Polyglot Dictionary

descomponerse

/deskomponˈeɾse/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
me descompongo
preterite (yo)
me descompuse
past participle
descompuesto

Meaning

  1. to decompose, to rot

V Category Occurrence Concreteness Concrete Agency Involuntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Usage notes

Irregular, built on poner ("to put"); almost always used reflexively.

Practice

1 What does descomponerse mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches descomponerse?

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