Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I come apart
- tú you come apart
- usted, él, ella he/she comes apart
- nosotros we come apart
- vosotros Spain you all come apart
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they come apart
SPANISH VERB
deshacerse
to come apart, to melt away
- Irregular -er verb
- Gerund: deshaciéndose
- Past participle: deshecho
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I came apart
- tú you came apart
- usted, él, ella he/she came apart
- nosotros we came apart
- vosotros Spain you all came apart
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they came apart
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to come apart
- tú you used to come apart
- usted, él, ella he/she used to come apart
- nosotros we used to come apart
- vosotros Spain you all used to come apart
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to come apart
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will come apart
- tú you will come apart
- usted, él, ella he/she will come apart
- nosotros we will come apart
- vosotros Spain you all will come apart
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will come apart
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would come apart
- tú you would come apart
- usted, él, ella he/she would come apart
- nosotros we would come apart
- vosotros Spain you all would come apart
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would come apart
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I come apart
- tú (that) you come apart
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she come apart
- nosotros (that) we come apart
- vosotros Spain (that) you all come apart
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they come apart
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I came apart
- tú (if) you came apart
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she came apart
- nosotros (if) we came apart
- vosotros Spain (if) you all came apart
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they came apart
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú come apart!
- usted come apart! (formal)
- nosotros come apart! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain come apart! (all of you)
- ustedes come apart! (all of you)
How to use deshacerse
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Este helado se deshace en dos minutos con este calor.
This ice cream melts in two minutes in this heat.
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Past
Por fin me deshice de la bici vieja.
I finally got rid of the old bike.
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Imperfect
El azúcar se deshacía despacio en el café caliente.
The sugar was slowly dissolving in the hot coffee.
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Future
Si lo lavas con agua caliente, el jersey se deshará.
If you wash it in hot water, the jumper will fall apart.
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Conditional
Yo me desharía de ese sofá tan viejo.
I'd get rid of that old sofa.
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Present subjunctive
Mete el chocolate en la nevera para que no se deshaga.
Put the chocolate in the fridge so it doesn't melt.
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Past subjunctive
Me dijeron que me deshiciera de los papeles viejos.
They told me to get rid of the old papers.
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Imperative
¡Deshazte de esas zapatillas, que huelen fatal!
Get rid of those trainers, they smell awful!
Good to know
- "Deshacerse de algo" is to get rid of something: me deshice de la ropa vieja. "Deshacer la maleta" is to unpack.
Where you hear deshacerse
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Advanced Level 1
- Estos dulces se deshacen en la boca. These sweets melt in your mouth.
- La galleta se deshizo en mi mano. The biscuit crumbled in my hand.
- El hielo se va a deshacer con el calor. The ice is going to melt in the heat.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -er verb.