Descorazonar means to discourage or dishearten someone, often by removing hope or confidence. It is used when describing actions that diminish enthusiasm or courage.
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El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | descorazoné | Eso no me descorazonó en absoluto. That did not discourage me at all. | |
| Tú | descorazonaste | No permitas que eso te descorazone. Don't let that discourage you. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | descorazonó | La derrota no lo descorazonó. The defeat did not discourage him. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | descorazonamos | No debemos descorazonarnos ante los problemas. We should not get discouraged by problems. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | descorazonáis | Vuestro ánimo no debe descorazonaros. Your spirits should not discourage you. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | descorazonan | Las malas noticias no los descorazonan. Bad news does not discourage them. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | descorazoné | El discurso me descorazonó. The speech discouraged me. | |
| Tú | descorazonaste | Tus palabras te descorazonaron. Your words discouraged you. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | descorazonó | La noticia lo descorazonó. The news discouraged him. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | descorazonamos | La derrota nos descorazonó. The defeat discouraged us. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | descorazonasteis | La situación os descorazonó. The situation discouraged you all. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | descorazonaron | Las malas noticias los descorazonaron. The bad news discouraged them. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | descorazonaba | Antes, esa noticia me descorazonaba. Before, that news discouraged me. | |
| Tú | descorazonabas | A veces, esa situación te descorazonaba. Sometimes, that situation discouraged you. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | descorazonaba | La derrota le descorazonaba mucho. The defeat discouraged him/her a lot. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | descorazonábamos | Nosotros descorazonábamos con las malas noticias. We were discouraged by bad news. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | descorazonabais | Vuestras palabras descorazonaban a todos. Your words discouraged everyone. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | descorazonaban | Esas derrotas descorazonaban a los jugadores. Those defeats discouraged the players. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy descorazonando | Estoy descorazonando a los niños con mi actitud. I am discouraging the children with my attitude. | |
| Tú | estás descorazonando | Estás descorazonando a tu equipo con esas palabras. You are discouraging your team with those words. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está descorazonando | Ella está descorazonando a los empleados. She is discouraging the employees. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos descorazonando | Estamos descorazonando a los estudiantes con las noticias. We are discouraging the students with the news. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis descorazonando | Vosotros estáis descorazonando a los participantes. You all are discouraging the participants. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están descorazonando | Ellos están descorazonando a los seguidores. They are discouraging the followers. |
El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a descorazonar | Voy a descorazonar a mi equipo si no mejoran. I am going to discourage my team if they don't improve. | |
| Tú | vas a descorazonar | Vas a descorazonar a tus amigos con esa actitud. You are going to discourage your friends with that attitude. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a descorazonar | Él va a descorazonar a los estudiantes si no estudian. He is going to discourage the students if they don't study. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a descorazonar | Vamos a descorazonar a los jugadores si no ganan. We are going to discourage the players if they don't win. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a descorazonar | Vais a descorazonar a los empleados si no motiváis. You all are going to discourage the employees if you don't motivate them. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a descorazonar | Ellos van a descorazonar a los niños si no les dan apoyo. They are going to discourage the children if they don't give support. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | descorazonaré | Descorazonaré a los estudiantes mañana. I will discourage the students tomorrow. | |
| Tú | descorazonarás | Tú descorazonarás a tu equipo pronto. You will discourage your team soon. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | descorazonará | Ella descorazonará a los empleados. She will discourage the employees. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | descorazonaremos | Nosotros descorazonaremos a los participantes. We will discourage the participants. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | descorazonaréis | Vosotros descorazonaréis a los invitados. You all will discourage the guests. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | descorazonarán | Ellos descorazonarán a los voluntarios. They will discourage the volunteers. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | descorazonaría | Yo no descorazonaría fácilmente. I wouldn't get discouraged easily. | |
