despachar

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese [Term?], borrowed from Old French despechier (compare modern dépêcher).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /des.paˈʃa(ʁ)/ [des.paˈʃa(h)], /d͡ʒis.paˈʃa(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒis.paˈʃa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /des.paˈʃa(ɾ)/, /d͡ʒis.paˈʃa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /deʃ.paˈʃa(ʁ)/ [deʃ.paˈʃa(χ)], /d͡ʒiʃ.paˈʃa(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiʃ.paˈʃa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /des.paˈʃa(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨʃ.pɐˈʃaɾ/
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨʃ.pɐˈt͡ʃaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨʃ.pɐˈʃa.ɾi/

Verb

despachar (first-person singular present despacho, first-person singular preterite despachei, past participle despachado)

  1. to dispatch, despatch
  2. to expedite

Conjugation
    Conjugation of despachar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu)		 Second-person
(tu)		 Third-person
(ele / ela / você)		 First-person
(nós)		 Second-person
(vós)		 Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal despachar
Personal despachar despachares despachar despacharmos despachardes despacharem
Gerund
despachando
Past participle
Masculine despachado despachados
Feminine despachada despachadas
Indicative
Present despacho despachas despacha despachamos despachais despacham
Imperfect despachava despachavas despachava despachávamos despacháveis despachavam
Preterite despachei despachaste despachou despachamos1, despachámos2 despachastes despacharam
Pluperfect despachara despacharas despachara despacháramos despacháreis despacharam
Future despacharei despacharás despachará despacharemos despachareis despacharão
Conditional despacharia despacharias despacharia despacharíamos despacharíeis despachariam
Subjunctive
Present despache despaches despache despachemos despacheis despachem
Imperfect despachasse despachasses despachasse despachássemos despachásseis despachassem
Future despachar despachares despachar despacharmos despachardes despacharem
Imperative
Affirmative despacha despache despachemos despachai despachem
Negative (não) não despaches não despache não despachemos não despacheis não despachem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:despachar.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Provençal despachar, from Old French despeechier (“to remove impediments”) (compare modern French dépêcher), from des- + empeechier (“to obstruct, to impede”), from Late Latin impedicāre (“to impede”), from pedica (“shackle”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /despaˈt͡ʃaɾ/ [d̪es.paˈt͡ʃaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: des‧pa‧char

Verb

despachar (first-person singular present despacho, first-person singular preterite despaché, past participle despachado)

  1. (transitive) to complete, conclude
  2. (transitive) to send or ship
  3. (transitive) to attend to, serve (a client)
  4. (transitive) to dismiss
    Despacharon los estudiantes ― They dismissed the students
  5. (transitive) to finish off
  6. (transitive) to kill off

Conjugation
    Conjugation of despachar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive despachar
gerund despachando
past participle masculine feminine
singular despachado despachada
plural despachados despachadas
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 despacho despachastú
despachásvos		 despacha despachamos despacháis despachan
imperfect despachaba despachabas despachaba despachábamos despachabais despachaban
preterite despaché despachaste despachó despachamos despachasteis despacharon
future despacharé despacharás despachará despacharemos despacharéis despacharán
conditional despacharía despacharías despacharía despacharíamos despacharíais despacharían
subjunctive yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present despache despachestú
despachésvos2		 despache despachemos despachéis despachen
imperfect
(ra)		 despachara despacharas despachara despacháramos despacharais despacharan
imperfect
(se)		 despachase despachases despachase despachásemos despachaseis despachasen
future1 despachare despachares despachare despacháremos despachareis despacharen
imperative — tú
vos		 usted nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ustedes
affirmative despachatú
despachávos		 despache despachemos despachad despachen
negative no despaches no despache no despachemos no despachéis no despachen

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

    Selected combined forms of despachar

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 despachar
dative despacharme despacharte despacharle, despacharse despacharnos despacharos despacharles, despacharse
accusative despacharme despacharte despacharlo, despacharla, despacharse despacharnos despacharos despacharlos, despacharlas, despacharse
with gerund despachando
dative despachándome despachándote despachándole, despachándose despachándonos despachándoos despachándoles, despachándose
accusative despachándome despachándote despachándolo, despachándola, despachándose despachándonos despachándoos despachándolos, despachándolas, despachándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative despacha
dative despáchame despáchate despáchale despáchanos not used despáchales
accusative despáchame despáchate despáchalo, despáchala despáchanos not used despáchalos, despáchalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative despachá
dative despachame despachate despachale despachanos not used despachales
accusative despachame despachate despachalo, despachala despachanos not used despachalos, despachalas
with formal second-person singular imperative despache
dative despácheme not used despáchele, despáchese despáchenos not used despácheles
accusative despácheme not used despáchelo, despáchela, despáchese despáchenos not used despáchelos, despáchelas
with first-person plural imperative despachemos
dative not used despachémoste despachémosle despachémonos despachémoos despachémosles
accusative not used despachémoste despachémoslo, despachémosla despachémonos despachémoos despachémoslos, despachémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative despachad
dative despachadme not used despachadle despachadnos despachaos despachadles
accusative despachadme not used despachadlo, despachadla despachadnos despachaos despachadlos, despachadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative despachen
dative despáchenme not used despáchenle despáchennos not used despáchenles, despáchense
accusative despáchenme not used despáchenlo, despáchenla despáchennos not used despáchenlos, despáchenlas, despáchense

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