desmentir

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Catalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From des- +‎ mentir.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

desmentir (first-person singular present desmenteixo or desmento, first-person singular preterite desmentí, past participle desmentit); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /e/

  1. to refute, deny
    • 2016 October 6, “Robbie Williams és acusat de racista pel seu nou videoclip”, in El Periódico‎[1]:
      Williams ha desmentit ràpidament a Twitter que sigui una referència al president rus, Vladímir Putin.
      Williams quickly denied on Twitter that it is a reference to the Russian president, Vladimir Putin.

Conjugation[edit]

    Conjugation of desmentir (third conjugation, with -eix- or without -eix-)
infinitive desmentir
gerund desmentint
past participle masculine feminine
singular desmentit desmentida
plural desmentits desmentides
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present desmenteixo, desmento desmenteixes, desments desmenteix, desment desmentim desmentiu desmenteixen, desmenten
imperfect desmentia desmenties desmentia desmentíem desmentíeu desmentien
future desmentiré desmentiràs desmentirà desmentirem desmentireu desmentiran
preterite desmentí desmentires desmentí desmentírem desmentíreu desmentiren
conditional desmentiria desmentiries desmentiria desmentiríem desmentiríeu desmentirien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present desmenteixi, desmenti desmenteixis, desmentis desmenteixi, desmenti desmentim desmentiu desmenteixin, desmentin
imperfect desmentís desmentissis desmentís desmentíssim desmentíssiu desmentissin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — desmenteix, desment desmenteixi, desmenti desmentim desmentiu desmenteixin, desmentin
negative (no) — no desmenteixis, no desmentis no desmenteixi, no desmenti no desmentim no desmentiu no desmenteixin, no desmentin
    Conjugation of desmentir (third conjugation, with -eix- or without -eix-)
infinitive desmentir
gerund desmentint
past participle masculine feminine
singular desmentit desmentida
plural desmentits desmentides
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present desmenteixo, desmento desmenteixes, desments desmenteix, desment desmentim desmentiu desmenteixen, desmenten
imperfect desmentia desmenties desmentia desmentíem desmentíeu desmentien
future desmentiré desmentiràs desmentirà desmentirem desmentireu desmentiran
preterite desmentí desmentires desmentí desmentírem desmentíreu desmentiren
conditional desmentiria desmentiries desmentiria desmentiríem desmentiríeu desmentirien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present desmenteixi, desmenti desmenteixis, desmentis desmenteixi, desmenti desmentim desmentiu desmenteixin, desmentin
imperfect desmentís desmentissis desmentís desmentíssim desmentíssiu desmentissin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — desmenteix, desment desmenteixi, desmenti desmentim desmentiu desmenteixin, desmentin
negative (no) — no desmenteixis, no desmentis no desmenteixi, no desmenti no desmentim no desmentiu no desmenteixin, no desmentin

Further reading[edit]

Occitan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

des- +‎ mentir

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Audio(file)

Verb[edit]

desmentir

  1. to deny, to refute
    • 2019 September 21, “S’es publicat lo libre de memòrias d’Edward Snowden”, in Jornalet‎[2]:
      La majoritat de las nòu entrepresas citadas per The Washington Post an desmentit aver permés a l’intelligéncia estatsunidenca d’intrar dins lors servidors centrals.
      The majority of the nine companies cited by The Washington Post have denied allowing United States intelligence to enter their central servers.

Conjugation[edit]

