desunir

See also: désunir

Catalan

Etymology

From des- +‎ unir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [də.zuˈni]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [de.zuˈniɾ]
• Homophone: desuní

Verb

desunir (first-person singular present desuneixo, first-person singular preterite desuní, past participle desunit)

1. (transitive) to uncouple, to separate

   Synonyms: desenganxar, separar

   Antonym: cohesionar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of desunir (third conjugation, with -eix-)

infinitive			desunir
gerund			desunint
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		desunit		desunida
		plural		desunits		desunides
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	desuneixo	desuneixes	desuneix	desunim	desuniu	desuneixen
	imperfect	desunia	desunies	desunia	desuníem	desuníeu	desunien
	future	desuniré	desuniràs	desunirà	desunirem	desunireu	desuniran
	preterite	desuní	desunires	desuní	desunírem	desuníreu	desuniren
	conditional	desuniria	desuniries	desuniria	desuniríem	desuniríeu	desunirien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	desuneixi	desuneixis	desuneixi	desunim	desuniu	desuneixin
	imperfect	desunís	desunissis	desunís	desuníssim	desuníssiu	desunissin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	desuneix	desuneixi	desunim	desuniu	desuneixin
	negative (no)	—	no desuneixis	no desuneixi	no desunim	no desuniu	no desuneixin

Further reading

• “desunir”, 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
• “desunir”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “desunir” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “desunir”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Portuguese

Etymology

From des- +‎ unir.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.zuˈni(ʁ)/ [de.zuˈni(h)], /d͡ʒi.zuˈni(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒi.zuˈni(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.zuˈni(ʁ)/ [de.zuˈni(h)], /d͡ʒi.zuˈni(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒi.zuˈni(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /de.zuˈni(ɾ)/, /d͡ʒi.zuˈni(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /de.zuˈni(ʁ)/ [de.zuˈni(χ)], /d͡ʒi.zuˈni(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒi.zuˈni(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /de.zuˈni(ɻ)/, /d͡ʒi.zuˈni(ɻ)/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.zuˈni(ʁ)/ [de.zuˈni(h)]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.zuˈniɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.zuˈniɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.zuˈni.ɾi/

Verb

desunir (first-person singular present desuno, first-person singular preterite desuni, past participle desunido)

1. (transitive) to disunite

   Synonyms: disjungir, dividir, separar

   Antonyms: unir, juntar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of desunir (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	desunir
Personal	desunir	desunires	desunir	desunirmos	desunirdes	desunirem
Gerund
	desunindo
Past participle
Masculine	desunido			desunidos
Feminine	desunida			desunidas
Indicative
Present	desuno	desunes	desune	desunimos	desunis	desunem
Imperfect	desunia	desunias	desunia	desuníamos	desuníeis	desuniam
Preterite	desuni	desuniste	desuniu	desunimos	desunistes	desuniram
Pluperfect	desunira	desuniras	desunira	desuníramos	desuníreis	desuniram
Future	desunirei	desunirás	desunirá	desuniremos	desunireis	desunirão
Conditional	desuniria	desunirias	desuniria	desuniríamos	desuniríeis	desuniriam
Subjunctive
Present	desuna	desunas	desuna	desunamos	desunais	desunam
Imperfect	desunisse	desunisses	desunisse	desuníssemos	desunísseis	desunissem
Future	desunir	desunires	desunir	desunirmos	desunirdes	desunirem
Imperative
Affirmative		desune	desuna	desunamos	desuni	desunam
Negative (não)		não desunas	não desuna	não desunamos	não desunais	não desunam

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

From des- +‎ unir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /desuˈniɾ/ [d̪e.suˈniɾ]
• Rhymes: -iɾ
• Syllabification: de‧su‧nir

Verb

desunir (first-person singular present desuno, first-person singular preterite desuní, past participle desunido)

1. (transitive) to disjoin, disconnect, to divide

Conjugation

    Conjugation of desunir (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			desunir
gerund			desuniendo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		desunido		desunida
		plural		desunidos		desunidas
		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	desuno	desunestú desunísvos	desune	desunimos	desunís	desunen
	imperfect	desunía	desunías	desunía	desuníamos	desuníais	desunían
	preterite	desuní	desuniste	desunió	desunimos	desunisteis	desunieron
	future	desuniré	desunirás	desunirá	desuniremos	desuniréis	desunirán
	conditional	desuniría	desunirías	desuniría	desuniríamos	desuniríais	desunirían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	desuna	desunastú desunásvos2	desuna	desunamos	desunáis	desunan
	imperfect (ra)	desuniera	desunieras	desuniera	desuniéramos	desunierais	desunieran
	imperfect (se)	desuniese	desunieses	desuniese	desuniésemos	desunieseis	desuniesen
	future1	desuniere	desunieres	desuniere	desuniéremos	desuniereis	desunieren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		desunetú desunívos	desuna	desunamos	desunid	desunan
	negative		no desunas	no desuna	no desunamos	no desunáis	no desunan

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

    Selected combined forms of desunir

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 desunir	dative	desunirme	desunirte	desunirle, desunirse	desunirnos	desuniros	desunirles, desunirse
	accusative	desunirme	desunirte	desunirlo, desunirla, desunirse	desunirnos	desuniros	desunirlos, desunirlas, desunirse
with gerund desuniendo	dative	desuniéndome	desuniéndote	desuniéndole, desuniéndose	desuniéndonos	desuniéndoos	desuniéndoles, desuniéndose
	accusative	desuniéndome	desuniéndote	desuniéndolo, desuniéndola, desuniéndose	desuniéndonos	desuniéndoos	desuniéndolos, desuniéndolas, desuniéndose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative desune	dative	desúneme	desúnete	desúnele	desúnenos	not used	desúneles
	accusative	desúneme	desúnete	desúnelo, desúnela	desúnenos	not used	desúnelos, desúnelas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative desuní	dative	desunime	desunite	desunile	desuninos	not used	desuniles
	accusative	desunime	desunite	desunilo, desunila	desuninos	not used	desunilos, desunilas
with formal second-person singular imperative desuna	dative	desúname	not used	desúnale, desúnase	desúnanos	not used	desúnales
	accusative	desúname	not used	desúnalo, desúnala, desúnase	desúnanos	not used	desúnalos, desúnalas
with first-person plural imperative desunamos	dative	not used	desunámoste	desunámosle	desunámonos	desunámoos	desunámosles
	accusative	not used	desunámoste	desunámoslo, desunámosla	desunámonos	desunámoos	desunámoslos, desunámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative desunid	dative	desunidme	not used	desunidle	desunidnos	desuníos	desunidles
	accusative	desunidme	not used	desunidlo, desunidla	desunidnos	desuníos	desunidlos, desunidlas
with formal second-person plural imperative desunan	dative	desúnanme	not used	desúnanle	desúnannos	not used	desúnanles, desúnanse
	accusative	desúnanme	not used	desúnanlo, desúnanla	desúnannos	not used	desúnanlos, desúnanlas, desúnanse

Further reading

• “desunir”, 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