desmontar

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁

Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is-

Proto-Italic *dis-

Latin dis-

Old Galician-Portuguese des-

Portuguese des-

Portuguese montar

Portuguese desmontar

From des- + montar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /dez.mõˈta(ʁ)/ [dez.mõˈta(h)], /d͡ʒiz.mõˈta(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiz.mõˈta(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /dez.mõˈta(ʁ)/ [dez.mõˈta(h)], /d͡ʒiz.mõˈta(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiz.mõˈta(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /dez.mõˈta(ɾ)/, /d͡ʒiz.mõˈta(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /deʒ.mõˈta(ʁ)/ [deʒ.mõˈta(χ)], /d͡ʒiʒ.mõˈta(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiʒ.mõˈta(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /dez.mõˈta(ɻ)/, /d͡ʒiz.mõˈta(ɻ)/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /dez.mõˈta(ʁ)/ [dez.mõˈta(h)]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʒ.mõˈtaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʒ.mõˈtaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʒ.mõˈta.ɾi/

Verb

desmontar (first-person singular present desmonto, first-person singular preterite desmontei, past participle desmontado)

1. to demount, to get off
2. to disassemble, to dismantle

   Synonym: desmanchar

3. (Brazil, drag slang, reflexive) to de-drag (to remove one's drag clothing and makeup)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of desmontar (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	desmontar
Personal	desmontar	desmontares	desmontar	desmontarmos	desmontardes	desmontarem
Gerund
	desmontando
Past participle
Masculine	desmontado			desmontados
Feminine	desmontada			desmontadas
Indicative
Present	desmonto	desmontas	desmonta	desmontamos	desmontais	desmontam
Imperfect	desmontava	desmontavas	desmontava	desmontávamos	desmontáveis	desmontavam
Preterite	desmontei	desmontaste	desmontou	desmontamos1, desmontámos2	desmontastes	desmontaram
Pluperfect	desmontara	desmontaras	desmontara	desmontáramos	desmontáreis	desmontaram
Future	desmontarei	desmontarás	desmontará	desmontaremos	desmontareis	desmontarão
Conditional	desmontaria	desmontarias	desmontaria	desmontaríamos	desmontaríeis	desmontariam
Subjunctive
Present	desmonte	desmontes	desmonte	desmontemos	desmonteis	desmontem
Imperfect	desmontasse	desmontasses	desmontasse	desmontássemos	desmontásseis	desmontassem
Future	desmontar	desmontares	desmontar	desmontarmos	desmontardes	desmontarem
Imperative
Affirmative		desmonta	desmonte	desmontemos	desmontai	desmontem
Negative (não)		não desmontes	não desmonte	não desmontemos	não desmonteis	não desmontem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

• desmonte

Further reading

• “desmontar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “desmontar”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “desmontar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “desmontar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /desmonˈtaɾ/ [d̪ez.mõn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: des‧mon‧tar

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁

Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is-

Proto-Italic *dis-

Latin dis-

Old Spanish des-

Spanish des-

Spanish montar

Spanish desmontar

From des- + montar.

Verb

desmontar (first-person singular present desmonto, first-person singular preterite desmonté, past participle desmontado)

1. (transitive) to dismantle, to disassemble, to demount, to take apart

   Synonym: desensamblar

2. (transitive) to clear, to stub (cut a forest)
3. (transitive, reflexive) to alight, to dismount, to unhorse

   Synonym: bajarse

4. (transitive) to uncock (a firearm)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of desmontar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			desmontar
gerund			desmontando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		desmontado		desmontada
		plural		desmontados		desmontadas
		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	desmonto	desmontastú desmontásvos	desmonta	desmontamos	desmontáis	desmontan
	imperfect	desmontaba	desmontabas	desmontaba	desmontábamos	desmontabais	desmontaban
	preterite	desmonté	desmontaste	desmontó	desmontamos	desmontasteis	desmontaron
	future	desmontaré	desmontarás	desmontará	desmontaremos	desmontaréis	desmontarán
	conditional	desmontaría	desmontarías	desmontaría	desmontaríamos	desmontaríais	desmontarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	desmonte	desmontestú desmontésvos2	desmonte	desmontemos	desmontéis	desmonten
	imperfect (ra)	desmontara	desmontaras	desmontara	desmontáramos	desmontarais	desmontaran
	imperfect (se)	desmontase	desmontases	desmontase	desmontásemos	desmontaseis	desmontasen
	future1	desmontare	desmontares	desmontare	desmontáremos	desmontareis	desmontaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		desmontatú desmontávos	desmonte	desmontemos	desmontad	desmonten
	negative		no desmontes	no desmonte	no desmontemos	no desmontéis	no desmonten

