desmochastú desmochásvos	desmocha	desmochamos	desmocháis	desmochan
	imperfect	desmochaba	desmochabas	desmochaba	desmochábamos	desmochabais	desmochaban
	preterite	desmoché	desmochaste	desmochó	desmochamos	desmochasteis	desmocharon
	future	desmocharé	desmocharás	desmochará	desmocharemos	desmocharéis	desmocharán
	conditional	desmocharía	desmocharías	desmocharía	desmocharíamos	desmocharíais	desmocharían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	desmoche	desmochestú desmochésvos2	desmoche	desmochemos	desmochéis	desmochen
	imperfect (ra)	desmochara	desmocharas	desmochara	desmocháramos	desmocharais	desmocharan
	imperfect (se)	desmochase	desmochases	desmochase	desmochásemos	desmochaseis	desmochasen
	future1	desmochare	desmochares	desmochare	desmocháremos	desmochareis	desmocharen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		desmochatú desmochávos	desmoche	desmochemos	desmochad	desmochen
	negative		no desmoches	no desmoche	no desmochemos	no desmochéis	no desmochen

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

    Selected combined forms of desmochar

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 desmochar
	dative	desmocharme	desmocharte	desmocharle, desmocharse	desmocharnos	desmocharos	desmocharles, desmocharse
	accusative	desmocharme	desmocharte	desmocharlo, desmocharla, desmocharse	desmocharnos	desmocharos	desmocharlos, desmocharlas, desmocharse
with gerund desmochando
	dative	desmochándome	desmochándote	desmochándole, desmochándose	desmochándonos	desmochándoos	desmochándoles, desmochándose
	accusative	desmochándome	desmochándote	desmochándolo, desmochándola, desmochándose	desmochándonos	desmochándoos	desmochándolos, desmochándolas, desmochándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative desmocha
	dative	desmóchame	desmóchate	desmóchale	desmóchanos	not used	desmóchales
	accusative	desmóchame	desmóchate	desmóchalo, desmóchala	desmóchanos	not used	desmóchalos, desmóchalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative desmochá
	dative	desmochame	desmochate	desmochale	desmochanos	not used	desmochales
	accusative	desmochame	desmochate	desmochalo, desmochala	desmochanos	not used	desmochalos, desmochalas
with formal second-person singular imperative desmoche
	dative	desmócheme	not used	desmóchele, desmóchese	desmóchenos	not used	desmócheles
	accusative	desmócheme	not used	desmóchelo, desmóchela, desmóchese	desmóchenos	not used	desmóchelos, desmóchelas
with first-person plural imperative desmochemos
	dative	not used	desmochémoste	desmochémosle	desmochémonos	desmochémoos	desmochémosles
	accusative	not used	desmochémoste	desmochémoslo, desmochémosla	desmochémonos	desmochémoos	desmochémoslos, desmochémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative desmochad
	dative	desmochadme	not used	desmochadle	desmochadnos	desmochaos	desmochadles
	accusative	desmochadme	not used	desmochadlo, desmochadla	desmochadnos	desmochaos	desmochadlos, desmochadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative desmochen
	dative	desmóchenme	not used	desmóchenle	desmóchennos	not used	desmóchenles, desmóchense
	accusative	desmóchenme	not used	desmóchenlo, desmóchenla	desmóchennos	not used	desmóchenlos, desmóchenlas, desmóchense

Further reading

• “desmochar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28