Kilo Lingo

/loˈɣɾaɾ/

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Translation

to achieve, to manage to

Word origin

From Latin lucrari ('to gain, to profit'), from lucrum ('gain, profit'). The sense shifted from gaining to achieving or managing to do something.

Origin
Latin
Root
lucrari
English cognates
lucre, lucrative

Grammar

Verb type-ar regular

Conjugation

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

Indicative

Person PresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yologrologrélograbalograrélograría
lograslograstelograbaslograráslograrías
él/ella/ud.logralogrólograbalograrálograría
nos.logramoslogramoslográbamoslograremoslograríamos
vos.lográislograsteislograbaislograréislograríais
ellos/uds.logranlograronlograbanlograránlograrían

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect (-ra)Imperfect (-se)
yologrelograralograse
logreslograraslograses
él/ella/ud.logrelograralograse
nos.logremoslográramoslográsemos
vos.logréislograraislograseis
ellos/uds.logrenlograranlograsen

Imperative

Person Affirmative
logra
ud.logre
nosotroslogremos
vosotroslograd
uds.logren

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
logrando
Past participle
logrado

Examples

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I want to achieve my goals this year.

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He managed to open the door without the key.

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My sister got a really good job.

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Nobody achieves everything in life alone.

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We managed to finish the book before Friday.

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