Kilo Lingo

/ɡɾaˈβaɾ/

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Translation

to record

Word origin

Borrowed from French graver ('to engrave, to carve'), which is of Germanic origin, from a root meaning 'to dig, to scratch'. The 'record' sense comes from cutting grooves.

Origin
Germanic
Root
graban
English cognates
grave, engrave, groove

Grammar

Verb type-ar regular

Conjugation

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

Indicative

Person PresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yograbograbégrababagrabarégrabaría
grabasgrabastegrababasgrabarásgrabarías
él/ella/ud.grabagrabógrababagrabarágrabaría
nos.grabamosgrabamosgrabábamosgrabaremosgrabaríamos
vos.grabáisgrabasteisgrababaisgrabaréisgrabaríais
ellos/uds.grabangrabarongrababangrabarángrabarían

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect (-ra)Imperfect (-se)
yograbegrabaragrabase
grabesgrabarasgrabases
él/ella/ud.grabegrabaragrabase
nos.grabemosgrabáramosgrabásemos
vos.grabéisgrabaraisgrabaseis
ellos/uds.grabengrabarangrabasen

Imperative

Person Affirmative
graba
ud.grabe
nosotrosgrabemos
vosotrosgrabad
uds.graben

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
grabando
Past participle
grabado

Examples

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We are going to record the song this afternoon.

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The phone is recording everything.

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She recorded her grandmother's voice.

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You have to record this moment in your memory.

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They recorded a film about the war.

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