/kolaβoˈɾaɾ/

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Translation

to collaborate; to help out, to pitch in

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Grammar

Verb type-ar regular

Conjugation

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

Indicative

Person PresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yocolaborocolaborécolaborabacolaborarécolaboraría
túcolaborascolaborastecolaborabascolaboraráscolaborarías
él/ella/ud.colaboracolaborócolaborabacolaborarácolaboraría
nos.colaboramoscolaboramoscolaborábamoscolaboraremoscolaboraríamos
vos.colaboráiscolaborasteiscolaborabaiscolaboraréiscolaboraríais
ellos/uds.colaborancolaboraroncolaborabancolaboraráncolaborarían

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect (-ra)Imperfect (-se)
yocolaborecolaboraracolaborase
túcolaborescolaborarascolaborases
él/ella/ud.colaborecolaboraracolaborase
nos.colaboremoscolaboráramoscolaborásemos
vos.colaboréiscolaboraraiscolaboraseis
ellos/uds.colaborencolaborarancolaborasen

Imperative

Person Affirmative
túcolabora
ud.colabore
nosotroscolaboremos
vosotroscolaborad
uds.colaboren

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
colaborando
Past participle
colaborado

Examples

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The neighbours are working together to clean up the park.

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My sister worked with an organisation that helps families.

¿ ?

Do you want to help out with us this Saturday?

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If we all pitch in, we finish sooner.

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You all helped out a great deal at the neighbourhood party.

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