destejer

Spanish

Etymology

From des- +‎ tejer.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /desteˈxeɾ/ [d̪es.t̪eˈxeɾ]
Rhymes: -eɾ
Syllabification: des‧te‧jer

Verb

destejer (first-person singular present destejo, first-person singular preterite destejí, past participle destejido)

(transitive) to unknit
(transitive) to unweave
(transitive) to undo (an action)

Conjugation

Conjugation of destejer (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			destejer
gerund			destejiendo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		destejido		destejida
		plural		destejidos		destejidas
		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	destejo	destejes^{^tú} destejés^{^vos}	desteje	destejemos	destejéis	destejen
	imperfect	destejía	destejías	destejía	destejíamos	destejíais	destejían
	preterite	destejí	destejiste	destejió	destejimos	destejisteis	destejieron
	future	destejeré	destejerás	destejerá	destejeremos	destejeréis	destejerán
	conditional	destejería	destejerías	destejería	destejeríamos	destejeríais	destejerían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	desteja	destejas^{^tú} destejás^{^vos²}	desteja	destejamos	destejáis	destejan
	imperfect (ra)	destejiera	destejieras	destejiera	destejiéramos	destejierais	destejieran
	imperfect (se)	destejiese	destejieses	destejiese	destejiésemos	destejieseis	destejiesen
	future¹	destejiere	destejieres	destejiere	destejiéremos	destejiereis	destejieren

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		desteje^{^tú} destejé^{^vos}	desteja	destejamos	destejed	destejan
	negative		no destejas	no desteja	no destejamos	no destejáis	no destejan

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

Selected combined forms of destejer

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 destejer	dative	destejerme	destejerte	destejerle, destejerse	destejernos	destejeros	destejerles, destejerse
with infinitive destejer	accusative	destejerme	destejerte	destejerlo, destejerla, destejerse	destejernos	destejeros	destejerlos, destejerlas, destejerse

with gerund destejiendo	dative	destejiéndome	destejiéndote	destejiéndole, destejiéndose	destejiéndonos	destejiéndoos	destejiéndoles, destejiéndose
with gerund destejiendo	accusative	destejiéndome	destejiéndote	destejiéndolo, destejiéndola, destejiéndose	destejiéndonos	destejiéndoos	destejiéndolos, destejiéndolas, destejiéndose

with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative desteje	dative	destéjeme	destéjete	destéjele	destéjenos	not used	destéjeles
	accusative	destéjeme	destéjete	destéjelo, destéjela	destéjenos	not used	destéjelos, destéjelas

with informal second-person singular voseo imperative destejé	dative	destejeme	destejete	destejele	destejenos	not used	destejeles
	accusative	destejeme	destejete	destejelo, destejela	destejenos	not used	destejelos, destejelas

with formal second-person singular imperative desteja	dative	destéjame	not used	destéjale, destéjase	destéjanos	not used	destéjales
with formal second-person singular imperative desteja	accusative	destéjame	not used	destéjalo, destéjala, destéjase	destéjanos	not used	destéjalos, destéjalas

with first-person plural imperative destejamos	dative	not used	destejámoste	destejámosle	destejámonos	destejámoos	destejámosles
with first-person plural imperative destejamos	accusative	not used	destejámoste	destejámoslo, destejámosla	destejámonos	destejámoos	destejámoslos, destejámoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative destejed	dative	destejedme	not used	destejedle	destejednos	destejeos	destejedles
with informal second-person plural imperative destejed	accusative	destejedme	not used	destejedlo, destejedla	destejednos	destejeos	destejedlos, destejedlas

with formal second-person plural imperative destejan	dative	destéjanme	not used	destéjanle	destéjannos	not used	destéjanles, destéjanse
with formal second-person plural imperative destejan	accusative	destéjanme	not used	destéjanlo, destéjanla	destéjannos	not used	destéjanlos, destéjanlas, destéjanse

Derived terms

tejer y destejer