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/rekupeˈɾaɾ/

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Translation

to recover, to get back

Word origin

From Latin recuperare ('to regain, to recover'). It means 'to recover, to retrieve'.

Origin
Latin
Root
recuperare
English cognates
recuperate, recover

Grammar

Verb type-ar regular

Conjugation

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

Indicative

Person PresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yorecuperorecuperérecuperabarecuperarérecuperaría
recuperasrecuperasterecuperabasrecuperarásrecuperarías
él/ella/ud.recuperarecuperórecuperabarecuperarárecuperaría
nos.recuperamosrecuperamosrecuperábamosrecuperaremosrecuperaríamos
vos.recuperáisrecuperasteisrecuperabaisrecuperaréisrecuperaríais
ellos/uds.recuperanrecuperaronrecuperabanrecuperaránrecuperarían

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect (-ra)Imperfect (-se)
yorecupererecuperararecuperase
recuperesrecuperarasrecuperases
él/ella/ud.recupererecuperararecuperase
nos.recuperemosrecuperáramosrecuperásemos
vos.recuperéisrecuperaraisrecuperaseis
ellos/uds.recuperenrecuperaranrecuperasen

Imperative

Person Affirmative
recupera
ud.recupere
nosotrosrecuperemos
vosotrosrecuperad
uds.recuperen

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
recuperando
Past participle
recuperado

Examples

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I want to get my father's money back.

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My mother is going to get her keys back today.

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The man got his car back from the police.

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You need time to get your calm back.

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We are going to recover the family history.

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This word is part of lesson 18.