# descaminar
## Catalan
### Etymology

From des- +‎ caminar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [dəs.kə.miˈna]
* IPA: (Valencia) [des.ka.miˈnaɾ]

### Verb

descaminar (first-person singular present descamino, first-person singular preterite descaminí, past participle descaminat)
* (transitive) to cause to lose one's way, lead astray
* (pronominal) to lose one's way

#### Conjugation

| infinitive | infinitive | infinitive | descaminar | descaminar | descaminar | descaminar | descaminar |
| gerund | gerund | gerund | descaminant | descaminant | descaminant | descaminant | descaminant |
| past participle | past participle | | | masculine | masculine | feminine | feminine |
| past participle | past participle | singular | singular | descaminat | descaminat | descaminada | descaminada |
| past participle | past participle | plural | plural | descaminats | descaminats | descaminades | descaminades |
| person | person | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural |
| person | person | first | second | third | first | second | third |
| indicative | | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès |
| indicative | present | descamino | descamines | descamina | descaminem | descamineu | descaminen |
| indicative | imperfect | descaminava | descaminaves | descaminava | descaminàvem | descaminàveu | descaminaven |
| indicative | future | descaminaré | descaminaràs | descaminarà | descaminarem | descaminareu | descaminaran |
| indicative | preterite | descaminí | descaminares | descaminà | descaminàrem | descaminàreu | descaminaren |
| indicative | conditional | descaminaria | descaminaries | descaminaria | descaminaríem | descaminaríeu | descaminarien |
| subjunctive | | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès |
| subjunctive | present | descamini | descaminis | descamini | descaminem | descamineu | descaminin |
| subjunctive | imperfect | descaminés | descaminessis | descaminés | descaminéssim | descaminéssiu | descaminessin |
| imperative | | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès |
| imperative | affirmative | — | descamina | descamini | descaminem | descamineu | descaminin |
| imperative | negative (no) | — | no descaminis | no descamini | no descaminem | no descamineu | no descaminin |

### Further reading

* “descaminar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

## Spanish
### Verb

descaminar (first-person singular present descamino, first-person singular preterite descaminé, past participle descaminado)
* to lead off the right track; to lead astray
* to lead (someone) off the straight and narrow

#### Conjugation

| infinitive | infinitive | infinitive | descaminar | descaminar | descaminar | descaminar | descaminar |
| gerund | gerund | gerund | descaminando | descaminando | descaminando | descaminando | descaminando |
| past participle | past participle | | | masculine | masculine | feminine | feminine |
| past participle | past participle | singular | singular | descaminado | descaminado | descaminada | descaminada |
| past participle | past participle | plural | plural | descaminados | descaminados | descaminadas | descaminadas |
| | | 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 | descamino | descaminas$^{tú}$ descaminás$^{vos}$ | descamina | descaminamos | descamináis | descaminan |
| indicative | imperfect | descaminaba | descaminabas | descaminaba | descaminábamos | descaminabais | descaminaban |
| indicative | preterite | descaminé | descaminaste | descaminó | descaminamos | descaminasteis | descaminaron |
| indicative | future | descaminaré | descaminarás | descaminará | descaminaremos | descaminaréis | descaminarán |
| indicative | conditional | descaminaría | descaminarías | descaminaría | descaminaríamos | descaminaríais | descaminarían |
| subjunctive | | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes |
| subjunctive | present | descamine | descamines$^{tú}$ descaminés$^{vos2}$ | descamine | descaminemos | descaminéis | descaminen |
| subjunctive | imperfect (ra) | descaminara | descaminaras | descaminara | descamináramos | descaminarais | descaminaran |
| subjunctive | imperfect (se) | descaminase | descaminases | descaminase | descaminásemos | descaminaseis | descaminasen |
| subjunctive | future$^1$ | descaminare | descaminares | descaminare | descamináremos | descaminareis | descaminaren |
| imperative | | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes |
| imperative | affirmative | | descamina$^{tú}$ descaminá$^{vos}$ | descamine | descaminemos | descaminad | descaminen |
| imperative | negative | | no descamines | no descamine | no descaminemos | no descaminéis | no descaminen |
$^1$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

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