/aˈʎaɾ/
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Translation
to find, to discover
Word origin
From Latin afflare ('to blow towards, to breathe on'), which in Vulgar Latin shifted to mean 'to come upon, to find'. The Latin f became a silent h.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- afflare
- English cognates
- afflatus, inflate
Grammar
Verb type-ar regular
Conjugation
Regular -ar conjugation. Pronouns: yo, tú, él/ella/ud., nos., vos., ellos/uds..
Indicative
| Person | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | hallo | hallé | hallaba | hallaré | hallaría |
| tú | hallas | hallaste | hallabas | hallarás | hallarías |
| él/ella/ud. | halla | halló | hallaba | hallará | hallaría |
| nos. | hallamos | hallamos | hallábamos | hallaremos | hallaríamos |
| vos. | halláis | hallasteis | hallabais | hallaréis | hallaríais |
| ellos/uds. | hallan | hallaron | hallaban | hallarán | hallarían |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect (-ra) | Imperfect (-se) |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | halle | hallara | hallase |
| tú | halles | hallaras | hallases |
| él/ella/ud. | halle | hallara | hallase |
| nos. | hallemos | halláramos | hallásemos |
| vos. | halléis | hallarais | hallaseis |
| ellos/uds. | hallen | hallaran | hallasen |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tú | halla |
| ud. | halle |
| nosotros | hallemos |
| vosotros | hallad |
| uds. | hallen |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- hallando
- Past participle
- hallado
Examples
.
I cannot find the keys to my car.
sótano.
My sister found a very old book in the basement.
.
We found a nice house near the river.
.
It is hard to find a good answer to that question.
.
The police found the boy in the park.
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