dispersar

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [dis.pərˈsa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [dis.peɾˈsaɾ]

Verb

dispersar (first-person singular present disperso, first-person singular preterite dispersí, past participle dispersat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

1. (transitive, takes a reflexive pronoun) to disperse

   Synonyms: difondre, disseminar, divulgar, esbarrar, esbarriar, esbombar, escampar, espargir, estendre, propagar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of dispersar (first conjugation)

infinitive			dispersar
gerund			dispersant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		dispersat		dispersada
		plural		dispersats		dispersades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	disperso	disperses	dispersa	dispersem	disperseu	dispersen
	imperfect	dispersava	dispersaves	dispersava	dispersàvem	dispersàveu	dispersaven
	future	dispersaré	dispersaràs	dispersarà	dispersarem	dispersareu	dispersaran
	preterite	dispersí	dispersares	dispersà	dispersàrem	dispersàreu	dispersaren
	conditional	dispersaria	dispersaries	dispersaria	dispersaríem	dispersaríeu	dispersarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	dispersi	dispersis	dispersi	dispersem	disperseu	dispersin
	imperfect	dispersés	dispersessis	dispersés	disperséssim	disperséssiu	dispersessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	dispersa	dispersi	dispersem	disperseu	dispersin
	negative (no)	—	no dispersis	no dispersi	no dispersem	no disperseu	no dispersin

Related terms

• dispers
• dispersió

Further reading

• “dispersar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “dispersar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “dispersar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “dispersar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒis.peʁˈsa(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒis.pehˈsa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒis.peʁˈsa(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒis.pehˈsa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒis.peɾˈsa(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiʃ.peʁˈsa(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiʃ.peχˈsa(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒis.peɻˈsa(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /diʃ.pɨɾˈsaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /diʃ.pɨɾˈsaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /diʃ.pɨɾˈsa.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: dis‧per‧sar

Verb

dispersar (first-person singular present disperso, first-person singular preterite dispersei, past participle dispersado)

1. (transitive) to disperse
2. (transitive) to scatter

Conjugation

    Conjugation of dispersar (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	dispersar
Personal	dispersar	dispersares	dispersar	dispersarmos	dispersardes	dispersarem
Gerund
	dispersando
Past participle
Masculine	dispersado			dispersados
Feminine	dispersada			dispersadas
Indicative
Present	disperso	dispersas	dispersa	dispersamos	dispersais	dispersam
Imperfect	dispersava	dispersavas	dispersava	dispersávamos	dispersáveis	dispersavam
Preterite	dispersei	dispersaste	dispersou	dispersamos1, dispersámos2	dispersastes	dispersaram
Pluperfect	dispersara	dispersaras	dispersara	dispersáramos	dispersáreis	dispersaram
Future	dispersarei	dispersarás	dispersará	dispersaremos	dispersareis	dispersarão
Conditional	dispersaria	dispersarias	dispersaria	dispersaríamos	dispersaríeis	dispersariam
Subjunctive
Present	disperse	disperses	disperse	dispersemos	disperseis	dispersem
Imperfect	dispersasse	dispersasses	dispersasse	dispersássemos	dispersásseis	dispersassem
Future	dispersar	dispersares	dispersar	dispersarmos	dispersardes	dispersarem
Imperative
Affirmative		dispersa	disperse	dispersemos	dispersai	dispersem
Negative (não)		não disperses	não disperse	não dispersemos	não disperseis	não dispersem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Spanish

Etymology

Derived from Latin dispergō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dispeɾˈsaɾ/ [d̪is.peɾˈsaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: dis‧per‧sar

Verb

dispersar (first-person singular present disperso, first-person singular preterite dispersé, past participle dispersado)

1. (transitive) to disperse

Conjugation

    Conjugation of dispersar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			dispersar
gerund			dispersando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		dispersado		dispersada
		plural		dispersados		dispersadas
		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	disperso	dispersastú dispersásvos	dispersa	dispersamos	dispersáis	dispersan
	imperfect	dispersaba	dispersabas	dispersaba	dispersábamos	dispersabais	dispersaban
	preterite	dispersé	dispersaste	dispersó	dispersamos	dispersasteis	dispersaron
	future	dispersaré	dispersarás	dispersará	dispersaremos	dispersaréis	dispersarán
	conditional	dispersaría	dispersarías	dispersaría	dispersaríamos	dispersaríais	dispersarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	disperse	dispersestú dispersésvos2	disperse	dispersemos	disperséis	dispersen
	imperfect (ra)	dispersara	dispersaras	dispersara	dispersáramos	dispersarais	dispersaran
	imperfect (se)	dispersase	dispersases	dispersase	dispersásemos	dispersaseis	dispersasen
	future1	dispersare	dispersares	dispersare	dispersáremos	dispersareis	dispersaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		dispersatú dispersávos	disperse	dispersemos	dispersad	dispersen
	negative		no disperses	no disperse	no dispersemos	no disperséis	no dispersen

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

    Selected combined forms of dispersar

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 dispersar
	dative	dispersarme	dispersarte	dispersarle, dispersarse	dispersarnos	dispersaros	dispersarles, dispersarse
	accusative	dispersarme	dispersarte	dispersarlo, dispersarla, dispersarse	dispersarnos	dispersaros	dispersarlos, dispersarlas, dispersarse
with gerund dispersando
	dative	dispersándome	dispersándote	dispersándole, dispersándose	dispersándonos	dispersándoos	dispersándoles, dispersándose
	accusative	dispersándome	dispersándote	dispersándolo, dispersándola, dispersándose	dispersándonos	dispersándoos	dispersándolos, dispersándolas, dispersándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative dispersa
	dative	dispérsame	dispérsate	dispérsale	dispérsanos	not used	dispérsales
	accusative	dispérsame	dispérsate	dispérsalo, dispérsala	dispérsanos	not used	dispérsalos, dispérsalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative dispersá
	dative	dispersame	dispersate	dispersale	dispersanos	not used	dispersales
	accusative	dispersame	dispersate	dispersalo, dispersala	dispersanos	not used	dispersalos, dispersalas
with formal second-person singular imperative disperse
	dative	dispérseme	not used	dispérsele, dispérsese	dispérsenos	not used	dispérseles
	accusative	dispérseme	not used	dispérselo, dispérsela, dispérsese	dispérsenos	not used	dispérselos, dispérselas
with first-person plural imperative dispersemos
	dative	not used	dispersémoste	dispersémosle	dispersémonos	dispersémoos	dispersémosles
	accusative	not used	dispersémoste	dispersémoslo, dispersémosla	dispersémonos	dispersémoos	dispersémoslos, dispersémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative dispersad
	dative	dispersadme	not used	dispersadle	dispersadnos	dispersaos	dispersadles
	accusative	dispersadme	not used	dispersadlo, dispersadla	dispersadnos	dispersaos	dispersadlos, dispersadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative dispersen
	dative	dispérsenme	not used	dispérsenle	dispérsennos	not used	dispérsenles, dispérsense
	accusative	dispérsenme	not used	dispérsenlo, dispérsenla	dispérsennos	not used	dispérsenlos, dispérsenlas, dispérsense

Further reading

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