/koθiˈnaɾ/ ES
/kosiˈnaɾ/ MX
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
Conjugation
Regular -ar conjugation. Pronouns: yo, tú, él/ella/ud., nos., vos., ellos/uds..
Indicative
| Person | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | cocino | cociné | cocinaba | cocinaré | cocinaría |
| tú | cocinas | cocinaste | cocinabas | cocinarás | cocinarías |
| él/ella/ud. | cocina | cocinó | cocinaba | cocinará | cocinaría |
| nos. | cocinamos | cocinamos | cocinábamos | cocinaremos | cocinaríamos |
| vos. | cocináis | cocinasteis | cocinabais | cocinaréis | cocinaríais |
| ellos/uds. | cocinan | cocinaron | cocinaban | cocinarán | cocinarían |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect (-ra) | Imperfect (-se) |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | cocine | cocinara | cocinase |
| tú | cocines | cocinaras | cocinases |
| él/ella/ud. | cocine | cocinara | cocinase |
| nos. | cocinemos | cocináramos | cocinásemos |
| vos. | cocinéis | cocinarais | cocinaseis |
| ellos/uds. | cocinen | cocinaran | cocinasen |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tú | cocina |
| ud. | cocine |
| nosotros | cocinemos |
| vosotros | cocinad |
| uds. | cocinen |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- cocinando
- Past participle
- cocinado
Examples
paella.
My mother cooks paella really well.
.
I don't like cooking after work.
.
Let's cook something easy for dinner.
.
My brother learned to cook in Italy.
juntos .
We cook together on Sunday mornings.
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