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/rekoˈxeɾ/

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Translation

to pick up, to collect

Word origin

From Latin recolligere ('to gather again, to collect'), from re- ('again') and colligere ('to gather'). It means 'to pick up, to collect'.

Origin
Latin
Root
recolligere
English cognates
recollect, collect

Grammar

Verb type-er irregular (g>j)

Conjugation

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

Indicative

Person PresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yorecojorecogírecogíarecogerérecogería
recogesrecogisterecogíasrecogerásrecogerías
él/ella/ud.recogerecogiórecogíarecogerárecogería
nos.recogemosrecogimosrecogíamosrecogeremosrecogeríamos
vos.recogéisrecogisteisrecogíaisrecogeréisrecogeríais
ellos/uds.recogenrecogieronrecogíanrecogeránrecogerían

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect (-ra)Imperfect (-se)
yorecojarecogierarecogiese
recojasrecogierasrecogieses
él/ella/ud.recojarecogierarecogiese
nos.recojamosrecogiéramosrecogiésemos
vos.recojáisrecogieraisrecogieseis
ellos/uds.recojanrecogieranrecogiesen

Imperative

Person Affirmative
recoge
ud.recoja
nosotrosrecojamos
vosotrosrecoged
uds.recojan

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
recogiendo
Past participle
recogido

Examples

.

I am going to pick my daughter up from school.

.

My mother is clearing the things from the table.

.

We picked up the keys before leaving the house.

.

The man collects the rubbish in the morning.

¿ ?

Can you pick that book up from the floor?

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This word is part of lesson 17.