Conjugate desollar in Spanish
to skin
desollar is an irregular -ar verb ranked #1897 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "El cazador desolló al conejo con habilidad." (The hunter skinned the rabbit skillfully.). Use the tables below for full conjugation across all 7 tenses.
desollar — Spanish Conjugation Chart
to skin · -ar verb · irregular (stem-changing-o-ue) · conjugado.com
Describes current actions, habits, and general truths. The most frequently used tense — master it first.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | desuello * |
| tú | desuellas * |
| él/ella/Ud. | desuella * |
| nosotros | desollamos |
| vosotros | desolláis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | desuellan * |
Desuellan las ovejas después del sacrificio.
They skin the sheep after the slaughter.
Describes completed past actions with a clear start and end. Key signals: ayer, el lunes pasado, de repente.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | desollé |
| tú | desollaste |
| él/ella/Ud. | desolló |
| nosotros | desollamos |
| vosotros | desollasteis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | desollaron |
Ayer yo desollé.
Yesterday I skin.
Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | desollaba |
| tú | desollabas |
| él/ella/Ud. | desollaba |
| nosotros | desollábamos |
| vosotros | desollabais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | desollaban |
Antes yo desollaba con frecuencia.
Before, I used to skin often.
Describes future events and predictions. In everyday speech, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for planned events.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | desollaré |
| tú | desollarás |
| él/ella/Ud. | desollará |
| nosotros | desollaremos |
| vosotros | desollaréis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | desollarán |
Mañana yo desollaré.
Tomorrow I will skin.
Expresses what would happen under certain conditions — equivalent to "would" in English. Also used for polite requests.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | desollaría |
| tú | desollarías |
| él/ella/Ud. | desollaría |
| nosotros | desollaríamos |
| vosotros | desollaríais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | desollarían |
Si pudiera, yo desollaría.
If I could, I would skin.
Used in clauses expressing wishes, doubt, emotion, or uncertainty — typically after que. Triggers: querer, esperar, dudar, ojalá.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | desuello * |
| tú | desuellas * |
| él/ella/Ud. | desuella * |
| nosotros | desollemos |
| vosotros | desolléis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | desuellen * |
Espero que tú desuellas.
I hope that you skin.
Used to give commands and direct requests. Affirmative and negative forms differ significantly in Spanish.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | - |
| tú | desuella * |
| él/ella/Ud. | desuello * |
| nosotros | desollemos |
| vosotros | desollad |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | desuellen * |
¡Desuella!
Skin!
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Example sentences
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El cazador desolló al conejo con habilidad.
The hunter skinned the rabbit skillfully.
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Desuellan las ovejas después del sacrificio.
They skin the sheep after the slaughter.
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Me desollé las rodillas al caerme.
I scraped my knees when I fell.
Common phrases with desollar
- desollar vivo a alguien to skin someone alive
- desollar un animal to skin an animal
- desollarse las manos to scrape one's hands