    Conjugation of desmentir in Lengadocian (Central Occitan)
simple compound
infinitive desmentir ?er desmentit
past participle desmentit —
gerund desmentissent ?ent desmentit
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ieu tu el nosautres vosautres eles
present desmentissi desmentisses desmentís desmentissèm desmentissètz desmentisson
imperfect desmentissiái desmentissiás desmentissiá desmentissiam desmentissiatz desmentissián
preterite desmentiguèri desmentiguères desmentiguèt desmentiguèrem desmentiguèretz desmentiguèron
future desmentirai desmentiràs desmentirà desmentirem desmentiretz desmentiràn
conditional desmentiriái desmentiriás desmentiriá desmentiriam desmentiriatz desmentirián
conditional 2nd form1 desmentiguèra desmentiguèras desmentiguèra desmentigueram desmentigueratz desmentiguèran
compound
tenses 		present perfect use the present tense of ?er plus the past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect tense of ?er plus the past participle
past anterior use the preterite tense of ?er plus the past participle
future perfect use the future tense of ?er plus the past participle
conditional perfect use the conditional tense of ?er plus the past participle
subjunctive que ieu que tu que el que nosautres que vosautres que eles
present desmentisca desmentiscas desmentisca desmentiscam desmentiscatz desmentiscan
imperfect desmentiguèsse desmentiguèsses desmentiguèsse desmentiguèssem desmentiguèssetz desmentiguèsson
compound
tenses 		past use the present subjunctive of ?er plus the past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect subjunctive of ?er plus the past participle
imperative — tu — nosautres vosautres —
desmentís desmentiscam desmentissetz 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

Old French[edit]

Verb[edit]

desmentir

  1. to deny

Conjugation[edit]

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of desmentir (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive desmentir avoir desmenti
gerund en desmentant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle desmentant
past participle desmenti
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses 		present desment desmenz desment desmentons desmentez desmentent
imperfect desmentoie, desmenteie desmentoies, desmenteies desmentoit, desmenteit desmentiiens, desmentiens desmentiiez, desmentiez desmentoient, desmenteient
preterite desmenti desmentis desmenti desmentimes desmentistes desmentirent
future desmentirai desmentiras desmentira desmentirons desmentiroiz, desmentireiz, desmentirez desmentiront
conditional desmentiroie, desmentireie desmentiroies, desmentireies desmentiroit, desmentireit desmentiriiens, desmentiriens desmentiriiez, desmentiriez desmentiroient, desmentireient
compound
tenses 		present perfect present tense of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
past anterior preterite tense of avoir + past participle
future perfect future tense of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses 		present desmente desmentes desmente desmentons desmentez desmentent
imperfect desmentisse desmentisses desmentist desmentissons, desmentissiens desmentissoiz, desmentissez, desmentissiez desmentissent
compound
tenses 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— desment — desmentons desmentez —

Descendants[edit]

  • French: démentir

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From des- +‎ mentir.

Pronunciation[edit]

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /dez.mẽˈt͡ʃi(ʁ)/ [dez.mẽˈt͡ʃi(h)], /d͡ʒiz.mẽˈt͡ʃi(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiz.mẽˈt͡ʃi(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /dez.mẽˈt͡ʃi(ɾ)/, /d͡ʒiz.mẽˈt͡ʃi(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /deʒ.mẽˈt͡ʃi(ʁ)/ [deʒ.mẽˈt͡ʃi(χ)], /d͡ʒiʒ.mẽˈt͡ʃi(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiʒ.mẽˈt͡ʃi(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /dez.mẽˈt͡ʃi(ɻ)/
 

  • Hyphenation: des‧men‧tir

Verb[edit]

desmentir (first-person singular present desminto, third-person singular present desmente, first-person singular preterite desmenti, past participle desmentido)

  1. to belie (to contradict, to show (something) to be false)
  2. to deny

Conjugation[edit]

    Conjugation of desmentir (i-e alternation in present singular) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal desmentir
Personal desmentir desmentires desmentir desmentirmos desmentirdes desmentirem
Gerund
desmentindo
Past participle
Masculine desmentido desmentidos
Feminine desmentida desmentidas
Indicative
Present desminto desmentes desmente desmentimos desmentis desmentem
Imperfect desmentia desmentias desmentia desmentíamos desmentíeis desmentiam
Preterite desmenti desmentiste desmentiu desmentimos desmentistes desmentiram
Pluperfect desmentira desmentiras desmentira desmentíramos desmentíreis desmentiram
Future desmentirei desmentirás desmentirá desmentiremos desmentireis desmentirão
Conditional desmentiria desmentirias desmentiria desmentiríamos desmentiríeis desmentiriam
Subjunctive
Present desminta desmintas desminta desmintamos desmintais desmintam
Imperfect desmentisse desmentisses desmentisse desmentíssemos desmentísseis desmentissem
Future desmentir desmentires desmentir desmentirmos desmentirdes desmentirem
Imperative
Affirmative desmente desminta desmintamos desmenti desmintam
Negative (não) não desmintas não desminta não desmintamos não desmintais não desmintam

