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buscar

buscar

Asturian

Verb

buscar (first-person singular indicative present busco, past participle buscáu)

  1. to search, look for

Conjugation

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Catalan

Etymology

From Spanish buscar, which is of unknown origin in that language.

Verb

buscar ‎(first-person singular present busco, past participle buscat)

  1. to seek, to search for, to look for

Conjugation

as cantar, except that the c of the radical becomes qu before e or i in the ending

Synonyms

References

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese buscar of Unknown origin, possibly cognate with bosque, cognate with Italian buscare and Spanish buscar. Or possibly from Celtic; compare Gaulish *boudi- ("victory, gain"), Old Irish búaid ‎(“victory”) and Welsh budd ‎(“gain”), all from Proto-Indo-European *bhudh-skō ‎(“win, gain”).

Pronunciation

Verb

buscar ‎(first-person singular present indicative busco, past participle buscado)

  1. to search for
  2. to fetch, to pick up
    • 2005, Lya Wyler (translator), J. K. Rowling (English author), Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince), Rocco, page 127:
      Está vindo alguém buscar você. Olhe.
      Someone is going to pick you up. Look.

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:buscar.

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Conjugation

Spanish

Etymology

Unknown, possibly cognate with bosque, cognate with Italian buscare and Portuguese buscar. Or possibly from Celtic; compare Gaulish *boudi- ("victory, gain"), Old Irish búaid ‎(“victory”) and Welsh budd ‎(“gain”), all from Proto-Indo-European *bhudh-skō ‎(“win, gain”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /busˈkaɾ/

Verb

buscar ‎(first-person singular present busco, first-person singular preterite busqué, past participle buscado)

  1. to seek, to search for, to look for.

Conjugation

  • c becomes qu before e.
    Conjugation of buscar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)edit data
infinitive buscar
gerund buscando
past participle masculine feminine
singular buscado buscada
plural buscados buscadas
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative yo tú
vos		 él/ella
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present busco buscastú
buscásvos 		busca buscamos buscáis buscan
imperfect buscaba buscabas buscaba buscábamos buscabais buscaban
preterite busqué buscaste buscó buscamos buscasteis buscaron
future buscaré buscarás buscará buscaremos buscaréis buscarán
conditional buscaría buscarías buscaría buscaríamos buscaríais buscarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos		 él/ella
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present busque busquestú
busquésvos1 		busque busquemos busquéis busquen
imperfect
(ra)		 buscara buscaras buscara buscáramos buscarais buscaran
imperfect
(se)		 buscase buscases buscase buscásemos buscaseis buscasen
future buscare buscares buscare buscáremos buscareis buscaren
imperative — tú
vos		 usted nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ustedes
affirmative buscatú
buscávos 		busque busquemos buscad busquen
negative no busques no busque no busquemos no busquéis no busquen
1Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

Other verbs with this conjugation:

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    Selected combined forms of buscaredit data

These forms are generated automatically and may not be attested. Pronoun usage varies by region.

singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
with infinitive buscar
dative buscarme buscarte, buscarle buscarle, buscarse buscarnos buscaros, buscarles buscarles, buscarse
accusative buscarme buscarte, buscarlo, buscarla buscarlo, buscarla, buscarse buscarnos buscaros, buscarlos, buscarlas buscarlos, buscarlas, buscarse
with gerund buscando
dative buscándome buscándote, buscándole buscándole, buscándose buscándonos buscándoos, buscándoles buscándoles, buscándose
accusative buscándome buscándote, buscándolo, buscándola buscándolo, buscándola, buscándose buscándonos buscándoos, buscándolos, buscándolas buscándolos, buscándolas, buscándose
with informal second-person singular imperative busca
dative búscame búscate, búscale búscale búscanos búscaos, búscales búscales
accusative búscame búscate, búscalo, búscala búscalo, búscala búscanos búscaos, búscalos, búscalas búscalos, búscalas
with formal second-person singular imperative busque
dative búsqueme búsquete, búsquele búsquele, búsquese búsquenos búsqueles búsqueles, búsquese
accusative búsqueme búsquete, búsquelo, búsquela búsquelo, búsquela, búsquese búsquenos búsquelos, búsquelas búsquelos, búsquelas, búsquese
with first-person plural imperative busquemos
dative not used busquémosle busquémosle busquémonos busquémosles busquémosles
accusative not used busquémoslo, busquémosla busquémoslo, busquémosla busquémonos busquémoslos, busquémoslas busquémoslos, busquémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative buscad
dative buscadme buscadle buscadle buscadnos buscaos, buscadles buscadles
accusative buscadme buscadlo, buscadla buscadlo, buscadla buscadnos buscaos, buscadlos, buscadlas buscadlos, buscadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative busquen
dative búsquenme búsquente, búsquenle búsquenle, búsquense búsquenos búsquenles búsquenles, búsquense
accusative búsquenme búsquente, búsquenlo, búsquenla búsquenlo, búsquenla, búsquense búsquenos búsquenlos, búsquenlas búsquenlos, búsquenlas, búsquense

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See also

  • esculcar

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