/despeˈɣaɾ/
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Translation
to take off, to unstick
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Word origin
From des- ('un-') plus pegar ('to stick'), which comes from Latin picare ('to coat with pitch'), from pix ('pitch'). To take off is, literally, to become unstuck from the ground.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- des- + picare
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -ar conjugation. Pronouns: yo, tú, él/ella/ud., nos., vos., ellos/uds..
Indicative
| Person | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | despego | despegué | despegaba | despegaré | despegaría |
| tú | despegas | despegaste | despegabas | despegarás | despegarías |
| él/ella/ud. | despega | despegó | despegaba | despegará | despegaría |
| nos. | despegamos | despegamos | despegábamos | despegaremos | despegaríamos |
| vos. | despegáis | despegasteis | despegabais | despegaréis | despegaríais |
| ellos/uds. | despegan | despegaron | despegaban | despegarán | despegarían |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect (-ra) | Imperfect (-se) |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | despegue | despegara | despegase |
| tú | despegues | despegaras | despegases |
| él/ella/ud. | despegue | despegara | despegase |
| nos. | despeguemos | despegáramos | despegásemos |
| vos. | despeguéis | despegarais | despegaseis |
| ellos/uds. | despeguen | despegaran | despegasen |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tú | despega |
| ud. | despegue |
| nosotros | despeguemos |
| vosotros | despegad |
| uds. | despeguen |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- despegando
- Past participle
- despegado
Examples
.
The plane takes off at eight o'clock sharp.
, .
Carefully, she unstuck the label from the glass.
¡Abróchate , !
Fasten your seat belt, we are about to take off!
.
The business is finally starting to take off.
.
I cannot get the stamp off the envelope.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 41, lesson 11: despegar, mocoso, chatarra and 7 more words.