Kilo Lingo

/koθiˈnaɾ/

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Translation

to cook

Word origin

A verb from cocina ('kitchen'), ultimately from Latin coquere ('to cook'). The same root gives English 'cook' and 'cuisine'.

Origin
Latin
Root
coquere
English cognates
cook, cuisine, kitchen

Grammar

Verb type-ar regular

Conjugation

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

Indicative

Person PresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yococinococinécocinabacocinarécocinaría
cocinascocinastecocinabascocinaráscocinarías
él/ella/ud.cocinacocinócocinabacocinarácocinaría
nos.cocinamoscocinamoscocinábamoscocinaremoscocinaríamos
vos.cocináiscocinasteiscocinabaiscocinaréiscocinaríais
ellos/uds.cocinancocinaroncocinabancocinaráncocinarían

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect (-ra)Imperfect (-se)
yococinecocinaracocinase
cocinescocinarascocinases
él/ella/ud.cocinecocinaracocinase
nos.cocinemoscocináramoscocinásemos
vos.cocinéiscocinaraiscocinaseis
ellos/uds.cocinencocinarancocinasen

Imperative

Person Affirmative
cocina
ud.cocine
nosotroscocinemos
vosotroscocinad
uds.cocinen

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
cocinando
Past participle
cocinado

Examples

paella.

My mother cooks paella really well.

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I don't like cooking after work.

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Let's cook something easy for dinner.

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My brother learned to cook in Italy.

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We cook together on Sunday mornings.

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