acaparar

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Etymology

Borrowed from French accaparer, from Italian accaparrare.

Pronunciation

Verb

acaparar (first-person singular present acaparo, first-person singular preterite acaparí, past participle acaparat)

  1. (transitive) to hoard

Conjugation

    Conjugation of acaparar (first conjugation)
infinitive acaparar
gerund acaparant
past participle masculine feminine
singular acaparat acaparada
plural acaparats acaparades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present acaparo acapares acapara acaparem acapareu acaparen
imperfect acaparava acaparaves acaparava acaparàvem acaparàveu acaparaven
future acapararé acapararàs acapararà acapararem acaparareu acapararan
preterite acaparí acaparares acaparà acaparàrem acaparàreu acapararen
conditional acapararia acapararies acapararia acapararíem acapararíeu acapararien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present acapari acaparis acapari acaparem acapareu acaparin
imperfect acaparés acaparessis acaparés acaparéssim acaparéssiu acaparessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — acapara acapari acaparem acapareu acaparin
negative (no) — no acaparis no acapari no acaparem no acapareu no acaparin

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French accaparer, from Italian caparra.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /akapaˈɾaɾ/
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧ca‧pa‧rar
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Particularly: "better quality"

Verb

acaparar (first-person singular present acaparo, first-person singular preterite acaparé, past participle acaparado)

  1. (transitive) to hoard, hog

Conjugation

    Conjugation of acaparar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive acaparar
gerund acaparando
past participle masculine feminine
singular acaparado acaparada
plural acaparados acaparadas
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 acaparo acaparastú
acaparásvos 		acapara acaparamos acaparáis acaparan
imperfect acaparaba acaparabas acaparaba acaparábamos acaparabais acaparaban
preterite acaparé acaparaste acaparó acaparamos acaparasteis acapararon
future acapararé acapararás acaparará acapararemos acapararéis acapararán
conditional acapararía acapararías acapararía acapararíamos acapararíais acapararían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present acapare acaparestú
acaparésvos2 		acapare acaparemos acaparéis acaparen
imperfect
(ra) 		acaparara acapararas acaparara acaparáramos acapararais acapararan
imperfect
(se) 		acaparase acaparases acaparase acaparásemos acaparaseis acaparasen
future1 acaparare acaparares acaparare acaparáremos acaparareis acapararen
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative acaparatú
acaparávos 		acapare acaparemos acaparad acaparen
negative no acapares no acapare no acaparemos no acaparéis no acaparen

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of acaparar

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 acaparar
dative acapararme acapararte acapararle, acapararse acapararnos acapararos acapararles, acapararse
accusative acapararme acapararte acapararlo, acapararla, acapararse acapararnos acapararos acapararlos, acapararlas, acapararse
with gerund acaparando
dative acaparándome acaparándote acaparándole, acaparándose acaparándonos acaparándoos acaparándoles, acaparándose
accusative acaparándome acaparándote acaparándolo, acaparándola, acaparándose acaparándonos acaparándoos acaparándolos, acaparándolas, acaparándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative acapara
dative acapárame acapárate acapárale acapáranos not used acapárales
accusative acapárame acapárate acapáralo, acapárala acapáranos not used acapáralos, acapáralas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative acapará
dative acaparame acaparate acaparale acaparanos not used acaparales
accusative acaparame acaparate acaparalo, acaparala acaparanos not used acaparalos, acaparalas
with formal second-person singular imperative acapare
dative acapáreme not used acapárele, acapárese acapárenos not used acapáreles
accusative acapáreme not used acapárelo, acapárela, acapárese acapárenos not used acapárelos, acapárelas
with first-person plural imperative acaparemos
dative not used acaparémoste acaparémosle acaparémonos acaparémoos acaparémosles
accusative not used acaparémoste acaparémoslo, acaparémosla acaparémonos acaparémoos acaparémoslos, acaparémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative acaparad
dative acaparadme not used acaparadle acaparadnos acaparaos acaparadles
accusative acaparadme not used acaparadlo, acaparadla acaparadnos acaparaos acaparadlos, acaparadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative acaparen
dative acapárenme not used acapárenle acapárennos not used acapárenles, acapárense
accusative acapárenme not used acapárenlo, acapárenla acapárennos not used acapárenlos, acapárenlas, acapárense

Derived terms

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