desertizar

Spanish

Etymology

From desierto +‎ -izar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /deseɾtiˈθaɾ/ [d̪e.seɾ.t̪iˈθaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /deseɾtiˈsaɾ/ [d̪e.seɾ.t̪iˈsaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: de‧ser‧ti‧zar

Verb

desertizar (first-person singular present desertizo, first-person singular preterite deserticé, past participle desertizado)

1. (transitive) to desertify

   Synonym: desertificar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of desertizar (c-z alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			desertizar
gerund			desertizando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		desertizado		desertizada
		plural		desertizados		desertizadas
		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	desertizo	desertizastú desertizásvos	desertiza	desertizamos	desertizáis	desertizan
	imperfect	desertizaba	desertizabas	desertizaba	desertizábamos	desertizabais	desertizaban
	preterite	deserticé	desertizaste	desertizó	desertizamos	desertizasteis	desertizaron
	future	desertizaré	desertizarás	desertizará	desertizaremos	desertizaréis	desertizarán
	conditional	desertizaría	desertizarías	desertizaría	desertizaríamos	desertizaríais	desertizarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	desertice	deserticestú deserticésvos2	desertice	deserticemos	deserticéis	deserticen
	imperfect (ra)	desertizara	desertizaras	desertizara	desertizáramos	desertizarais	desertizaran
	imperfect (se)	desertizase	desertizases	desertizase	desertizásemos	desertizaseis	desertizasen
	future1	desertizare	desertizares	desertizare	desertizáremos	desertizareis	desertizaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		desertizatú desertizávos	desertice	deserticemos	desertizad	deserticen
	negative		no desertices	no desertice	no deserticemos	no deserticéis	no deserticen

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

    Selected combined forms of desertizar (c-z alternation)

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 desertizar
	dative	desertizarme	desertizarte	desertizarle, desertizarse	desertizarnos	desertizaros	desertizarles, desertizarse
	accusative	desertizarme	desertizarte	desertizarlo, desertizarla, desertizarse	desertizarnos	desertizaros	desertizarlos, desertizarlas, desertizarse
with gerund desertizando
	dative	desertizándome	desertizándote	desertizándole, desertizándose	desertizándonos	desertizándoos	desertizándoles, desertizándose
	accusative	desertizándome	desertizándote	desertizándolo, desertizándola, desertizándose	desertizándonos	desertizándoos	desertizándolos, desertizándolas, desertizándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative desertiza
	dative	desertízame	desertízate	desertízale	desertízanos	not used	desertízales
	accusative	desertízame	desertízate	desertízalo, desertízala	desertízanos	not used	desertízalos, desertízalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative desertizá
	dative	desertizame	desertizate	desertizale	desertizanos	not used	desertizales
	accusative	desertizame	desertizate	desertizalo, desertizala	desertizanos	not used	desertizalos, desertizalas
with formal second-person singular imperative desertice
	dative	desertíceme	not used	desertícele, desertícese	desertícenos	not used	desertíceles
	accusative	desertíceme	not used	desertícelo, desertícela, desertícese	desertícenos	not used	desertícelos, desertícelas
with first-person plural imperative deserticemos
	dative	not used	deserticémoste	deserticémosle	deserticémonos	deserticémoos	deserticémosles
	accusative	not used	deserticémoste	deserticémoslo, deserticémosla	deserticémonos	deserticémoos	deserticémoslos, deserticémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative desertizad
	dative	desertizadme	not used	desertizadle	desertizadnos	desertizaos	desertizadles
	accusative	desertizadme	not used	desertizadlo, desertizadla	desertizadnos	desertizaos	desertizadlos, desertizadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative deserticen
	dative	desertícenme	not used	desertícenle	desertícennos	not used	desertícenles, desertícense
	accusative	desertícenme	not used	desertícenlo, desertícenla	desertícennos	not used	desertícenlos, desertícenlas, desertícense

Derived terms

• desertización

 

Further reading

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