/rekomenˈdaɾ/
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Translation
to recommend
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Word origin
From Latin recommendare, from re- plus commendare ('to entrust, to commit'), from com- plus mandare ('to commit'). The same root gives English 'recommend' and 'commend'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- recommendare
- English cognates
- recommend, commend
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular spanish-stem-changing conjugation. Pronouns: yo, tú, él/ella/ud., nos., vos., ellos/uds..
Indicative
| Person | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | recomiendo | recomendé | recomendaba | recomendaré | recomendaría |
| tú | recomiendas | recomendaste | recomendabas | recomendarás | recomendarías |
| él/ella/ud. | recomienda | recomendó | recomendaba | recomendará | recomendaría |
| nos. | recomendamos | recomendamos | recomendábamos | recomendaremos | recomendaríamos |
| vos. | recomendáis | recomendasteis | recomendabais | recomendaréis | recomendaríais |
| ellos/uds. | recomiendan | recomendaron | recomendaban | recomendarán | recomendarían |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect (-ra) | Imperfect (-se) |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | recomiende | recomendara | recomendase |
| tú | recomiendes | recomendaras | recomendases |
| él/ella/ud. | recomiende | recomendara | recomendase |
| nos. | recomendemos | recomendáramos | recomendásemos |
| vos. | recomendéis | recomendarais | recomendaseis |
| ellos/uds. | recomienden | recomendaran | recomendasen |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tú | recomienda |
| ud. | recomiende |
| nosotros | recomendemos |
| vosotros | recomendad |
| uds. | recomienden |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- recomendando
- Past participle
- recomendado
Examples
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I recommend this restaurant to you, it is excellent.
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Which book do you recommend for the trip?
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The doctor recommended that I rest for a few days.
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They recommended that we visit the museum in the afternoon.
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I do not recommend driving in this fog.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 39, lesson 6: recomendar, culto, sangriento and 7 more words.