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

    Selected combined forms of desmontar

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 desmontar	dative	desmontarme	desmontarte	desmontarle, desmontarse	desmontarnos	desmontaros	desmontarles, desmontarse
	accusative	desmontarme	desmontarte	desmontarlo, desmontarla, desmontarse	desmontarnos	desmontaros	desmontarlos, desmontarlas, desmontarse
with gerund desmontando	dative	desmontándome	desmontándote	desmontándole, desmontándose	desmontándonos	desmontándoos	desmontándoles, desmontándose
	accusative	desmontándome	desmontándote	desmontándolo, desmontándola, desmontándose	desmontándonos	desmontándoos	desmontándolos, desmontándolas, desmontándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative desmonta	dative	desmóntame	desmóntate	desmóntale	desmóntanos	not used	desmóntales
	accusative	desmóntame	desmóntate	desmóntalo, desmóntala	desmóntanos	not used	desmóntalos, desmóntalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative desmontá	dative	desmontame	desmontate	desmontale	desmontanos	not used	desmontales
	accusative	desmontame	desmontate	desmontalo, desmontala	desmontanos	not used	desmontalos, desmontalas
with formal second-person singular imperative desmonte	dative	desmónteme	not used	desmóntele, desmóntese	desmóntenos	not used	desmónteles
	accusative	desmónteme	not used	desmóntelo, desmóntela, desmóntese	desmóntenos	not used	desmóntelos, desmóntelas
with first-person plural imperative desmontemos	dative	not used	desmontémoste	desmontémosle	desmontémonos	desmontémoos	desmontémosles
	accusative	not used	desmontémoste	desmontémoslo, desmontémosla	desmontémonos	desmontémoos	desmontémoslos, desmontémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative desmontad	dative	desmontadme	not used	desmontadle	desmontadnos	desmontaos	desmontadles
	accusative	desmontadme	not used	desmontadlo, desmontadla	desmontadnos	desmontaos	desmontadlos, desmontadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative desmonten	dative	desmóntenme	not used	desmóntenle	desmóntennos	not used	desmóntenles, desmóntense
	accusative	desmóntenme	not used	desmóntenlo, desmóntenla	desmóntennos	not used	desmóntenlos, desmóntenlas, desmóntense

Derived terms

• desmontable
• desmontadura

Etymology 2

From des- +‎ monte +‎ -ar.

Verb

desmontar (first-person singular present desmonto, first-person singular preterite desmonté, past participle desmontado)

1. (transitive) to level off (with respect to terrain)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of desmontar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			desmontar
gerund			desmontando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		desmontado		desmontada
		plural		desmontados		desmontadas
		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	desmonto	desmontastú desmontásvos	desmonta	desmontamos	desmontáis	desmontan
	imperfect	desmontaba	desmontabas	desmontaba	desmontábamos	desmontabais	desmontaban
	preterite	desmonté	desmontaste	desmontó	desmontamos	desmontasteis	desmontaron
	future	desmontaré	desmontarás	desmontará	desmontaremos	desmontaréis	desmontarán
	conditional	desmontaría	desmontarías	desmontaría	desmontaríamos	desmontaríais	desmontarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	desmonte	desmontestú desmontésvos2	desmonte	desmontemos	desmontéis	desmonten
	imperfect (ra)	desmontara	desmontaras	desmontara	desmontáramos	desmontarais	desmontaran
	imperfect (se)	desmontase	desmontases	desmontase	desmontásemos	desmontaseis	desmontasen
	future1	desmontare	desmontares	desmontare	desmontáremos	desmontareis	desmontaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		desmontatú desmontávos	desmonte	desmontemos	desmontad	desmonten
	negative		no desmontes	no desmonte	no desmontemos	no desmontéis	no desmonten

