demoler

Spanish

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin dēmōlīrī (“to demolish”). Cognate with English demolish.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /demoˈleɾ/ [d̪e.moˈleɾ]
Rhymes: -eɾ
Syllabification: de‧mo‧ler

Verb

demoler (first-person singular present demuelo, first-person singular preterite demolí, past participle demolido)

to demolish

Conjugation

Conjugation of demoler (o-ue alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			demoler
gerund			demoliendo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		demolido		demolida
		plural		demolidos		demolidas
		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	demuelo	demueles^{^tú} demolés^{^vos}	demuele	demolemos	demoléis	demuelen
	imperfect	demolía	demolías	demolía	demolíamos	demolíais	demolían
	preterite	demolí	demoliste	demolió	demolimos	demolisteis	demolieron
	future	demoleré	demolerás	demolerá	demoleremos	demoleréis	demolerán
	conditional	demolería	demolerías	demolería	demoleríamos	demoleríais	demolerían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	demuela	demuelas^{^tú} demolás^{^vos²}	demuela	demolamos	demoláis	demuelan
	imperfect (ra)	demoliera	demolieras	demoliera	demoliéramos	demolierais	demolieran
	imperfect (se)	demoliese	demolieses	demoliese	demoliésemos	demolieseis	demoliesen
	future¹	demoliere	demolieres	demoliere	demoliéremos	demoliereis	demolieren

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		demuele^{^tú} demolé^{^vos}	demuela	demolamos	demoled	demuelan
	negative		no demuelas	no demuela	no demolamos	no demoláis	no demuelan

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

Selected combined forms of demoler (o-ue alternation)

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 demoler	dative	demolerme	demolerte	demolerle, demolerse	demolernos	demoleros	demolerles, demolerse
with infinitive demoler	accusative	demolerme	demolerte	demolerlo, demolerla, demolerse	demolernos	demoleros	demolerlos, demolerlas, demolerse

with gerund demoliendo	dative	demoliéndome	demoliéndote	demoliéndole, demoliéndose	demoliéndonos	demoliéndoos	demoliéndoles, demoliéndose
with gerund demoliendo	accusative	demoliéndome	demoliéndote	demoliéndolo, demoliéndola, demoliéndose	demoliéndonos	demoliéndoos	demoliéndolos, demoliéndolas, demoliéndose

with informal second-person singular tú imperative demuele	dative	demuéleme	demuélete	demuélele	demuélenos	not used	demuéleles
with informal second-person singular tú imperative demuele	accusative	demuéleme	demuélete	demuélelo, demuélela	demuélenos	not used	demuélelos, demuélelas

with informal second-person singular vos imperative demolé	dative	demoleme	demolete	demolele	demolenos	not used	demoleles
	accusative	demoleme	demolete	demolelo, demolela	demolenos	not used	demolelos, demolelas

with formal second-person singular imperative demuela	dative	demuélame	not used	demuélale, demuélase	demuélanos	not used	demuélales
with formal second-person singular imperative demuela	accusative	demuélame	not used	demuélalo, demuélala, demuélase	demuélanos	not used	demuélalos, demuélalas

with first-person plural imperative demolamos	dative	not used	demolámoste	demolámosle	demolámonos	demolámoos	demolámosles
with first-person plural imperative demolamos	accusative	not used	demolámoste	demolámoslo, demolámosla	demolámonos	demolámoos	demolámoslos, demolámoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative demoled	dative	demoledme	not used	demoledle	demolednos	demoleos	demoledles
with informal second-person plural imperative demoled	accusative	demoledme	not used	demoledlo, demoledla	demolednos	demoleos	demoledlos, demoledlas

with formal second-person plural imperative demuelan	dative	demuélanme	not used	demuélanle	demuélannos	not used	demuélanles, demuélanse
with formal second-person plural imperative demuelan	accusative	demuélanme	not used	demuélanlo, demuélanla	demuélannos	not used	demuélanlos, demuélanlas, demuélanse

Related terms

demolición