desventajan

Desventajan is the third-person plural present indicative form of the Spanish verb desventajar, meaning to put someone at a disadvantage or to deprive them of an advantage. It is used to describe actions by a group that cause a disadvantage to another party.

Desventajar is a transitive verb built from the prefix des- (indicating negation or removal) and ventaja (advantage). The form desventajan follows regular -ar verb conjugation patterns for the present tense in the ella/ellos/ustedes forms.

Usage notes: Desventajan is commonly found in formal or written contexts, and it often appears with a direct object introduced by the preposition a to indicate the affected party (desventajan a alguien, a una empresa, a un grupo, etc.). While desventajar itself is the more common verb in many everyday contexts, desventajan as a finite form is correctly used when the subject is a plural group performing the action.

Examples:

- En la negociación, las reglas desventajan a los proveedores pequeños.

- La nueva normativa desventajan a varias empresas emergentes.

- Los cambios en el diseño desventajan a los usuarios menos familiarizados con la tecnología.

Related terms include desventaja (noun, meaning disadvantage) and desventajar (the verb from which desventajan is derived). The term describes a causal effect where one party loses relative advantage compared with others.