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All the words: Spanish

recabar

Level C1

Meaning

to obtain, to request (information)

Example

Recabaron datos de doce hospitales.

They obtained data from twelve hospitals.

A way to remember it

Sound-alike: "re-cab-bar", you hail a cab to a bar to get info from the bartender. Not recaudar "to collect funds".

Word forms

Conjugation
present
I
recabo
you (sg.)
recabas
he, she
recaba
we
recabamos
you (pl.)
recabáis
they
recaban
simple past
I
recabé
you (sg.)
recabaste
he, she
recabó
we
recabamos
you (pl.)
recabasteis
they
recabaron
imperfect
I
recababa
you (sg.)
recababas
he, she
recababa
we
recabábamos
you (pl.)
recababais
they
recababan
imperative
you (sg.)
recaba
we
recabemos
you (pl.)
recabad
future
I
recabaré
you (sg.)
recabarás
he, she
recabará
we
recabaremos
you (pl.)
recabaréis
they
recabarán
conditional
I
recabaría
you (sg.)
recabarías
he, she
recabaría
we
recabaríamos
you (pl.)
recabaríais
they
recabarían
present subjunctive
I
recabe
you (sg.)
recabes
he, she
recabe
we
recabemos
you (pl.)
recabéis
they
recaben
imperfect subjunctive
I
recabara / recabase
you (sg.)
recabaras / recabases
he, she
recabara / recabase
we
recabáramos / recabásemos
you (pl.)
recabarais / recabaseis
they
recabaran / recabasen

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