recobrar
Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Latin recuperāre. Doublet of recuperar, which was borrowed.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /rə.koˈbɾa/
- (Central) IPA(key): /rə.kuˈbɾa/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /re.koˈbɾaɾ/
Verb
recobrar (first-person singular present recobro, past participle recobrat)
- (transitive) to recover, to retrieve, to regain
- (reflexive) to recover (to get better, regain one's health)
Conjugation
Conjugation of recobrar (first conjugation)
| infinitive | recobrar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | recobrant | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | recobrat | recobrada | |||||
| plural | recobrats | recobrades | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | recobro | recobres | recobra | recobrem | recobreu | recobren | |
| imperfect | recobrava | recobraves | recobrava | recobràvem | recobràveu | recobraven | |
| future | recobraré | recobraràs | recobrarà | recobrarem | recobrareu | recobraran | |
| preterite | recobrí | recobrares | recobrà | recobràrem | recobràreu | recobraren | |
| conditional | recobraria | recobraries | recobraria | recobraríem | recobraríeu | recobrarien | |
| subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | recobri | recobris | recobri | recobrem | recobreu | recobrin | |
| imperfect | recobrés | recobressis | recobrés | recobréssim | recobréssiu | recobressin | |
| imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès | |
| — | recobra | recobri | recobrem | recobreu | recobrin | ||
Further reading
- “recobrar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “recobrar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “recobrar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “recobrar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Galician
Etymology
Inherited from Latin recuperāre. Doublet of recuperar, which was borrowed. Compare Spanish recobrar, Portuguese cobrar. Attested since the 13th century.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [rekoˈβɾaɾ]
Verb
recobrar (first-person singular present recobro, first-person singular preterite recobrei, past participle recobrado)
- to recover, regain, restore
- 1370, R. Lorenzo (ed.), Crónica troiana. A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 640:
- Et oiemais sõo tornado pobre et catiuo et desconsellado, sen asperança de nũca seer mais ledo, nẽ rrecobrar ia mais.
- And henceforth I've become poor and small and deprived of advice, with no hope to be happy ever again, nor to recover never more
- Et oiemais sõo tornado pobre et catiuo et desconsellado, sen asperança de nũca seer mais ledo, nẽ rrecobrar ia mais.
- 1370, R. Lorenzo (ed.), Crónica troiana. A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 640:
- first/third-person singular future subjunctive of recobrar
- first/third-person singular personal infinitive of recobrar
Conjugation
Conjugation of recobrar
| singular | plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| person | first | second | third | first | second | third |
| Infinitive | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| impersonal | recobrar | |||||
| personal | recobrar | recobrares | recobrar | recobrarmos | recobrardes | recobraren |
| Gerund | ||||||
| recobrando | ||||||
| Past participle | singular | plural | ||||
| masculine | recobrado | recobrados | ||||
| feminine | recobrada | recobradas | ||||
| Indicative | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| present | recobro | recobras | recobra | recobramos | recobrades | recobran |
| imperfect | recobraba | recobrabas | recobraba | recobrabamos | recobrabades | recobraban |
| preterite | recobrei | recobraches | recobrou | recobramos | recobrastes | recobraron |
| pluperfect | recobrara | recobraras | recobrara | recobraramos | recobrarades | recobraran |
| future | recobrarei | recobrarás | recobrará | recobraremos | recobraredes | recobrarán |
| conditional | recobraría | recobrarías | recobraría | recobrariamos | recobrariades | recobrarían |
| Subjunctive | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| present | recobre | recobres | recobre | recobremos | recobredes | recobren |
| preterite | recobrase | recobrases | recobrase | recobrásemos | recobrásedes | recobrasen |
| future | recobrar | recobrares | recobrar | recobrarmos | recobrardes | recobraren |
| Imperative | – | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| affirmative | – | recobra | recobre | recobremos | recobrade | recobren |
| negative | – | recobres | recobre | recobremos | recobredes | recobren |
Derived terms
- cobrar
- recobrazón
- recobramento
References