| Tú | descorazonarías | Tú descorazonarías a cualquiera. You would discourage anyone. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | descorazonaría | Él descorazonaría a su equipo. He would discourage his team. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | descorazonaríamos | Nosotros no descorazonaríamos a nadie. We wouldn't discourage anyone. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | descorazonaríais | Vosotros descorazonaríais a los nuevos. You would discourage the newcomers. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | descorazonarían | Ellos descorazonarían a los estudiantes. They would discourage the students. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he descorazonado | Nunca he descorazonado a nadie. I have never discouraged anyone. | |
| Tú | has descorazonado | ¿Alguna vez has descorazonado a un amigo? Have you ever discouraged a friend? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha descorazonado | Él ha descorazonado a su equipo. He has discouraged his team. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos descorazonado | Nosotros hemos descorazonado a los estudiantes. We have discouraged the students. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis descorazonado | Vosotros habéis descorazonado a muchos con esas palabras. You all have discouraged many with those words. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han descorazonado | Ellos han descorazonado a la comunidad. They have discouraged the community. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había descorazonado | Yo había descorazonado antes de intentarlo de nuevo. I had discouraged myself before trying again. | |
| Tú | habías descorazonado | Tú habías descorazonado a todos con tus palabras. You had discouraged everyone with your words. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había descorazonado | Ella había descorazonado a su equipo antes del partido. She had discouraged her team before the match. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos descorazonado | Nosotros habíamos descorazonado a los niños con la noticia. We had discouraged the children with the news. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais descorazonado | Vosotros habíais descorazonado a los invitados. You all had discouraged the guests. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían descorazonado | Ellos habían descorazonado a los participantes. They had discouraged the participants. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré descorazonado | Para entonces, ya habré descorazonado. By then, I will have discouraged. | |
| Tú | habrás descorazonado | Tú habrás descorazonado a muchos. You will have discouraged many. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá descorazonado | Ella habrá descorazonado a todos. She will have discouraged everyone. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos descorazonado | Nosotros habremos descorazonado a los estudiantes. We will have discouraged the students. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis descorazonado | Vosotros habréis descorazonado a los participantes. You all will have discouraged the participants. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán descorazonado | Ellos habrán descorazonado a los jugadores. They will have discouraged the players. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría descorazonado | Nunca habría descorazonado a mi equipo. I would have discouraged my team. | |
| Tú | habrías descorazonado | Tú habrías descorazonado a los niños. You would have discouraged the children. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría descorazonado | Él habría descorazonado a sus amigos. He would have discouraged his friends. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos descorazonado | Nosotros habríamos descorazonado a los participantes. We would have discouraged the participants. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais descorazonado | Vosotros habríais descorazonado a los estudiantes. You all would have discouraged the students. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían descorazonado | Ellos habrían descorazonado a los voluntarios. They would have discouraged the volunteers. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | descorozone | Espero que esto no me descorozone. I hope this does not discourage me. | |
| Tú | descorozones | Es importante que no descorozones fácilmente. It's important that you don't get discouraged easily. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | descorozone | Es posible que ella descorozone si falla. It's possible that she gets discouraged if she fails. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | descorozonemos | Queremos que no descorozonemos ante los problemas. We want us not to get discouraged in front of problems. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | descorozonéis | Es necesario que no descorozonéis tan rápido. It's necessary that you all don't get discouraged so quickly. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | descorozonen | Dudo que ellos descorozonen fácilmente. I doubt that they get discouraged easily. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | descorazonara | No creía que me descorazonara tan fácilmente. I didn't believe it discouraged me so easily. | |
| Tú | descorazonaras | Pensé que no descorazonaras a nadie. I thought you didn't discourage anyone. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | descorazonara | Esperaba que ella no descorazonara a los demás. I hoped she wouldn't discourage others. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | descorazonáramos | No creía que nosotros descorazonáramos a los estudiantes. I didn't think we discouraged the students. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | descorazonarais | No pensaba que vosotros descorazonarais a los nuevos. I didn't think you all discouraged the newcomers. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | descorazonaran | Era improbable que ellos descorazonaran a nadie. It was unlikely that they discouraged anyone. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | descorazonare | Si la situación empeora, descorazonare a todos. If the situation worsens, I will discourage everyone. | |
