# desposar
## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Portugal) IPA: /dɨʃ.puˈzaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /dɨʃ.puˈzaɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /dɨʃ.puˈza.ɾi/

### Verb

desposar (first-person singular present desposo, first-person singular preterite desposei, past participle desposado)
* (transitive) to espouse (become married to)

#### Conjugation

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

#### Related terms

* esposar

## Spanish
### Etymology

From Latin despōnsāre.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /despoˈsaɾ/ [d̪es.poˈsaɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: des‧po‧sar

### Verb

desposar (first-person singular present desposo, first-person singular preterite desposé, past participle desposado)
* (transitive) to marry
    Synonym: casar
* (pronominal) to be married
* (pronominal) to get engaged
    Synonym: prometerse

#### Conjugation

| infinitive | infinitive | infinitive | desposar | desposar | desposar | desposar | desposar |
| gerund | gerund | gerund | desposando | desposando | desposando | desposando | desposando |
| past participle | past participle | | | masculine | masculine | feminine | feminine |
| past participle | past participle | singular | singular | desposado | desposado | desposada | desposada |
| past participle | past participle | plural | plural | desposados | desposados | desposadas | desposadas |
| | | 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 | desposo | desposas$^{tú}$ desposás$^{vos}$ | desposa | desposamos | desposáis | desposan |
| indicative | imperfect | desposaba | desposabas | desposaba | desposábamos | desposabais | desposaban |
| indicative | preterite | desposé | desposaste | desposó | desposamos | desposasteis | desposaron |
| indicative | future | desposaré | desposarás | desposará | desposaremos | desposaréis | desposarán |
| indicative | conditional | desposaría | desposarías | desposaría | desposaríamos | desposaríais | desposarían |
| subjunctive | | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes |
| subjunctive | present | despose | desposes$^{tú}$ desposés$^{vos2}$ | despose | desposemos | desposéis | desposen |
| subjunctive | imperfect (ra) | desposara | desposaras | desposara | desposáramos | desposarais | desposaran |
| subjunctive | imperfect (se) | desposase | desposases | desposase | desposásemos | desposaseis | desposasen |
| subjunctive | future$^1$ | desposare | desposares | desposare | desposáremos | desposareis | desposaren |
| imperative | | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes |
| imperative | affirmative | | desposa$^{tú}$ desposá$^{vos}$ | despose | desposemos | desposad | desposen |
| imperative | negative | | no desposes | no despose | no desposemos | no desposéis | no desposen |
$^1$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.

### Further reading

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