- “recobrar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “recobr” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “recobrar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “recobrar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
Further reading
- “recobrar” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Spanish
Etymology
From Old Spanish recobrar, from Latin recuperāre. Doublet of recuperar, a borrowing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rekoˈbɾaɾ/ [re.koˈβ̞ɾaɾ]
Audio (Colombia) (file) - Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: re‧co‧brar
Verb
recobrar (first-person singular present recobro, first-person singular preterite recobré, past participle recobrado)
- (transitive) to recover, regain
- (reflexive) to recuperate
- Synonym: recuperar
Conjugation
Conjugation of recobrar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
| infinitive | recobrar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | recobrando | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | recobrado | recobrada | |||||
| plural | recobrados | recobradas | |||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| indicative | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | recobro | recobrastú recobrásvos | recobra | recobramos | recobráis | recobran | |
| imperfect | recobraba | recobrabas | recobraba | recobrábamos | recobrabais | recobraban | |
| preterite | recobré | recobraste | recobró | recobramos | recobrasteis | recobraron | |
| future | recobraré | recobrarás | recobrará | recobraremos | recobraréis | recobrarán | |
| conditional | recobraría | recobrarías | recobraría | recobraríamos | recobraríais | recobrarían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | recobre | recobrestú recobrésvos2 | recobre | recobremos | recobréis | recobren | |
| imperfect (ra) | recobrara | recobraras | recobrara | recobráramos | recobrarais | recobraran | |
| imperfect (se) | recobrase | recobrases | recobrase | recobrásemos | recobraseis | recobrasen | |
| future1 | recobrare | recobrares | recobrare | recobráremos | recobrareis | recobraren | |
| imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
| affirmative | recobratú recobrávos | recobre | recobremos | recobrad | recobren | ||
| negative | no recobres | no recobre | no recobremos | no recobréis | no recobren | ||
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of recobrar
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| with infinitive recobrar | |||||||
| dative | recobrarme | recobrarte | recobrarle, recobrarse | recobrarnos | recobraros | recobrarles, recobrarse | |
| accusative | recobrarme | recobrarte | recobrarlo, recobrarla, recobrarse | recobrarnos | recobraros | recobrarlos, recobrarlas, recobrarse | |
| with gerund recobrando | |||||||
| dative | recobrándome | recobrándote | recobrándole, recobrándose | recobrándonos | recobrándoos | recobrándoles, recobrándose | |
| accusative | recobrándome | recobrándote | recobrándolo, recobrándola, recobrándose | recobrándonos | recobrándoos | recobrándolos, recobrándolas, recobrándose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative recobra | |||||||
| dative | recóbrame | recóbrate | recóbrale | recóbranos | not used | recóbrales | |
| accusative | recóbrame | recóbrate | recóbralo, recóbrala | recóbranos | not used | recóbralos, recóbralas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative recobrá | |||||||
| dative | recobrame | recobrate | recobrale | recobranos | not used | recobrales | |
| accusative | recobrame | recobrate | recobralo, recobrala | recobranos | not used | recobralos, recobralas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative recobre | |||||||
| dative | recóbreme | not used | recóbrele, recóbrese | recóbrenos | not used | recóbreles | |
| accusative | recóbreme | not used | recóbrelo, recóbrela, recóbrese | recóbrenos | not used | recóbrelos, recóbrelas | |
| with first-person plural imperative recobremos | |||||||
| dative | not used | recobrémoste | recobrémosle | recobrémonos | recobrémoos | recobrémosles | |
| accusative | not used | recobrémoste | recobrémoslo, recobrémosla | recobrémonos | recobrémoos | recobrémoslos, recobrémoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative recobrad | |||||||
| dative | recobradme | not used | recobradle | recobradnos | recobraos | recobradles | |
| accusative | recobradme | not used | recobradlo, recobradla | recobradnos | recobraos | recobradlos, recobradlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative recobren | |||||||
| dative | recóbrenme | not used | recóbrenle | recóbrennos | not used | recóbrenles, recóbrense | |
| accusative | recóbrenme | not used | recóbrenlo, recóbrenla | recóbrennos | not used | recóbrenlos, recóbrenlas, recóbrense | |
Further reading
- “recobrar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014