| Tú | descorazonares | Tú descorazonares a los niños si no los ayudas. You will discourage the children if you don't help them. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | descorazonare | Él descorazonare a su equipo en la final. He will discourage his team in the final. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | descorazonáremos | Nosotros descorazonáremos a los participantes si fallan. We will discourage the participants if they fail. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | descorazonareis | Vosotros descorazonareis a los invitados si no cumplen las reglas. You all will discourage the guests if they don't follow the rules. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | descorazonaren | Ellos descorazonaren a los estudiantes si no estudian. They will discourage the students if they don't study. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya descorazonado | Espero que haya descorazonado a todos. I hope I have discouraged everyone. | |
| Tú | hayas descorazonado | Es posible que hayas descorazonado a alguien. It's possible that you have discouraged someone. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya descorazonado | Es probable que él haya descorazonado a su equipo. It's likely that he has discouraged his team. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos descorazonado | Quizá hayamos descorazonado a los niños sin querer. Maybe we have discouraged the children unintentionally. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis descorazonado | No creo que hayáis descorazonado a nadie. I don't think you have discouraged anyone. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan descorazonado | Es posible que hayan descorazonado a los participantes. It's possible that they have discouraged the participants. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera descorazonado | No creí que hubiera descorazonado a nadie. I didn't think I had discouraged anyone. | |
| Tú | hubieras descorazonado | Si hubieras descorazonado a alguien, lo lamentarías. If you had discouraged someone, you would regret it. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera descorazonado | Ella pensó que él hubiera descorazonado a su amigo. She thought that he had discouraged her friend. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos descorazonado | Nunca hubiéramos descorazonado a los niños. We had never discouraged the children. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais descorazonado | ¿Creíste que vosotros hubierais descorazonado a alguien? Did you think that you all had discouraged someone? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran descorazonado | Es posible que ellos hubieran descorazonado a su equipo. It's possible that they had discouraged their team. |
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere descorazonado | Para entonces, ya hubiere descorazonado. By then, I will have discouraged. | |
| Tú | hubieres descorazonado | Si hubieres descorazonado, no habrías logrado nada. If you will have discouraged, you will have achieved nothing. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere descorazonado | Es posible que él hubiere descorazonado a todos. It is possible that he will have discouraged everyone. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos descorazonado | Para entonces, nosotros hubiéremos descorazonado a muchos. By then, we will have discouraged many. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis descorazonado | Quizá vosotros hubiereis descorazonado a los demás. Maybe you will have discouraged the others. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren descorazonado | Es probable que ellos hubieren descorazonado a los participantes. It is likely that they will have discouraged the participants. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | descorazonar | No descoresonar a nadie en la reunión. Don't discourage anyone at the meeting. | |
| Tú | descorazonar | ¡Descorazonar a tus amigos siempre es malo! Discouraging your friends is always bad! | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | descorazonar | No descorazonar a los niños con tus palabras. Don't discourage the children with your words. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | descorazonar | No descorazonar a nuestro equipo antes del partido. Let's not discourage our team before the match. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | descorazonar | No descorazonéis a los estudiantes con esas noticias. Don't discourage the students with that news. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | descorazonar | No descorazonen a los trabajadores con críticas negativas. Don't discourage the workers with negative criticism. |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no descorazones | No descorazones en momentos difíciles. Don't get discouraged in difficult times. | |
| Tú | no descorazones | No descorazones a tus amigos. Don't discourage your friends. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no descorzone | No descorzone a los estudiantes. Don't discourage the students. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no descorazonemos | No descorazonemos a nuestro equipo. Let's not discourage our team. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no descorazonéis | No descorazonéis a los niños. Don't discourage the children. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no descorazonen | No descorazonen a los participantes. Don't discourage the participants. |
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