Kilo Lingo

/busˈkaɾ/

Line drawing of buscar
Coloured illustration of buscar
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Translation

to look for, to search

Word origin

Of uncertain origin, possibly from a Vulgar Latin form related to hunting in the woods, perhaps connected to bosque ('wood'). The derivation is debated and not firmly settled.

Origin
Uncertain
Root
buscar

Grammar

Verb type-ar regular

Conjugation

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

Indicative

Person PresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yobuscobuscébuscababuscarébuscaría
túbuscasbuscastebuscabasbuscarásbuscarías
él/ella/ud.buscabuscóbuscababuscarábuscaría
nos.buscamosbuscamosbuscábamosbuscaremosbuscaríamos
vos.buscáisbuscasteisbuscabaisbuscaréisbuscaríais
ellos/uds.buscanbuscaronbuscabanbuscaránbuscarían

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect (-ra)Imperfect (-se)
yobuscebuscarabuscase
túbuscesbuscarasbuscases
él/ella/ud.buscebuscarabuscase
nos.buscemosbuscáramosbuscásemos
vos.buscéisbuscaraisbuscaseis
ellos/uds.buscenbuscaranbuscasen

Imperative

Person Affirmative
túbusca
ud.busce
nosotrosbuscemos
vosotrosbuscad
uds.buscen

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
buscando
Past participle
buscado

Examples

.

I am looking for my keys everywhere.

¿ Google ?

What are you searching for on Google at this hour?

.

I am looking for a flat in the city centre.

.

I am going to pick the kids up from school this afternoon.

.

The police are still searching for the suspect across the whole area.

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