Conjugate despojar in Spanish

to strip, to deprive

despojar is a regular -ar verb ranked #799 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "Los invasores despojaron a los campesinos de sus tierras." (The invaders stripped the peasants of their lands.). Use the tables below for full conjugation across all 7 tenses.

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Describes current actions, habits, and general truths. The most frequently used tense — master it first.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo despojo
despojas
él/ella/Ud. despoja
nosotros despojamos
vosotros despojáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. despojan
Example

Yo despojo todos los días.

I strip, to deprive every day.

Describes completed past actions with a clear start and end. Key signals: ayer, el lunes pasado, de repente.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo despojé
despojaste
él/ella/Ud. despojó
nosotros despojamos
vosotros despojasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. despojaron
Example

Los invasores despojaron a los campesinos de sus tierras.

The invaders stripped the peasants of their lands.

Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo despojaba
despojabas
él/ella/Ud. despojaba
nosotros despojábamos
vosotros despojabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. despojaban
Example

Antes yo despojaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to strip, to deprive often.

Describes future events and predictions. In everyday speech, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for planned events.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo despojaré
despojarás
él/ella/Ud. despojará
nosotros despojaremos
vosotros despojaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds. despojarán
Example

Mañana yo despojaré.

Tomorrow I will strip, to deprive.

Expresses what would happen under certain conditions — equivalent to "would" in English. Also used for polite requests.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo despojaría
despojarías
él/ella/Ud. despojaría
nosotros despojaríamos
vosotros despojaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. despojarían
Example

Si pudiera, yo despojaría.

If I could, I would strip, to deprive.

Used in clauses expressing wishes, doubt, emotion, or uncertainty — typically after que. Triggers: querer, esperar, dudar, ojalá.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo despoje
despojes
él/ella/Ud. despoje
nosotros despojemos
vosotros despojéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. despojen
Example

No permitiremos que nos despojen de nuestros derechos.

We will not allow them to deprive us of our rights.

Used to give commands and direct requests. Affirmative and negative forms differ significantly in Spanish.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo -
despoja
él/ella/Ud. despoje
nosotros despojemos
vosotros despojad
ellos/ellas/Uds. despojen
Example

No permitiremos que nos despojen de nuestros derechos.

We will not allow them to deprive us of our rights.

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