desarmar

Catalan

Etymology

From des- +‎ armar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [də.zərˈma]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [de.zaɾˈmaɾ]

• Audio (Barcelona):

  (file)

Verb

desarmar (first-person singular present desarmo, first-person singular preterite desarmí, past participle desarmat)

1. to disarm

Conjugation

    Conjugation of desarmar (first conjugation)

infinitive			desarmar
gerund			desarmant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		desarmat		desarmada
		plural		desarmats		desarmades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	desarmo	desarmes	desarma	desarmem	desarmeu	desarmen
	imperfect	desarmava	desarmaves	desarmava	desarmàvem	desarmàveu	desarmaven
	future	desarmaré	desarmaràs	desarmarà	desarmarem	desarmareu	desarmaran
	preterite	desarmí	desarmares	desarmà	desarmàrem	desarmàreu	desarmaren
	conditional	desarmaria	desarmaries	desarmaria	desarmaríem	desarmaríeu	desarmarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	desarmi	desarmis	desarmi	desarmem	desarmeu	desarmin
	imperfect	desarmés	desarmessis	desarmés	desarméssim	desarméssiu	desarmessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	desarma	desarmi	desarmem	desarmeu	desarmin
	negative (no)	—	no desarmis	no desarmi	no desarmem	no desarmeu	no desarmin

Derived terms

• desarmament

Further reading

• “desarmar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “desarmar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “desarmar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “desarmar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Occitan

Etymology

des- +‎ armar

Pronunciation

• Audio (Béarn):

  (file)

Verb

desarmar

1. to disarm

Conjugation

    Lengadocian (Central Occitan)

		simple			compound
infinitive		desarmar			aver desarmat
gerund		desarmant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		desarmat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	desarmi	desarmas	desarma	desarmam	desarmatz	desarman
	imperfect	desarmavi	desarmavas	desarmava	desarmàvem	desarmàvetz	desarmavan
	preterite	desarmèri	desarmères	desarmèt	desarmèrem	desarmèretz	desarmèron
	future	desarmarai	desarmaràs	desarmarà	desarmarem	desarmaretz	desarmaràn
	conditional	desarmariái	desarmariás	desarmariá	desarmariam	desarmariatz	desarmarián
	conditional 2nd form1	desarmèra	desarmèras	desarmèra	desarmeram	desarmeratz	desarmèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	desarme	desarmes	desarme	desarmem	desarmetz	desarmen
	imperfect	desarmèssi	desarmèsses	desarmèsse	desarmèssem	desarmèssetz	desarmèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			desarma		desarmem	desarmatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Auvernhàs

		simple			compound
infinitive		desarmar			aver desarmat
gerund		desarmant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		desarmat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	desarme	desarmes	desarma	desarmam	desarmatz	desarmon
	imperfect	desarmave	desarmaves	desarmava	desarmaviam	desarmaviatz	desarmavon
	preterite	desarmere	desarmeres	desarmet	desarmem	desarmetz	desarmeron
	future	desarmarai	desarmaràs	desarmará	desarmarem	desarmaretz	desarmarán
	conditional	desarmariá	desarmariás	desarmariá	desarmariam	desarmariatz	desarmarián
	conditional 2nd form1	desarmèra	desarmèras	desarmèra	desarmeram	desarmeratz	desarmèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	desarme	desarmes	desarme	desarmassiam	desarmassiatz	desarmon
	imperfect	desarmesse	desarmesses	desarmesse	desarmessiam	desarmessiatz	desarmesson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			desarma		desarmassiam	desarmatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Gascon

		simple			compound
infinitive		desarmar			aver desarmat
gerund		desarmant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		desarmat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	desarmi	desarmas	desarma	desarmam	desarmatz	desarman
	imperfect	desarmavi	desarmavas	desarmava	desarmàvam	desarmàvatz	desarmavan
	preterite	desarmèi	desarmès	desarmè	desarmèm	desarmètz	desarmèn
	future	desarmarèi	desarmaràs	desarmarà	desarmaram	desarmaratz	desarmaràn
	conditional	desarmarí	desarmarés	desarmaré	desarmarem	desarmaretz	desarmarén
	conditional 2nd form1	desarmèra	desarmèras	desarmèra	desarmeram	desarmeratz	desarmèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	desarmi	desarmes	desarme	desarmem	desarmetz	desarmen
	imperfect	desarmèssi	desarmèsses	desarmèsse	desarmèssem	desarmèssetz	desarmèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			desarma		desarmem	desarmatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Lemosin

