# desalentar
## Portuguese
### Etymology

From des- +‎ alentar (“to encourage”).

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /de.za.lẽˈta(ʁ)/ [de.za.lẽˈta(h)], /d͡ʒi.za.lẽˈta(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒi.za.lẽˈta(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /de.za.lẽˈta(ʁ)/ [de.za.lẽˈta(h)], /d͡ʒi.za.lẽˈta(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒi.za.lẽˈta(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /de.za.lẽˈta(ɾ)/, /d͡ʒi.za.lẽˈta(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /de.za.lẽˈta(ʁ)/ [de.za.lẽˈta(χ)], /d͡ʒi.za.lẽˈta(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒi.za.lẽˈta(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /de.za.lẽˈta(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /dɨ.zɐ.lẽˈtaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /dɨ.zɐ.lẽˈtaɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /dɨ.zɐ.lẽˈta.ɾi/

### Verb

desalentar (first-person singular present desalento, first-person singular preterite desalentei, past participle desalentado)
* (transitive) to discourage; to dishearten (to make someone lose their enthusiasm)
    Synonyms: desencorajar, desanimar, esmorecer

#### Conjugation

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

## Spanish
### Etymology

From des- +‎ alentar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /desalenˈtaɾ/ [d̪e.sa.lẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: de‧sa‧len‧tar

### Verb

desalentar (first-person singular present desaliento, first-person singular preterite desalenté, past participle desalentado)
* (transitive) to discourage
    Antonym: alentar
* (reflexive) to become discouraged
    Antonym: alentarse

#### Conjugation

| infinitive | infinitive | infinitive | desalentar | desalentar | desalentar | desalentar | desalentar |
| gerund | gerund | gerund | desalentando | desalentando | desalentando | desalentando | desalentando |
| past participle | past participle | | | masculine | masculine | feminine | feminine |
| past participle | past participle | singular | singular | desalentado | desalentado | desalentada | desalentada |
| past participle | past participle | plural | plural | desalentados | desalentados | desalentadas | desalentadas |
| | | 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 | desaliento | desalientas$^{tú}$ desalentás$^{vos}$ | desalienta | desalentamos | desalentáis | desalientan |
| indicative | imperfect | desalentaba | desalentabas | desalentaba | desalentábamos | desalentabais | desalentaban |
| indicative | preterite | desalenté | desalentaste | desalentó | desalentamos | desalentasteis | desalentaron |
| indicative | future | desalentaré | desalentarás | desalentará | desalentaremos | desalentaréis | desalentarán |
| indicative | conditional | desalentaría | desalentarías | desalentaría | desalentaríamos | desalentaríais | desalentarían |
| subjunctive | | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes |
| subjunctive | present | desaliente | desalientes$^{tú}$ desalentés$^{vos2}$ | desaliente | desalentemos | desalentéis | desalienten |
| subjunctive | imperfect (ra) | desalentara | desalentaras | desalentara | desalentáramos | desalentarais | desalentaran |
| subjunctive | imperfect (se) | desalentase | desalentases | desalentase | desalentásemos | desalentaseis | desalentasen |
| subjunctive | future$^1$ | desalentare | desalentares | desalentare | desalentáremos | desalentareis | desalentaren |
| imperative | | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes |
| imperative | affirmative | | desalienta$^{tú}$ desalentá$^{vos}$ | desaliente | desalentemos | desalentad | desalienten |
| imperative | negative | | no desalientes | no desaliente | no desalentemos | no desalentéis | no desalienten |
$^1$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

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