Conjugate desalentar in Spanish
to discourage, to dishearten
desalentar is an irregular -ar verb ranked #1496 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "No dejes que los fracasos te desalienten." (Don't let failures discourage you.). Use the tables below for full conjugation across all 7 tenses.
desalentar — Spanish Conjugation Chart
to discourage, to dishearten · -ar verb · irregular (stem-changing-e-ie) · conjugado.com
Describes current actions, habits, and general truths. The most frequently used tense — master it first.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | desaliento * |
| tú | desalientas * |
| él/ella/Ud. | desalienta * |
| nosotros | desalentamos |
| vosotros | desalentáis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | desalientan * |
El mal tiempo desalienta a los turistas.
The bad weather discourages tourists.
Describes completed past actions with a clear start and end. Key signals: ayer, el lunes pasado, de repente.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | desalenté |
| tú | desalentaste |
| él/ella/Ud. | desalentó |
| nosotros | desalentamos |
| vosotros | desalentasteis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | desalentaron |
Ayer yo desalenté.
Yesterday I discourage, to dishearten.
Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | desalentaba |
| tú | desalentabas |
| él/ella/Ud. | desalentaba |
| nosotros | desalentábamos |
| vosotros | desalentabais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | desalentaban |
Antes yo desalentaba con frecuencia.
Before, I used to discourage, to dishearten often.
Describes future events and predictions. In everyday speech, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for planned events.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | desalentaré |
| tú | desalentarás |
| él/ella/Ud. | desalentará |
| nosotros | desalentaremos |
| vosotros | desalentaréis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | desalentarán |
Mañana yo desalentaré.
Tomorrow I will discourage, to dishearten.
Expresses what would happen under certain conditions — equivalent to "would" in English. Also used for polite requests.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | desalentaría |
| tú | desalentarías |
| él/ella/Ud. | desalentaría |
| nosotros | desalentaríamos |
| vosotros | desalentaríais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | desalentarían |
Si pudiera, yo desalentaría.
If I could, I would discourage, to dishearten.
Used in clauses expressing wishes, doubt, emotion, or uncertainty — typically after que. Triggers: querer, esperar, dudar, ojalá.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | desaliente * |
| tú | desalientes * |
| él/ella/Ud. | desaliente * |
| nosotros | desalentemos |
| vosotros | desalentéis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | desalienten * |
No dejes que los fracasos te desalienten.
Don't let failures discourage you.
Used to give commands and direct requests. Affirmative and negative forms differ significantly in Spanish.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | - |
| tú | desalienta * |
| él/ella/Ud. | desaliente * |
| nosotros | desalentemos |
| vosotros | desalentad |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | desalienten * |
No dejes que los fracasos te desalienten.
Don't let failures discourage you.
Test yourself
Type the correct conjugation for each prompt.
Example sentences
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No dejes que los fracasos te desalienten.
Don't let failures discourage you.
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La noticia desalentó a todos los participantes.
The news disheartened all the participants.
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El mal tiempo desalienta a los turistas.
The bad weather discourages tourists.
Common phrases with desalentar
- no te desalientes don't be discouraged
- desalentar la participación to discourage participation
- sentirse desalentado to feel disheartened