		simple			compound
infinitive		desarmar			aver desarmat
gerund		desarmant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		desarmat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	desarme	desarmas	desarma	desarmam	desarmatz	desarman
	imperfect	desarmava	desarmavas	desarmava	desarmàvam	desarmàvatz	desarmavan
	preterite	desarmei	desarmeras	desarmet	desarmèram	desarmèratz	desarmeran
	future	desarmarai	desarmaràs	desarmará	desarmarem	desarmaretz	desarmarán
	conditional	desarmariá	desarmariàs	desarmariá	desarmariam	desarmariatz	desarmarián
	conditional 2nd form1	desarmèra	desarmèras	desarmèra	desarmeram	desarmeratz	desarmèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	desarme	desarmes	desarme	desarmem	desarmetz	desarmen
	imperfect	desarmèsse	desarmèsses	desarmèsse	desarmèssem	desarmèssetz	desarmèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			desarma		desarmem	desarmatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Provençau

		simple			compound
infinitive		desarmar			aver desarmat
gerund		desarmant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		desarmat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	desarme	desarmes	desarma	desarmam	desarmatz	desarman
	imperfect	desarmavi	desarmavas	desarmava	desarmàvem	desarmàvetz	desarmavan
	preterite	desarmère	desarmères	desarmèt	desarmeriam	desarmeriatz	desarmèron
	future	desarmarai	desarmaràs	desarmarà	desarmarem	desarmaretz	desarmaràn
	conditional	desarmariáu	desarmariás	desarmariá	desarmariam	desarmariatz	desarmarián
	conditional 2nd form1	desarmèra	desarmèras	desarmèra	desarmeram	desarmeratz	desarmèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	desarme	desarmes	desarme	desarmem	desarmetz	desarman
	imperfect	desarmèsse	desarmèsses	desarmèsse	desarmessiam	desarmessiatz	desarmèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			desarma		desarmem	desarmatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

Portuguese

Etymology

From des- +‎ armar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.zaʁˈma(ʁ)/ [de.zaɦˈma(h)], /d͡ʒi.zaʁˈma(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒi.zaɦˈma(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.zaʁˈma(ʁ)/ [de.zaɦˈma(h)], /d͡ʒi.zaʁˈma(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒi.zaɦˈma(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /de.zaɾˈma(ɾ)/, /d͡ʒi.zaɾˈma(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /de.zaʁˈma(ʁ)/ [de.zaʁˈma(χ)], /d͡ʒi.zaʁˈma(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒi.zaʁˈma(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.zaɻˈma(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.zɐɾˈmaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.zɐɾˈmaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.zɐɾˈma.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: de‧sar‧mar

Verb

desarmar (first-person singular present desarmo, first-person singular preterite desarmei, past participle desarmado)

1. to disarm
   • 2003, J. K. Rowling, Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix, Rocco, page 436:

     Você pode usar sua varinha para tentar me desarmar, ou para se defender de qualquer outra maneira que consiga pensar.

     You may use your wand to try to disarm me, or to defend yourself in any other way that you can think of.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of desarmar (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	desarmar
Personal	desarmar	desarmares	desarmar	desarmarmos	desarmardes	desarmarem
Gerund
	desarmando
Past participle
Masculine	desarmado			desarmados
Feminine	desarmada			desarmadas
Indicative
Present	desarmo	desarmas	desarma	desarmamos	desarmais	desarmam
Imperfect	desarmava	desarmavas	desarmava	desarmávamos	desarmáveis	desarmavam
Preterite	desarmei	desarmaste	desarmou	desarmamos1, desarmámos2	desarmastes	desarmaram
Pluperfect	desarmara	desarmaras	desarmara	desarmáramos	desarmáreis	desarmaram
Future	desarmarei	desarmarás	desarmará	desarmaremos	desarmareis	desarmarão
Conditional	desarmaria	desarmarias	desarmaria	desarmaríamos	desarmaríeis	desarmariam
Subjunctive
Present	desarme	desarmes	desarme	desarmemos	desarmeis	desarmem
Imperfect	desarmasse	desarmasses	desarmasse	desarmássemos	desarmásseis	desarmassem
Future	desarmar	desarmares	desarmar	desarmarmos	desarmardes	desarmarem
Imperative
Affirmative		desarma	desarme	desarmemos	desarmai	desarmem
Negative (não)		não desarmes	não desarme	não desarmemos	não desarmeis	não desarmem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Derived terms

