# desandar
## Portuguese
### Etymology

From des- +‎ andar.

### Pronunciation

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

### Verb

desandar (first-person singular present desando, first-person singular preterite desandei, past participle desandado)
* to undo, unravel, unscrew, rewind

#### Conjugation

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

## Spanish
### Etymology

From des- +‎ andar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /desanˈdaɾ/ [d̪e.sãn̪ˈd̪aɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: de‧san‧dar

### Verb

desandar (first-person singular present desando, first-person singular preterite desanduve, past participle desandado)
* to retrace (one's steps); to retread; to backtrack
    Synonym: retroceder

#### Conjugation

| infinitive | infinitive | infinitive | desandar | desandar | desandar | desandar | desandar |
| gerund | gerund | gerund | desandando | desandando | desandando | desandando | desandando |
| past participle | past participle | | | masculine | masculine | feminine | feminine |
| past participle | past participle | singular | singular | desandado | desandado | desandada | desandada |
| past participle | past participle | plural | plural | desandados | desandados | desandadas | desandadas |
| | | 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 | desando | desandas$^{tú}$ desandás$^{vos}$ | desanda | desandamos | desandáis | desandan |
| indicative | imperfect | desandaba | desandabas | desandaba | desandábamos | desandabais | desandaban |
| indicative | preterite | desanduve | desanduviste | desanduvo | desanduvimos | desanduvisteis | desanduvieron |
| indicative | future | desandaré | desandarás | desandará | desandaremos | desandaréis | desandarán |
| indicative | conditional | desandaría | desandarías | desandaría | desandaríamos | desandaríais | desandarían |
| subjunctive | | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes |
| subjunctive | present | desande | desandes$^{tú}$ desandés$^{vos2}$ | desande | desandemos | desandéis | desanden |
| subjunctive | imperfect (ra) | desanduviera | desanduvieras | desanduviera | desanduviéramos | desanduvierais | desanduvieran |
| subjunctive | imperfect (se) | desanduviese | desanduvieses | desanduviese | desanduviésemos | desanduvieseis | desanduviesen |
| subjunctive | future$^1$ | desanduviere | desanduvieres | desanduviere | desanduviéremos | desanduviereis | desanduvieren |
| imperative | | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes |
| imperative | affirmative | | desanda$^{tú}$ desandá$^{vos}$ | desande | desandemos | desandad | desanden |
| imperative | negative | | no desandes | no desande | no desandemos | no desandéis | no desanden |
$^1$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

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