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From des- +‎ mentir.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /desmenˈtiɾ/ [d̪ez.mẽn̪ˈt̪iɾ]
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: des‧men‧tir

Verb[edit]

desmentir (first-person singular present desmiento, first-person singular preterite desmentí, past participle desmentido)

  1. to refute, deny
  2. to belie; to give a false representation

Conjugation[edit]

    Conjugation of desmentir (e-ie-i alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive desmentir
gerund desmintiendo
past participle masculine feminine
singular desmentido desmentida
plural desmentidos desmentidas
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 desmiento desmientestú
desmentísvos 		desmiente desmentimos desmentís desmienten
imperfect desmentía desmentías desmentía desmentíamos desmentíais desmentían
preterite desmentí desmentiste desmintió desmentimos desmentisteis desmintieron
future desmentiré desmentirás desmentirá desmentiremos desmentiréis desmentirán
conditional desmentiría desmentirías desmentiría desmentiríamos desmentiríais desmentirían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present desmienta desmientastú
desmintásvos2 		desmienta desmintamos desmintáis desmientan
imperfect
(ra) 		desmintiera desmintieras desmintiera desmintiéramos desmintierais desmintieran
imperfect
(se) 		desmintiese desmintieses desmintiese desmintiésemos desmintieseis desmintiesen
future1 desmintiere desmintieres desmintiere desmintiéremos desmintiereis desmintieren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative desmientetú
desmentívos 		desmienta desmintamos desmentid desmientan
negative no desmientas no desmienta no desmintamos no desmintáis no desmientan

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

    Selected combined forms of desmentir (e-ie-i 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 desmentir
dative desmentirme desmentirte desmentirle, desmentirse desmentirnos desmentiros desmentirles, desmentirse
accusative desmentirme desmentirte desmentirlo, desmentirla, desmentirse desmentirnos desmentiros desmentirlos, desmentirlas, desmentirse
with gerund desmintiendo
dative desmintiéndome desmintiéndote desmintiéndole, desmintiéndose desmintiéndonos desmintiéndoos desmintiéndoles, desmintiéndose
accusative desmintiéndome desmintiéndote desmintiéndolo, desmintiéndola, desmintiéndose desmintiéndonos desmintiéndoos desmintiéndolos, desmintiéndolas, desmintiéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative desmiente
dative desmiénteme desmiéntete desmiéntele desmiéntenos not used desmiénteles
accusative desmiénteme desmiéntete desmiéntelo, desmiéntela desmiéntenos not used desmiéntelos, desmiéntelas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative desmentí
dative desmentime desmentite desmentile desmentinos not used desmentiles
accusative desmentime desmentite desmentilo, desmentila desmentinos not used desmentilos, desmentilas
with formal second-person singular imperative desmienta
dative desmiéntame not used desmiéntale, desmiéntase desmiéntanos not used desmiéntales
accusative desmiéntame not used desmiéntalo, desmiéntala, desmiéntase desmiéntanos not used desmiéntalos, desmiéntalas
with first-person plural imperative desmintamos
dative not used desmintámoste desmintámosle desmintámonos desmintámoos desmintámosles
accusative not used desmintámoste desmintámoslo, desmintámosla desmintámonos desmintámoos desmintámoslos, desmintámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative desmentid
dative desmentidme not used desmentidle desmentidnos desmentíos desmentidles
accusative desmentidme not used desmentidlo, desmentidla desmentidnos desmentíos desmentidlos, desmentidlas
with formal second-person plural imperative desmientan
dative desmiéntanme not used desmiéntanle desmiéntannos not used desmiéntanles, desmiéntanse
accusative desmiéntanme not used desmiéntanlo, desmiéntanla desmiéntannos not used desmiéntanlos, desmiéntanlas, desmiéntanse

Further reading[edit]

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