desempacar

/desempaˈkaɾ/

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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (yo)
desempaco
preterite (yo)
desempaqué
past participle
desempacado

Meaning

  1. to unpack

    • Desempacó la maleta.

      He unpacked the suitcase.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

desembalar

desembalar and desempacar are close synonyms for "to unpack"; desempacar is more common in Latin America, desembalar more common in Spain.

Similar in other languages

German

auspacken

auspacken is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to unpack."

Practice

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