descifrar

Spanish

Etymology

From des- +‎ cifrar.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (Spain) /desθiˈfɾaɾ/ [d̪es.θiˈfɾaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /desiˈfɾaɾ/ [d̪e.siˈfɾaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: des‧ci‧frar

Verb

descifrar (first-person singular present descifro, first-person singular preterite descifré, past participle descifrado)

  1. to decipher

Conjugation
    Conjugation of descifrar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive descifrar
gerund descifrando
past participle masculine feminine
singular descifrado descifrada
plural descifrados descifradas
singular 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
present descifro descifrastú
descifrásvos		 descifra desciframos descifráis descifran
imperfect descifraba descifrabas descifraba descifrábamos descifrabais descifraban
preterite descifré descifraste descifró desciframos descifrasteis descifraron
future descifraré descifrarás descifrará descifraremos descifraréis descifrarán
conditional descifraría descifrarías descifraría descifraríamos descifraríais descifrarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present descifre descifrestú
descifrésvos2		 descifre descifremos descifréis descifren
imperfect
(ra)		 descifrara descifraras descifrara descifráramos descifrarais descifraran
imperfect
(se)		 descifrase descifrases descifrase descifrásemos descifraseis descifrasen
future1 descifrare descifrares descifrare descifráremos descifrareis descifraren
imperative — tú
vos		 usted nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ustedes
affirmative descifratú
descifrávos		 descifre descifremos descifrad descifren
negative no descifres no descifre no descifremos no descifréis no descifren

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of descifrar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
with infinitive descifrar
dative descifrarme descifrarte descifrarle, descifrarse descifrarnos descifraros descifrarles, descifrarse
accusative descifrarme descifrarte descifrarlo, descifrarla, descifrarse descifrarnos descifraros descifrarlos, descifrarlas, descifrarse
with gerund descifrando
dative descifrándome descifrándote descifrándole, descifrándose descifrándonos descifrándoos descifrándoles, descifrándose
accusative descifrándome descifrándote descifrándolo, descifrándola, descifrándose descifrándonos descifrándoos descifrándolos, descifrándolas, descifrándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative descifra
dative descíframe descífrate descífrale descífranos not used descífrales
accusative descíframe descífrate descífralo, descífrala descífranos not used descífralos, descífralas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative descifrá
dative desciframe descifrate descifrale descifranos not used descifrales
accusative desciframe descifrate descifralo, descifrala descifranos not used descifralos, descifralas
with formal second-person singular imperative descifre
dative descífreme not used descífrele, descífrese descífrenos not used descífreles
accusative descífreme not used descífrelo, descífrela, descífrese descífrenos not used descífrelos, descífrelas
with first-person plural imperative descifremos
dative not used descifrémoste descifrémosle descifrémonos descifrémoos descifrémosles
accusative not used descifrémoste descifrémoslo, descifrémosla descifrémonos descifrémoos descifrémoslos, descifrémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative descifrad
dative descifradme not used descifradle descifradnos descifraos descifradles
accusative descifradme not used descifradlo, descifradla descifradnos descifraos descifradlos, descifradlas
with formal second-person plural imperative descifren
dative descífrenme not used descífrenle descífrennos not used descífrenles, descífrense
accusative descífrenme not used descífrenlo, descífrenla descífrennos not used descífrenlos, descífrenlas, descífrense

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