disimular

Galician

Alternative forms

• dissimular (reintegrationist)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /disimuˈlaɾ/ [d̪i.s̺i.muˈlaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Hyphenation: di‧si‧mu‧lar

Verb

disimular (first-person singular present disimulo, first-person singular preterite disimulei, past participle disimulado)

1. to dissimulate

Conjugation

    Conjugation of disimular

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	disimular
Personal	disimular	disimulares	disimular	disimularmos	disimulardes	disimularen
Gerund
	disimulando
Past participle
Masculine	disimulado			disimulados
Feminine	disimulada			disimuladas
Indicative
Present	disimulo	disimulas	disimula	disimulamos	disimulades	disimulan
Imperfect	disimulaba	disimulabas	disimulaba	disimulabamos	disimulabades	disimulaban
Preterite	disimulei	disimulaches	disimulou	disimulamos	disimulastes	disimularon
Pluperfect	disimulara	disimularas	disimulara	disimularamos	disimularades	disimularan
Future	disimularei	disimularás	disimulará	disimularemos	disimularedes	disimularán
Conditional	disimularía	disimularías	disimularía	disimulariamos	disimulariades	disimularían
Subjunctive
Present	disimule	disimules	disimule	disimulemos	disimuledes	disimulen
Imperfect	disimulase	disimulases	disimulase	disimulásemos	disimulásedes	disimulasen
Future	disimular	disimulares	disimular	disimularmos	disimulardes	disimularen
Imperative
Affirmative		disimula	disimule	disimulemos	disimulade	disimulen
Negative (non)		non disimules	non disimule	non disimulemos	non disimuledes	non disimulen

Further reading

• “disimular”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English dissimulate, French dissimuler, Italian dissimulare, Spanish disimular.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /disimuˈlar/

Verb

disimular (present tense disimulas, past tense disimulis, future tense disimulos, imperative disimulez, conditional disimulus)

1. (transitive) to dissimulate, dissemble; hide under a false appearance

   Me ne disimulas la danjero ube me esas.

   I do not hide the fact that there is danger where I am.

Conjugation

Conjugation of disimular

		present		past		future
infinitive		disimular		disimulir		disimulor
tense		disimulas		disimulis		disimulos
conditional		disimulus		—		—
imperative		disimulez		—		—
adjective active participle		disimulanta		disimulinta		disimulonta
adverbial active participle		disimulante		disimulinte		disimulonte
nominal active participle	singular	disimulanto		disimulinto		disimulonto
	plural	disimulanti		disimulinti		disimulonti
adjective passive participle		disimulata		disimulita		disimulota
adverbial passive participle		disimulate		disimulite		disimulote
nominal passive participle	singular	disimulato		disimulito		disimuloto
	plural	disimulati		disimuliti		disimuloti

Derived terms

• disimulanta (“two-faced, double-faced, artful, sly”)

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin dissimulāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /disimuˈlaɾ/ [d̪i.si.muˈlaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: di‧si‧mu‧lar

Verb

disimular (first-person singular present disimulo, first-person singular preterite disimulé, past participle disimulado)

1. to hide, to conceal

   Synonym: ocultar

2. to dissemble

Conjugation

    Conjugation of disimular (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			disimular
gerund			disimulando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		disimulado		disimulada
		plural		disimulados		disimuladas
		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	disimulo	disimulastú disimulásvos	disimula	disimulamos	disimuláis	disimulan
	imperfect	disimulaba	disimulabas	disimulaba	disimulábamos	disimulabais	disimulaban
	preterite	disimulé	disimulaste	disimuló	disimulamos	disimulasteis	disimularon
	future	disimularé	disimularás	disimulará	disimularemos	disimularéis	disimularán
	conditional	disimularía	disimularías	disimularía	disimularíamos	disimularíais	disimularían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	disimule	disimulestú disimulésvos2	disimule	disimulemos	disimuléis	disimulen
	imperfect (ra)	disimulara	disimularas	disimulara	disimuláramos	disimularais	disimularan
	imperfect (se)	disimulase	disimulases	disimulase	disimulásemos	disimulaseis	disimulasen
	future1	disimulare	disimulares	disimulare	disimuláremos	disimulareis	disimularen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		disimulatú disimulávos	disimule	disimulemos	disimulad	disimulen
	negative		no disimules	no disimule	no disimulemos	no disimuléis	no disimulen

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

    Selected combined forms of disimular

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 disimular	dative	disimularme	disimularte	disimularle, disimularse	disimularnos	disimularos	disimularles, disimularse
	accusative	disimularme	disimularte	disimularlo, disimularla, disimularse	disimularnos	disimularos	disimularlos, disimularlas, disimularse
with gerund disimulando	dative	disimulándome	disimulándote	disimulándole, disimulándose	disimulándonos	disimulándoos	disimulándoles, disimulándose
	accusative	disimulándome	disimulándote	disimulándolo, disimulándola, disimulándose	disimulándonos	disimulándoos	disimulándolos, disimulándolas, disimulándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative disimula	dative	disimúlame	disimúlate	disimúlale	disimúlanos	not used	disimúlales
	accusative	disimúlame	disimúlate	disimúlalo, disimúlala	disimúlanos	not used	disimúlalos, disimúlalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative disimulá	dative	disimulame	disimulate	disimulale	disimulanos	not used	disimulales
	accusative	disimulame	disimulate	disimulalo, disimulala	disimulanos	not used	disimulalos, disimulalas
with formal second-person singular imperative disimule	dative	disimúleme	not used	disimúlele, disimúlese	disimúlenos	not used	disimúleles
	accusative	disimúleme	not used	disimúlelo, disimúlela, disimúlese	disimúlenos	not used	disimúlelos, disimúlelas
with first-person plural imperative disimulemos	dative	not used	disimulémoste	disimulémosle	disimulémonos	disimulémoos	disimulémosles
	accusative	not used	disimulémoste	disimulémoslo, disimulémosla	disimulémonos	disimulémoos	disimulémoslos, disimulémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative disimulad	dative	disimuladme	not used	disimuladle	disimuladnos	disimulaos	disimuladles
	accusative	disimuladme	not used	disimuladlo, disimuladla	disimuladnos	disimulaos	disimuladlos, disimuladlas
with formal second-person plural imperative disimulen	dative	disimúlenme	not used	disimúlenle	disimúlennos	not used	disimúlenles, disimúlense
	accusative	disimúlenme	not used	disimúlenlo, disimúlenla	disimúlennos	not used	disimúlenlos, disimúlenlas, disimúlense

Further reading

• “disimular”, 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