/araŋˈkaɾ/

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Translation

to start (an engine); to pull out, to tear off

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Grammar

Verb type-ar regular (spelling change c to qu)

Conjugation

Regular -ar conjugation. Pronouns: yo, tú, él/ella/ud., nos., vos., ellos/uds..

Indicative

Person PresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yoarrancoarranquéarrancabaarrancaréarrancaría
túarrancasarrancastearrancabasarrancarásarrancarías
él/ella/ud.arrancaarrancóarrancabaarrancaráarrancaría
nos.arrancamosarrancamosarrancábamosarrancaremosarrancaríamos
vos.arrancáisarrancasteisarrancabaisarrancaréisarrancaríais
ellos/uds.arrancanarrancaronarrancabanarrancaránarrancarían

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect (-ra)Imperfect (-se)
yoarranquearrancaraarrancase
túarranquesarrancarasarrancases
él/ella/ud.arranquearrancaraarrancase
nos.arranquemosarrancáramosarrancásemos
vos.arranquéisarrancaraisarrancaseis
ellos/uds.arranquenarrancaranarrancasen

Imperative

Person Affirmative
túarranca
ud.arranque
nosotrosarranquemos
vosotrosarrancad
uds.arranquen

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
arrancando
Past participle
arrancado

Examples

.

The car will not start this morning.

.

He pulled the weeds out of the garden.

.

The train sets off at eight o'clock sharp.

.

Do not tear that page out of the book.

¿ , ?

Can you start the engine, please?

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This word is taught in chapter 22, lesson 8: arrancar, rescate, cobrar and 7 more words.