desmayar

Spanish

Etymology

From Medieval Latin *magō, from Frankish *magan, *mugan, from Proto-Germanic *maganą. Cognate with English dismay although a false friend.

Verb

desmayar (first-person singular present desmayo, first-person singular preterite desmayé, past participle desmayado)

  1. (reflexive) to faint (lose consciousness)

Usage notes
  • Desmayar is a false friend, and does not mean dismay. Spanish equivalents are shown in the "Translations" section of the English entry dismay.

Conjugation
        Conjugation of desmayar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)edit data
    infinitive desmayar
    gerund desmayando
    past participle masculine feminine
    singular desmayado desmayada
    plural desmayados desmayadas
    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 desmayo desmayastú
    desmayásvos    		 desmaya desmayamos desmayáis desmayan
    imperfect desmayaba desmayabas desmayaba desmayábamos desmayabais desmayaban
    preterite desmayé desmayaste desmayó desmayamos desmayasteis desmayaron
    future desmayaré desmayarás desmayará desmayaremos desmayaréis desmayarán
    conditional desmayaría desmayarías desmayaría desmayaríamos desmayaríais desmayarían
    subjunctive yo tú
    vos    		 él/ella/ello
    usted    		 nosotros
    nosotras    		 vosotros
    vosotras    		 ellos/ellas
    ustedes
    present desmaye desmayestú
    desmayésvos2    		 desmaye desmayemos desmayéis desmayen
    imperfect
    (ra)    		 desmayara desmayaras desmayara desmayáramos desmayarais desmayaran
    imperfect
    (se)    		 desmayase desmayases desmayase desmayásemos desmayaseis desmayasen
    future1 desmayare desmayares desmayare desmayáremos desmayareis desmayaren
    imperative — tú
    vos    		 usted nosotros
    nosotras    		 vosotros
    vosotras    		 ustedes
    affirmative desmayatú
    desmayávos    		 desmaye desmayemos desmayad desmayen
    negative no desmayes no desmaye no desmayemos no desmayéis no desmayen
    • 1 Mostly obsolete form, now mainly used in legal jargon.
    • 2 Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
          Selected combined forms of desmayaredit data

      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 desmayar
      dative desmayarme desmayarte desmayarle, desmayarse desmayarnos desmayaros desmayarles, desmayarse
      accusative desmayarme desmayarte desmayarlo, desmayarla, desmayarse desmayarnos desmayaros desmayarlos, desmayarlas, desmayarse
      with gerund desmayando
      dative desmayándome desmayándote desmayándole, desmayándose desmayándonos desmayándoos desmayándoles, desmayándose
      accusative desmayándome desmayándote desmayándolo, desmayándola, desmayándose desmayándonos desmayándoos desmayándolos, desmayándolas, desmayándose
      with informal second-person singular imperative desmaya
      dative desmáyame desmáyate desmáyale desmáyanos not used desmáyales
      accusative desmáyame desmáyate desmáyalo, desmáyala desmáyanos not used desmáyalos, desmáyalas
      with formal second-person singular imperative desmaye
      dative desmáyeme not used desmáyele, desmáyese desmáyenos not used desmáyeles
      accusative desmáyeme not used desmáyelo, desmáyela, desmáyese desmáyenos not used desmáyelos, desmáyelas
      with first-person plural imperative desmayemos
      dative not used desmayémoste desmayémosle desmayémonos desmayémoos desmayémosles
      accusative not used desmayémoste desmayémoslo, desmayémosla desmayémonos desmayémoos desmayémoslos, desmayémoslas
      with informal second-person plural imperative desmayad
      dative desmayadme not used desmayadle desmayadnos desmayaos desmayadles
      accusative desmayadme not used desmayadlo, desmayadla desmayadnos desmayaos desmayadlos, desmayadlas
      with formal second-person plural imperative desmayen
      dative desmáyenme not used desmáyenle desmáyennos not used desmáyenles, desmáyense
      accusative desmáyenme not used desmáyenlo, desmáyenla desmáyennos not used desmáyenlos, desmáyenlas, desmáyense
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