Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | desactivo | |
| tú | desactivas | |
| él / ella / usted | desactiva | |
| nosotros / nosotras | desactivamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | desactiváis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | desactivan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | desactivé | |
| tú | desactivaste | |
| él / ella / usted | desactivó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | desactivamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | desactivasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | desactivaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | desactivaba | |
| tú | desactivabas | |
| él / ella / usted | desactivaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | desactivábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | desactivabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | desactivaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | desactivaré | |
| tú | desactivarás | |
| él / ella / usted | desactivará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | desactivaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | desactivaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | desactivarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | desactivaría | |
| tú | desactivarías | |
| él / ella / usted | desactivaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | desactivaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | desactivaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | desactivarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | desactive | |
| tú | desactives | |
| él / ella / usted | desactive | |
| nosotros / nosotras | desactivemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | desactivéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | desactiven |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to deactivate (to make something inactive)
- to disable (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device)
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations