# desperdiciar
## Spanish
### Etymology

From desperdicio +‎ -ar, from Late Latin disperditiāre (“losing”), from Latin disperdō (“to lose completely”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Spain) /despeɾdiˈθjaɾ/ [d̪es.peɾ.ð̞iˈθjaɾ]
* IPA: (Latin America, Philippines) /despeɾdiˈsjaɾ/ [d̪es.peɾ.ð̞iˈsjaɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: des‧per‧di‧ciar

### Verb

desperdiciar (first-person singular present desperdicio, first-person singular preterite desperdicié, past participle desperdiciado)
* (transitive) to waste
    Synonyms: farrear, derrochar, despilfarrar, malbaratar, malgastar

#### Conjugation

| infinitive | infinitive | infinitive | desperdiciar | desperdiciar | desperdiciar | desperdiciar | desperdiciar |
| gerund | gerund | gerund | desperdiciando | desperdiciando | desperdiciando | desperdiciando | desperdiciando |
| past participle | past participle | | | masculine | masculine | feminine | feminine |
| past participle | past participle | singular | singular | desperdiciado | desperdiciado | desperdiciada | desperdiciada |
| past participle | past participle | plural | plural | desperdiciados | desperdiciados | desperdiciadas | desperdiciadas |
| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | 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 |
| indicative | present | desperdicio | desperdicias$^{tú}$ desperdiciás$^{vos}$ | desperdicia | desperdiciamos | desperdiciáis | desperdician |
| indicative | imperfect | desperdiciaba | desperdiciabas | desperdiciaba | desperdiciábamos | desperdiciabais | desperdiciaban |
| indicative | preterite | desperdicié | desperdiciaste | desperdició | desperdiciamos | desperdiciasteis | desperdiciaron |
| indicative | future | desperdiciaré | desperdiciarás | desperdiciará | desperdiciaremos | desperdiciaréis | desperdiciarán |
| indicative | conditional | desperdiciaría | desperdiciarías | desperdiciaría | desperdiciaríamos | desperdiciaríais | desperdiciarían |
| subjunctive | | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes |
| subjunctive | present | desperdicie | desperdicies$^{tú}$ desperdiciés$^{vos2}$ | desperdicie | desperdiciemos | desperdiciéis | desperdicien |
| subjunctive | imperfect (ra) | desperdiciara | desperdiciaras | desperdiciara | desperdiciáramos | desperdiciarais | desperdiciaran |
| subjunctive | imperfect (se) | desperdiciase | desperdiciases | desperdiciase | desperdiciásemos | desperdiciaseis | desperdiciasen |
| subjunctive | future$^1$ | desperdiciare | desperdiciares | desperdiciare | desperdiciáremos | desperdiciareis | desperdiciaren |
| imperative | | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes |
| imperative | affirmative | | desperdicia$^{tú}$ desperdiciá$^{vos}$ | desperdicie | desperdiciemos | desperdiciad | desperdicien |
| imperative | negative | | no desperdicies | no desperdicie | no desperdiciemos | no desperdiciéis | no desperdicien |
$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

#### Descendants

* → Portuguese: desperdiçar

### Further reading

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