desconectar

Spanish

Etymology

From des- +‎ conectar. Compare English disconnect.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deskoneɡˈtaɾ/ [d̪es.ko.neɣ̞ˈt̪aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: des‧co‧nec‧tar

Verb

desconectar (first-person singular present desconecto, first-person singular preterite desconecté, past participle desconectado)

1. (transitive) to disconnect, to unplug, to disengage, to detach
2. (transitive) to switch off, to shut down, to turn off, to shut off
3. (intransitive) to unwind, to disconnect, to disengage, to relax (said of a person)
4. (intransitive, Spain, colloquial) to switch off (to lose interest, and start thinking about something else)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of desconectar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			desconectar
gerund			desconectando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		desconectado		desconectada
		plural		desconectados		desconectadas
		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	desconecto	desconectastú desconectásvos	desconecta	desconectamos	desconectáis	desconectan
	imperfect	desconectaba	desconectabas	desconectaba	desconectábamos	desconectabais	desconectaban
	preterite	desconecté	desconectaste	desconectó	desconectamos	desconectasteis	desconectaron
	future	desconectaré	desconectarás	desconectará	desconectaremos	desconectaréis	desconectarán
	conditional	desconectaría	desconectarías	desconectaría	desconectaríamos	desconectaríais	desconectarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	desconecte	desconectestú desconectésvos2	desconecte	desconectemos	desconectéis	desconecten
	imperfect (ra)	desconectara	desconectaras	desconectara	desconectáramos	desconectarais	desconectaran
	imperfect (se)	desconectase	desconectases	desconectase	desconectásemos	desconectaseis	desconectasen
	future1	desconectare	desconectares	desconectare	desconectáremos	desconectareis	desconectaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		desconectatú desconectávos	desconecte	desconectemos	desconectad	desconecten
	negative		no desconectes	no desconecte	no desconectemos	no desconectéis	no desconecten

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

    Selected combined forms of desconectar

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 desconectar
	dative	desconectarme	desconectarte	desconectarle, desconectarse	desconectarnos	desconectaros	desconectarles, desconectarse
	accusative	desconectarme	desconectarte	desconectarlo, desconectarla, desconectarse	desconectarnos	desconectaros	desconectarlos, desconectarlas, desconectarse
with gerund desconectando
	dative	desconectándome	desconectándote	desconectándole, desconectándose	desconectándonos	desconectándoos	desconectándoles, desconectándose
	accusative	desconectándome	desconectándote	desconectándolo, desconectándola, desconectándose	desconectándonos	desconectándoos	desconectándolos, desconectándolas, desconectándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative desconecta
	dative	desconéctame	desconéctate	desconéctale	desconéctanos	not used	desconéctales
	accusative	desconéctame	desconéctate	desconéctalo, desconéctala	desconéctanos	not used	desconéctalos, desconéctalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative desconectá
	dative	desconectame	desconectate	desconectale	desconectanos	not used	desconectales
	accusative	desconectame	desconectate	desconectalo, desconectala	desconectanos	not used	desconectalos, desconectalas
with formal second-person singular imperative desconecte
	dative	desconécteme	not used	desconéctele, desconéctese	desconéctenos	not used	desconécteles
	accusative	desconécteme	not used	desconéctelo, desconéctela, desconéctese	desconéctenos	not used	desconéctelos, desconéctelas
with first-person plural imperative desconectemos
	dative	not used	desconectémoste	desconectémosle	desconectémonos	desconectémoos	desconectémosles
	accusative	not used	desconectémoste	desconectémoslo, desconectémosla	desconectémonos	desconectémoos	desconectémoslos, desconectémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative desconectad
	dative	desconectadme	not used	desconectadle	desconectadnos	desconectaos	desconectadles
	accusative	desconectadme	not used	desconectadlo, desconectadla	desconectadnos	desconectaos	desconectadlos, desconectadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative desconecten
	dative	desconéctenme	not used	desconéctenle	desconéctennos	not used	desconéctenles, desconéctense
	accusative	desconéctenme	not used	desconéctenlo, desconéctenla	desconéctennos	not used	desconéctenlos, desconéctenlas, desconéctense

Related terms

• desconexión

 

Further reading

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