destetar

Spanish

Etymology

From des- +‎ teta +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /desteˈtaɾ/ [d̪es.t̪eˈt̪aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: des‧te‧tar

Verb

destetar (first-person singular present desteto, first-person singular preterite desteté, past participle destetado)

1. to wean

Conjugation

    Conjugation of destetar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			destetar
gerund			destetando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		destetado		destetada
		plural		destetados		destetadas
		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	desteto	destetastú destetásvos	desteta	destetamos	destetáis	destetan
	imperfect	destetaba	destetabas	destetaba	destetábamos	destetabais	destetaban
	preterite	desteté	destetaste	destetó	destetamos	destetasteis	destetaron
	future	destetaré	destetarás	destetará	destetaremos	destetaréis	destetarán
	conditional	destetaría	destetarías	destetaría	destetaríamos	destetaríais	destetarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	destete	destetestú destetésvos2	destete	destetemos	destetéis	desteten
	imperfect (ra)	destetara	destetaras	destetara	destetáramos	destetarais	destetaran
	imperfect (se)	destetase	destetases	destetase	destetásemos	destetaseis	destetasen
	future1	destetare	destetares	destetare	destetáremos	destetareis	destetaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		destetatú destetávos	destete	destetemos	destetad	desteten
	negative		no destetes	no destete	no destetemos	no destetéis	no desteten

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

    Selected combined forms of destetar

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 destetar
	dative	destetarme	destetarte	destetarle, destetarse	destetarnos	destetaros	destetarles, destetarse
	accusative	destetarme	destetarte	destetarlo, destetarla, destetarse	destetarnos	destetaros	destetarlos, destetarlas, destetarse
with gerund destetando
	dative	destetándome	destetándote	destetándole, destetándose	destetándonos	destetándoos	destetándoles, destetándose
	accusative	destetándome	destetándote	destetándolo, destetándola, destetándose	destetándonos	destetándoos	destetándolos, destetándolas, destetándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative desteta
	dative	destétame	destétate	destétale	destétanos	not used	destétales
	accusative	destétame	destétate	destétalo, destétala	destétanos	not used	destétalos, destétalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative destetá
	dative	destetame	destetate	destetale	destetanos	not used	destetales
	accusative	destetame	destetate	destetalo, destetala	destetanos	not used	destetalos, destetalas
with formal second-person singular imperative destete
	dative	destéteme	not used	destétele, destétese	destétenos	not used	destételes
	accusative	destéteme	not used	destételo, destétela, destétese	destétenos	not used	destételos, destételas
with first-person plural imperative destetemos
	dative	not used	destetémoste	destetémosle	destetémonos	destetémoos	destetémosles
	accusative	not used	destetémoste	destetémoslo, destetémosla	destetémonos	destetémoos	destetémoslos, destetémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative destetad
	dative	destetadme	not used	destetadle	destetadnos	destetaos	destetadles
	accusative	destetadme	not used	destetadlo, destetadla	destetadnos	destetaos	destetadlos, destetadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative desteten
	dative	destétenme	not used	destétenle	destétennos	not used	destétenles, destétense
	accusative	destétenme	not used	destétenlo, destétenla	destétennos	not used	destétenlos, destétenlas, destétense

Further reading

• “destetar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014