• desarmamento

Further reading

• “desarmar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “desarmar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

From des- +‎ armar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /desaɾˈmaɾ/ [d̪e.saɾˈmaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: de‧sar‧mar

Verb

desarmar (first-person singular present desarmo, first-person singular preterite desarmé, past participle desarmado)

1. (transitive) to disarm
2. (transitive) to unassemble, disassemble

Conjugation

    Conjugation of desarmar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			desarmar
gerund			desarmando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		desarmado		desarmada
		plural		desarmados		desarmadas
		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	desarmo	desarmastú desarmásvos	desarma	desarmamos	desarmáis	desarman
	imperfect	desarmaba	desarmabas	desarmaba	desarmábamos	desarmabais	desarmaban
	preterite	desarmé	desarmaste	desarmó	desarmamos	desarmasteis	desarmaron
	future	desarmaré	desarmarás	desarmará	desarmaremos	desarmaréis	desarmarán
	conditional	desarmaría	desarmarías	desarmaría	desarmaríamos	desarmaríais	desarmarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	desarme	desarmestú desarmésvos2	desarme	desarmemos	desarméis	desarmen
	imperfect (ra)	desarmara	desarmaras	desarmara	desarmáramos	desarmarais	desarmaran
	imperfect (se)	desarmase	desarmases	desarmase	desarmásemos	desarmaseis	desarmasen
	future1	desarmare	desarmares	desarmare	desarmáremos	desarmareis	desarmaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		desarmatú desarmávos	desarme	desarmemos	desarmad	desarmen
	negative		no desarmes	no desarme	no desarmemos	no desarméis	no desarmen

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of desarmar

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 desarmar	dative	desarmarme	desarmarte	desarmarle, desarmarse	desarmarnos	desarmaros	desarmarles, desarmarse
	accusative	desarmarme	desarmarte	desarmarlo, desarmarla, desarmarse	desarmarnos	desarmaros	desarmarlos, desarmarlas, desarmarse
with gerund desarmando	dative	desarmándome	desarmándote	desarmándole, desarmándose	desarmándonos	desarmándoos	desarmándoles, desarmándose
	accusative	desarmándome	desarmándote	desarmándolo, desarmándola, desarmándose	desarmándonos	desarmándoos	desarmándolos, desarmándolas, desarmándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative desarma	dative	desármame	desármate	desármale	desármanos	not used	desármales
	accusative	desármame	desármate	desármalo, desármala	desármanos	not used	desármalos, desármalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative desarmá	dative	desarmame	desarmate	desarmale	desarmanos	not used	desarmales
	accusative	desarmame	desarmate	desarmalo, desarmala	desarmanos	not used	desarmalos, desarmalas
with formal second-person singular imperative desarme	dative	desármeme	not used	desármele, desármese	desármenos	not used	desármeles
	accusative	desármeme	not used	desármelo, desármela, desármese	desármenos	not used	desármelos, desármelas
with first-person plural imperative desarmemos	dative	not used	desarmémoste	desarmémosle	desarmémonos	desarmémoos	desarmémosles
	accusative	not used	desarmémoste	desarmémoslo, desarmémosla	desarmémonos	desarmémoos	desarmémoslos, desarmémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative desarmad	dative	desarmadme	not used	desarmadle	desarmadnos	desarmaos	desarmadles
	accusative	desarmadme	not used	desarmadlo, desarmadla	desarmadnos	desarmaos	desarmadlos, desarmadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative desarmen	dative	desármenme	not used	desármenle	desármennos	not used	desármenles, desármense
	accusative	desármenme	not used	desármenlo, desármenla	desármennos	not used	desármenlos, desármenlas, desármense

Derived terms

• desarmable
• desarmadero
• desarmador
• desarmadura
• desarmaduría
• desarmamiento
• desarme
• desarme nuclear

Further reading

• “desarmar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025