descorrer

Spanish

Etymology

From des- +‎ correr, possibly corresponding to Latin discurrere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deskoˈreɾ/ [d̪es.koˈreɾ]
• Rhymes: -eɾ
• Syllabification: des‧co‧rrer

Verb

descorrer (first-person singular present descorro, first-person singular preterite descorrí, past participle descorrido)

1. (transitive) to draw back (curtains)
2. (transitive) to slide open (a bolt, latch, etc.)
3. (transitive, of a person) to run a space that has already been run
4. (intransitive, of a liquid) to run, flow, drain

Conjugation

    Conjugation of descorrer (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			descorrer
gerund			descorriendo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		descorrido		descorrida
		plural		descorridos		descorridas
		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	descorro	descorrestú descorrésvos	descorre	descorremos	descorréis	descorren
	imperfect	descorría	descorrías	descorría	descorríamos	descorríais	descorrían
	preterite	descorrí	descorriste	descorrió	descorrimos	descorristeis	descorrieron
	future	descorreré	descorrerás	descorrerá	descorreremos	descorreréis	descorrerán
	conditional	descorrería	descorrerías	descorrería	descorreríamos	descorreríais	descorrerían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	descorra	descorrastú descorrásvos2	descorra	descorramos	descorráis	descorran
	imperfect (ra)	descorriera	descorrieras	descorriera	descorriéramos	descorrierais	descorrieran
	imperfect (se)	descorriese	descorrieses	descorriese	descorriésemos	descorrieseis	descorriesen
	future1	descorriere	descorrieres	descorriere	descorriéremos	descorriereis	descorrieren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		descorretú descorrévos	descorra	descorramos	descorred	descorran
	negative		no descorras	no descorra	no descorramos	no descorráis	no descorran

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

    Selected combined forms of descorrer

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 descorrer
	dative	descorrerme	descorrerte	descorrerle, descorrerse	descorrernos	descorreros	descorrerles, descorrerse
	accusative	descorrerme	descorrerte	descorrerlo, descorrerla, descorrerse	descorrernos	descorreros	descorrerlos, descorrerlas, descorrerse
with gerund descorriendo
	dative	descorriéndome	descorriéndote	descorriéndole, descorriéndose	descorriéndonos	descorriéndoos	descorriéndoles, descorriéndose
	accusative	descorriéndome	descorriéndote	descorriéndolo, descorriéndola, descorriéndose	descorriéndonos	descorriéndoos	descorriéndolos, descorriéndolas, descorriéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative descorre
	dative	descórreme	descórrete	descórrele	descórrenos	not used	descórreles
	accusative	descórreme	descórrete	descórrelo, descórrela	descórrenos	not used	descórrelos, descórrelas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative descorré
	dative	descorreme	descorrete	descorrele	descorrenos	not used	descorreles
	accusative	descorreme	descorrete	descorrelo, descorrela	descorrenos	not used	descorrelos, descorrelas
with formal second-person singular imperative descorra
	dative	descórrame	not used	descórrale, descórrase	descórranos	not used	descórrales
	accusative	descórrame	not used	descórralo, descórrala, descórrase	descórranos	not used	descórralos, descórralas
with first-person plural imperative descorramos
	dative	not used	descorrámoste	descorrámosle	descorrámonos	descorrámoos	descorrámosles
	accusative	not used	descorrámoste	descorrámoslo, descorrámosla	descorrámonos	descorrámoos	descorrámoslos, descorrámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative descorred
	dative	descorredme	not used	descorredle	descorrednos	descorreos	descorredles
	accusative	descorredme	not used	descorredlo, descorredla	descorrednos	descorreos	descorredlos, descorredlas
with formal second-person plural imperative descorran
	dative	descórranme	not used	descórranle	descórrannos	not used	descórranles, descórranse
	accusative	descórranme	not used	descórranlo, descórranla	descórrannos	not used	descórranlos, descórranlas, descórranse

Related terms

• correr
• discurrir
• escurrir

 

Further reading

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