desperdigar
Spanish
Etymology
From des- (“dis-”) + perdigar (“to fry lightly, to roast lightly”).
Verb
desperdigar (first-person singular present desperdigo, first-person singular preterite desperdigué, past participle desperdigado)
Conjugation
Conjugation of desperdigar (g-gu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Selected combined forms of desperdigar (g-gu 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 desperdigar | dative | desperdigarme | desperdigarte | desperdigarle, desperdigarse | desperdigarnos | desperdigaros | desperdigarles, desperdigarse |
| accusative | desperdigarme | desperdigarte | desperdigarlo, desperdigarla, desperdigarse | desperdigarnos | desperdigaros | desperdigarlos, desperdigarlas, desperdigarse | |
| with gerund desperdigando | dative | desperdigándome | desperdigándote | desperdigándole, desperdigándose | desperdigándonos | desperdigándoos | desperdigándoles, desperdigándose |
| accusative | desperdigándome | desperdigándote | desperdigándolo, desperdigándola, desperdigándose | desperdigándonos | desperdigándoos | desperdigándolos, desperdigándolas, desperdigándose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative desperdiga | dative | desperdígame | desperdígate | desperdígale | desperdíganos | not used | desperdígales |
| accusative | desperdígame | desperdígate | desperdígalo, desperdígala | desperdíganos | not used | desperdígalos, desperdígalas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative desperdigá | dative | desperdigame | desperdigate | desperdigale | desperdiganos | not used | desperdigales |
| accusative | desperdigame | desperdigate | desperdigalo, desperdigala | desperdiganos | not used | desperdigalos, desperdigalas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative desperdigue | dative | desperdígueme | not used | desperdíguele, desperdíguese | desperdíguenos | not used | desperdígueles |
| accusative | desperdígueme | not used | desperdíguelo, desperdíguela, desperdíguese | desperdíguenos | not used | desperdíguelos, desperdíguelas | |
| with first-person plural imperative desperdiguemos | dative | not used | desperdiguémoste | desperdiguémosle | desperdiguémonos | desperdiguémoos | desperdiguémosles |
| accusative | not used | desperdiguémoste | desperdiguémoslo, desperdiguémosla | desperdiguémonos | desperdiguémoos | desperdiguémoslos, desperdiguémoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative desperdigad | dative | desperdigadme | not used | desperdigadle | desperdigadnos | desperdigaos | desperdigadles |
| accusative | desperdigadme | not used | desperdigadlo, desperdigadla | desperdigadnos | desperdigaos | desperdigadlos, desperdigadlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative desperdiguen | dative | desperdíguenme | not used | desperdíguenle | desperdíguennos | not used | desperdíguenles, desperdíguense |
| accusative | desperdíguenme | not used | desperdíguenlo, desperdíguenla | desperdíguennos | not used | desperdíguenlos, desperdíguenlas, desperdíguense | |
Derived terms
Further reading
- “desperdigar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024