despistar

Portuguese

Etymology

From des- +‎ pista +‎ -ar or French dépister.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /des.pisˈta(ʁ)/ [des.pisˈta(h)], /d͡ʒis.pisˈta(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒis.pisˈta(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /des.pisˈta(ɾ)/, /d͡ʒis.pisˈta(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /deʃ.piʃˈta(ʁ)/ [deʃ.piʃˈta(χ)], /d͡ʒiʃ.piʃˈta(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiʃ.piʃˈta(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /des.pisˈta(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨʃ.piʃˈtaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨʃ.piʃˈta.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: des‧pis‧tar

Verb

despistar (first-person singular present despisto, first-person singular preterite despistei, past participle despistado)

  1. (transitive) to throw off track
  2. (transitive, figurative) to disorient
    Synonyms: desnortear, desorientar
  3. (takes a reflexive pronoun, also figurative) to get lost

Conjugation
    Conjugation of despistar (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 despistar
Personal despistar despistares despistar despistarmos despistardes despistarem
Gerund
despistando
Past participle
Masculine despistado despistados
Feminine despistada despistadas
Indicative
Present despisto despistas despista despistamos despistais despistam
Imperfect despistava despistavas despistava despistávamos despistáveis despistavam
Preterite despistei despistaste despistou despistamos1, despistámos2 despistastes despistaram
Pluperfect despistara despistaras despistara despistáramos despistáreis despistaram
Future despistarei despistarás despistará despistaremos despistareis despistarão
Conditional despistaria despistarias despistaria despistaríamos despistaríeis despistariam
Subjunctive
Present despiste despistes despiste despistemos despisteis despistem
Imperfect despistasse despistasses despistasse despistássemos despistásseis despistassem
Future despistar despistares despistar despistarmos despistardes despistarem
Imperative
Affirmative despista despiste despistemos despistai despistem
Negative (não) não despistes não despiste não despistemos não despisteis não despistem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From des- +‎ pista +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /despisˈtaɾ/ [d̪es.pisˈt̪aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: des‧pis‧tar

Verb

despistar (first-person singular present despisto, first-person singular preterite despisté, past participle despistado)

  1. (transitive) to throw off track
  2. (transitive, figurative) to disorient
    Synonyms: confundir, desorientar
  3. (reflexive, figurative) to get distracted, to fall asleep

Conjugation
    Conjugation of despistar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive despistar
gerund despistando
past participle masculine feminine
singular despistado despistada
plural despistados despistadas
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 despisto despistastú
despistásvos		 despista despistamos despistáis despistan
imperfect despistaba despistabas despistaba despistábamos despistabais despistaban
preterite despisté despistaste despistó despistamos despistasteis despistaron
future despistaré despistarás despistará despistaremos despistaréis despistarán
conditional despistaría despistarías despistaría despistaríamos despistaríais despistarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present despiste despistestú
despistésvos2		 despiste despistemos despistéis despisten
imperfect
(ra)		 despistara despistaras despistara despistáramos despistarais despistaran
imperfect
(se)		 despistase despistases despistase despistásemos despistaseis despistasen
future1 despistare despistares despistare despistáremos despistareis despistaren
imperative — tú
vos		 usted nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ustedes
affirmative despistatú
despistávos		 despiste despistemos despistad despisten
negative no despistes no despiste no despistemos no despistéis no despisten

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

    Selected combined forms of despistar

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 despistar
dative despistarme despistarte despistarle, despistarse despistarnos despistaros despistarles, despistarse
accusative despistarme despistarte despistarlo, despistarla, despistarse despistarnos despistaros despistarlos, despistarlas, despistarse
with gerund despistando
dative despistándome despistándote despistándole, despistándose despistándonos despistándoos despistándoles, despistándose
accusative despistándome despistándote despistándolo, despistándola, despistándose despistándonos despistándoos despistándolos, despistándolas, despistándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative despista
dative despístame despístate despístale despístanos not used despístales
accusative despístame despístate despístalo, despístala despístanos not used despístalos, despístalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative despistá
dative despistame despistate despistale despistanos not used despistales
accusative despistame despistate despistalo, despistala despistanos not used despistalos, despistalas
with formal second-person singular imperative despiste
dative despísteme not used despístele, despístese despístenos not used despísteles
accusative despísteme not used despístelo, despístela, despístese despístenos not used despístelos, despístelas
with first-person plural imperative despistemos
dative not used despistémoste despistémosle despistémonos despistémoos despistémosles
accusative not used despistémoste despistémoslo, despistémosla despistémonos despistémoos despistémoslos, despistémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative despistad
dative despistadme not used despistadle despistadnos despistaos despistadles
accusative despistadme not used despistadlo, despistadla despistadnos despistaos despistadlos, despistadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative despisten
dative despístenme not used despístenle despístennos not used despístenles, despístense
accusative despístenme not used despístenlo, despístenla despístennos not used despístenlos, despístenlas, despístense

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