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/eŋ.konˈtrar.se/

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Translation

to meet, to find oneself, to feel

Word origin

Reflexive of encontrar, from Vulgar Latin incontrare ('to meet'), from Latin in- plus contra ('against, facing').

Origin
Latin
Root
incontrare
English cognates
encounter, counter

Grammar

Verb type-ar irregular (o>ue)
ReflexiveYes

Conjugation

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

Indicative

Person PresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yoencuentroencontréencontrabaencontraréencontraría
encuentrasencontrasteencontrabasencontrarásencontrarías
él/ella/ud.encuentraencontróencontrabaencontraráencontraría
nos.encontramosencontramosencontrábamosencontraremosencontraríamos
vos.encontráisencontrasteisencontrabaisencontraréisencontraríais
ellos/uds.encuentranencontraronencontrabanencontraránencontrarían

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect (-ra)Imperfect (-se)
yoencuentreencontraraencontrase
encuentresencontrarasencontrases
él/ella/ud.encuentreencontraraencontrase
nos.encontremosencontráramosencontrásemos
vos.encontréisencontraraisencontraseis
ellos/uds.encuentrenencontraranencontrasen

Imperative

Person Affirmative
encuentra
ud.encuentre
nosotrosencontremos
vosotrosencontrad
uds.encuentren

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
encontrando
Past participle
encontrado

Examples

.

We are meeting at the square at five.

¿ ?

How are you feeling today?

.

I feel better than yesterday.

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They ran into each other by chance at the bar.

.

The book is on the table.

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This word is part of lesson 67.