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SPANISH VERB

desheredar

to disinherit

  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: desheredando
  • Past participle: desheredado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I disinherit
  2. tú you disinherit
  3. usted, él, ella he/she disinherits
  4. nosotros we disinherit
  5. vosotros Spain you all disinherit
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they disinherit

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I disinherited
  2. tú you disinherited
  3. usted, él, ella he/she disinherited
  4. nosotros we disinherited
  5. vosotros Spain you all disinherited
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they disinherited

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to disinherit
  2. tú you used to disinherit
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to disinherit
  4. nosotros we used to disinherit
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to disinherit
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to disinherit

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will disinherit
  2. tú you will disinherit
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will disinherit
  4. nosotros we will disinherit
  5. vosotros Spain you all will disinherit
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will disinherit

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would disinherit
  2. tú you would disinherit
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would disinherit
  4. nosotros we would disinherit
  5. vosotros Spain you all would disinherit
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would disinherit

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I disinherit
  2. tú (that) you disinherit
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she disinherit
  4. nosotros (that) we disinherit
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all disinherit
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they disinherit

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I disinherited
  2. tú (if) you disinherited
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she disinherited
  4. nosotros (if) we disinherited
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all disinherited
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they disinherited

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú disinherit!
  2. usted disinherit! (formal)
  3. nosotros disinherit! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain disinherit! (all of you)
  5. ustedes disinherit! (all of you)

How to use desheredar

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Si no vienes a comer el domingo, te desheredo.

    If you don't come for Sunday lunch, I'll disinherit you.

  2. Past

    Mi bisabuelo desheredó a su hijo mayor por una boda.

    My great-grandfather disinherited his eldest son over a wedding.

  3. Imperfect

    Mi padre nos desheredaba cada vez que perdía al dominó.

    My father disinherited us every time he lost at dominoes.

  4. Future

    Como vendas el campo, tu madre te desheredará.

    If you sell the land, your mother will disinherit you.

  5. Conditional

    Yo no desheredaría a un hijo por nada.

    I wouldn't disinherit a child for anything.

  6. Present subjunctive

    No creo que te desherede por un suspenso.

    I don't think he'll disinherit you over a failed exam.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Mi abuela temía que mi abuelo desheredara a mi tío.

    My grandmother feared my grandfather would disinherit my uncle.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Deshereda al gato, que ha roto el jarrón!

    Disinherit the cat, he's broken the vase!

Good to know

  • "Desheredar" sounds dramatic in Spanish too, which is why parents say it as a joke: te desheredo.

Where you hear desheredar

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Spanish · Advanced Level 2

  • Yo no desheredo a nadie. Es broma. I don't disinherit anyone. It's a joke.
  • Mi abuelo desheredó a mi tío por un caballo. My grandfather disinherited my uncle over a horse.
  • Papá no me va a desheredar. Me quiere demasiado. Dad isn't going to disinherit me. He loves me too much.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.