descalzar

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin discalceāre, from Latin calceāre.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /deskalˈθaɾ/ [d̪es.kal̟ˈθaɾ] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
IPA^(key): /deskalˈsaɾ/ [d̪es.kalˈsaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: des‧cal‧zar

Verb

descalzar (first-person singular present descalzo, first-person singular preterite descalcé, past participle descalzado)

(transitive) to take off (a shoe)
(reflexive) to take off one's shoes

Conjugation

Conjugation of descalzar (c-z alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			descalzar
gerund			descalzando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		descalzado		descalzada
		plural		descalzados		descalzadas
		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	descalzo	descalzas^{^tú} descalzás^{^vos}	descalza	descalzamos	descalzáis	descalzan
	imperfect	descalzaba	descalzabas	descalzaba	descalzábamos	descalzabais	descalzaban
	preterite	descalcé	descalzaste	descalzó	descalzamos	descalzasteis	descalzaron
	future	descalzaré	descalzarás	descalzará	descalzaremos	descalzaréis	descalzarán
	conditional	descalzaría	descalzarías	descalzaría	descalzaríamos	descalzaríais	descalzarían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	descalce	descalces^{^tú} descalcés^{^vos²}	descalce	descalcemos	descalcéis	descalcen
	imperfect (ra)	descalzara	descalzaras	descalzara	descalzáramos	descalzarais	descalzaran
	imperfect (se)	descalzase	descalzases	descalzase	descalzásemos	descalzaseis	descalzasen
	future¹	descalzare	descalzares	descalzare	descalzáremos	descalzareis	descalzaren

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		descalza^{^tú} descalzá^{^vos}	descalce	descalcemos	descalzad	descalcen
	negative		no descalces	no descalce	no descalcemos	no descalcéis	no descalcen

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

Selected combined forms of descalzar (c-z alternation)

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 descalzar	dative	descalzarme	descalzarte	descalzarle, descalzarse	descalzarnos	descalzaros	descalzarles, descalzarse
with infinitive descalzar	accusative	descalzarme	descalzarte	descalzarlo, descalzarla, descalzarse	descalzarnos	descalzaros	descalzarlos, descalzarlas, descalzarse

with gerund descalzando	dative	descalzándome	descalzándote	descalzándole, descalzándose	descalzándonos	descalzándoos	descalzándoles, descalzándose
with gerund descalzando	accusative	descalzándome	descalzándote	descalzándolo, descalzándola, descalzándose	descalzándonos	descalzándoos	descalzándolos, descalzándolas, descalzándose

with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative descalza	dative	descálzame	descálzate	descálzale	descálzanos	not used	descálzales
	accusative	descálzame	descálzate	descálzalo, descálzala	descálzanos	not used	descálzalos, descálzalas

with informal second-person singular voseo imperative descalzá	dative	descalzame	descalzate	descalzale	descalzanos	not used	descalzales
	accusative	descalzame	descalzate	descalzalo, descalzala	descalzanos	not used	descalzalos, descalzalas

with formal second-person singular imperative descalce	dative	descálceme	not used	descálcele, descálcese	descálcenos	not used	descálceles
with formal second-person singular imperative descalce	accusative	descálceme	not used	descálcelo, descálcela, descálcese	descálcenos	not used	descálcelos, descálcelas

with first-person plural imperative descalcemos	dative	not used	descalcémoste	descalcémosle	descalcémonos	descalcémoos	descalcémosles
with first-person plural imperative descalcemos	accusative	not used	descalcémoste	descalcémoslo, descalcémosla	descalcémonos	descalcémoos	descalcémoslos, descalcémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative descalzad	dative	descalzadme	not used	descalzadle	descalzadnos	descalzaos	descalzadles
with informal second-person plural imperative descalzad	accusative	descalzadme	not used	descalzadlo, descalzadla	descalzadnos	descalzaos	descalzadlos, descalzadlas

with formal second-person plural imperative descalcen	dative	descálcenme	not used	descálcenle	descálcennos	not used	descálcenles, descálcense
with formal second-person plural imperative descalcen	accusative	descálcenme	not used	descálcenlo, descálcenla	descálcennos	not used	descálcenlos, descálcenlas, descálcense

Antonyms

calzar