Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin dēsōlāre, from dē- + sōlus + -ō.
Cognate with English desolate, French désoler, Italian desolare, Romanian dezolare, and Spanish desolar.
Pronunciation[edit]
desolar (first-person singular present desolo, first-person singular preterite desolei, past participle desolado)
- to destroy, to devastate, to ruin
- Synonyms: destruir, devastar, arruinar
Conjugation[edit]
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
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Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Latin dēsōlāre, from dē- + sōlus + -ō. Cognate with English desolate, French désoler, Italian desolare, Portuguese desolar, and Romanian dezolare.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /desoˈlaɾ/ [d̪e.soˈlaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: de‧so‧lar
desolar (first-person singular present desuelo or desolo, first-person singular preterite desolé, past participle desolado)
- to desolate, destroy
- (reflexive) to grieve
Conjugation[edit]
infinitive
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desolar
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gerund
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desolando
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past participle
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masculine
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feminine
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singular
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desolado
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desolada
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plural
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desolados
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desoladas
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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indicative
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yo
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tú vos
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él/ella/ello usted
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nosotros nosotras
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vosotros vosotras
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ellos/ellas ustedes
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present
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desuelo, desolo
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desuelas, desolastú desolásvos
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desuela, desola
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desolamos
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desoláis
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desuelan, desolan
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imperfect
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desolaba
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desolabas
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desolaba
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desolábamos
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desolabais
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desolaban
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preterite
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desolé
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desolaste
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desoló
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desolamos
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desolasteis
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desolaron
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future
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desolaré
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desolarás
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desolará
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desolaremos
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desolaréis
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desolarán
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conditional
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desolaría
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desolarías
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desolaría
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desolaríamos
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desolaríais
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desolarían
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subjunctive
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yo
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tú vos
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él/ella/ello usted
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nosotros nosotras
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vosotros vosotras
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ellos/ellas ustedes
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present
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desuele, desole
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desueles, desolestú desolésvos2
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desuele, desole
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desolemos
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desoléis
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desuelen, desolen
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imperfect (ra)
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desolara
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desolaras
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desolara
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desoláramos
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desolarais
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desolaran
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imperfect (se)
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desolase
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desolases
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desolase
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desolásemos
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desolaseis
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desolasen
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future1
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desolare
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desolares
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desolare
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desoláremos
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desolareis
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desolaren
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imperative
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—
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tú vos
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usted
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nosotros nosotras
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vosotros vosotras
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ustedes
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affirmative
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desuela, desolatú desolávos
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desuele, desole
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desolemos
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desolad
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desuelen, desolen
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negative
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no desueles, no desoles
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no desuele, no desole
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no desolemos
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no desoléis
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no desuelen, no desolen
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1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of desolar (o-ue alternation or non-alternating)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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with infinitive desolar
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dative
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desolarme
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desolarte
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desolarle, desolarse
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desolarnos
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desolaros
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desolarles, desolarse
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accusative
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desolarme
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desolarte
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desolarlo, desolarla, desolarse
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desolarnos
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desolaros
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desolarlos, desolarlas, desolarse
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with gerund desolando
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dative
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desolándome
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desolándote
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desolándole, desolándose
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desolándonos
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desolándoos
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desolándoles, desolándose
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accusative
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desolándome
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desolándote
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desolándolo, desolándola, desolándose
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desolándonos
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desolándoos
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desolándolos, desolándolas, desolándose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative desuela, desola
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dative
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desuélame, desólame
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desuélate, desólate
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desuélale, desólale
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desuélanos, desólanos
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not used
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desuélales, desólales
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accusative
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desuélame, desólame
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desuélate, desólate
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desuélalo, desólalo, desuélala, desólala
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desuélanos, desólanos
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not used
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desuélalos, desólalos, desuélalas, desólalas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative desolá
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dative
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desolame
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desolate
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desolale
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desolanos
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not used
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desolales
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accusative
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desolame
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desolate
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desolalo, desolala
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desolanos
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not used
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desolalos, desolalas
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with formal second-person singular imperative desuele, desole
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dative
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desuéleme, desóleme
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not used
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desuélele, desólele, desuélese, desólese
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desuélenos, desólenos
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not used
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desuéleles, desóleles
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accusative
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desuéleme, desóleme
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not used
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desuélelo, desólelo, desuélela, desólela, desuélese, desólese
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desuélenos, desólenos
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not used
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desuélelos, desólelos, desuélelas, desólelas
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with first-person plural imperative desolemos
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dative
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not used
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desolémoste
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desolémosle
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desolémonos
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desolémoos
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desolémosles
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accusative
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not used
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desolémoste
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desolémoslo, desolémosla
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desolémonos
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desolémoos
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desolémoslos, desolémoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative desolad
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dative
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desoladme
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not used
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desoladle
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desoladnos
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desolaos
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desoladles
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accusative
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desoladme
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not used
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desoladlo, desoladla
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desoladnos
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desolaos
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desoladlos, desoladlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative desuelen, desolen
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dative
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desuélenme, desólenme
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not used
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desuélenle, desólenle
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desuélennos, desólennos
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not used
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desuélenles, desólenles, desuélense, desólense
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accusative
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desuélenme, desólenme
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not used
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desuélenlo, desólenlo, desuélenla, desólenla
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desuélennos, desólennos
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not used
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desuélenlos, desólenlos, desuélenlas, desólenlas, desuélense, desólense
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