/ɡɾaˈβaɾ/
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
Conjugation
Regular -ar conjugation. Pronouns: yo, tú, él/ella/ud., nos., vos., ellos/uds..
Indicative
| Person | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | grabo | grabé | grababa | grabaré | grabaría |
| tú | grabas | grabaste | grababas | grabarás | grabarías |
| él/ella/ud. | graba | grabó | grababa | grabará | grabaría |
| nos. | grabamos | grabamos | grabábamos | grabaremos | grabaríamos |
| vos. | grabáis | grabasteis | grababais | grabaréis | grabaríais |
| ellos/uds. | graban | grabaron | grababan | grabarán | grabarían |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect (-ra) | Imperfect (-se) |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | grabe | grabara | grabase |
| tú | grabes | grabaras | grabases |
| él/ella/ud. | grabe | grabara | grabase |
| nos. | grabemos | grabáramos | grabásemos |
| vos. | grabéis | grabarais | grabaseis |
| ellos/uds. | graben | grabaran | grabasen |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tú | graba |
| ud. | grabe |
| nosotros | grabemos |
| vosotros | grabad |
| uds. | graben |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- grabando
- Past participle
- grabado
Examples
.
We are going to record the song this afternoon.
.
The phone is recording everything.
.
She recorded her grandmother's voice.
.
You have to record this moment in your memory.
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They recorded a film about the war.
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