Kilo Lingo

/komˈpɾaɾ/

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Translation

to buy, to purchase

Word origin

From Latin comparare in its commercial sense ('to procure, to get'), a compound of cum ('with') and parare ('to prepare, to provide'). The parare root gives English 'prepare' and 'apparatus'.

Origin
Latin
Root
comparare
English cognates
prepare, apparatus

Grammar

Verb type-ar regular

Conjugation

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

Indicative

Person PresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yocomprocomprécomprabacomprarécompraría
túcomprascomprastecomprabascompraráscomprarías
él/ella/ud.compracomprócomprabacomprarácompraría
nos.compramoscompramoscomprábamoscompraremoscompraríamos
vos.compráiscomprasteiscomprabaiscompraréiscompraríais
ellos/uds.comprancompraroncomprabancompraráncomprarían

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect (-ra)Imperfect (-se)
yocomprecompraracomprase
túcomprescomprarascomprases
él/ella/ud.comprecompraracomprase
nos.compremoscompráramoscomprásemos
vos.compréiscompraraiscompraseis
ellos/uds.comprencomprarancomprasen

Imperative

Person Affirmative
túcompra
ud.compre
nosotroscompremos
vosotroscomprad
uds.compren

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
comprando
Past participle
comprado

Examples

.

I need to buy milk and bread before going back home.

.

He wanted to buy that flat but it was too expensive.

.

They are going to buy a new car this weekend.

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I bought the ticket three months before the trip.

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Do not buy anything until you see the prices in the shop.

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