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

    Selected combined forms of desmontar

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 desmontar	dative	desmontarme	desmontarte	desmontarle, desmontarse	desmontarnos	desmontaros	desmontarles, desmontarse
	accusative	desmontarme	desmontarte	desmontarlo, desmontarla, desmontarse	desmontarnos	desmontaros	desmontarlos, desmontarlas, desmontarse
with gerund desmontando	dative	desmontándome	desmontándote	desmontándole, desmontándose	desmontándonos	desmontándoos	desmontándoles, desmontándose
	accusative	desmontándome	desmontándote	desmontándolo, desmontándola, desmontándose	desmontándonos	desmontándoos	desmontándolos, desmontándolas, desmontándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative desmonta	dative	desmóntame	desmóntate	desmóntale	desmóntanos	not used	desmóntales
	accusative	desmóntame	desmóntate	desmóntalo, desmóntala	desmóntanos	not used	desmóntalos, desmóntalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative desmontá	dative	desmontame	desmontate	desmontale	desmontanos	not used	desmontales
	accusative	desmontame	desmontate	desmontalo, desmontala	desmontanos	not used	desmontalos, desmontalas
with formal second-person singular imperative desmonte	dative	desmónteme	not used	desmóntele, desmóntese	desmóntenos	not used	desmónteles
	accusative	desmónteme	not used	desmóntelo, desmóntela, desmóntese	desmóntenos	not used	desmóntelos, desmóntelas
with first-person plural imperative desmontemos	dative	not used	desmontémoste	desmontémosle	desmontémonos	desmontémoos	desmontémosles
	accusative	not used	desmontémoste	desmontémoslo, desmontémosla	desmontémonos	desmontémoos	desmontémoslos, desmontémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative desmontad	dative	desmontadme	not used	desmontadle	desmontadnos	desmontaos	desmontadles
	accusative	desmontadme	not used	desmontadlo, desmontadla	desmontadnos	desmontaos	desmontadlos, desmontadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative desmonten	dative	desmóntenme	not used	desmóntenle	desmóntennos	not used	desmóntenles, desmóntense
	accusative	desmóntenme	not used	desmóntenlo, desmóntenla	desmóntennos	not used	desmóntenlos, desmóntenlas, desmóntense

Further reading

• “desmontar”, 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

Venetan

Etymology

des- +‎ montar

Verb

desmontar

1. (transitive) to dismount (from)
2. (transitive) to clear, stub (cut a forest)

Conjugation

* Venetan conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Conjugation of desmontar (first conjugation)

infinitive	desmontar
auxiliary verb		aver	gerund		desmontando
past participle		desmontà
person	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	mi	ti	eło / eła	noialtri / noialtre	voialtri / voialtre	łuri / łore
present	desmonto	(te) desmonti, (te) desmunti	(el/ła) desmonta	desmontémo, desmontòn	desmonté	(i/łe) desmonta
imperfect	desmontava	(te) desmontavi	(el/ła) desmontava	desmontàvimo	desmontavi	(i/łe) desmontava
future	desmontarò	(te) desmontarè	(el/ła) desmontarà	desmontarémo	desmontarè	(i/łe) desmontarà
conditional	desmontarìa	(te) desmontarisi	(el/ła) desmontarìa	desmontarìsimo	desmontarisi	(i/łe) desmontarìa
subjunctive	che mi	che ti	che eło / eła	che noialtri / noialtre	che voialtri / voialtre	che łuri / łore
present	desmonte, desmonta	(te) desmonti	(el/ła) desmonte, (el/ła) desmonta	desmontémo, desmontone	desmonté	(i/łe) desmonte, (i/łe) desmonta
imperfect	desmontase	(te) desmontasi	(el/ła) desmontase	desmontàsimo	desmontasi	(i/łe) desmontase
imperative	—	ti	eło / eła	noialtri / noialtre	voialtri / voialtre	łuri / łore
	—	(te) desmonta	(el/ła) desmonta, (el/ła) desmonte	desmontémo	desmonté	(i/łe) desmonta, (i/łe) desmonte