Descarten

Descarten is a conjugated form of the Spanish verb descartar, which means to discard or remove. It is the present subjunctive form used for third-person plural subjects (ellos, ellas) and for ustedes, and it can function as a command when addressing a group.

In practice, descarten appears in subordinate clauses that require the subjunctive mood, such as after verbs of doubt, desire, necessity, or possibility, for example: “Es posible que descarten esas hipótesis.” It is also the form used to issue a direct command to a group: “Descarten esas opciones.” This makes it one of the forms that can express a recommendation or instruction in addition to its occasional hypothetical sense.

Distinctions with related forms are common. Descartan (present indicative) means “they discard,” a simple factual statement about a current action. Descarte is a first- or third-person singular form in other moods (for example, the subjunctive first person singular), and descarte, descarte, or descartemos are different person or mood forms derived from the same verb. The infinitive is descartar, and the noun form descarte refers to a discard or the act of discarding in some contexts.

Summary: descarten is the present-subjunctive form used for ustedes or ellos/ellas in Spanish, and it also serves as a plural imperative when giving a command to a group. It is distinct from the indicative form descartan and from related forms used in other moods or persons.