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Asturian
Etymology
Compare Spanish acurrucar
Verb
acurrucar (first-person singular indicative present acurruco, past participle acurrucáu)
- to put in a comfortable position, to snuggle
- to put a blanket over someone
- (reflexive) to huddle, to curl up (because of the cold)
Conjugation
Conjugation of acurrucar
infinitive
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acurrucar
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gerund
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acurrucando
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past participle
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m acurrucáu, f acurrucada, n acurrucao, m pl acurrucaos, f pl acurrucaes
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person
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first singular yo
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second singular tu
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third singular él/elli
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first plural nosotros/nós
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second plural vosotros/vós
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third plural ellos
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indicative
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present
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acurruco
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acurruces
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acurruca
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acurrucamos
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acurrucáis
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acurrucen
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imperfect
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acurrucaba
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acurrucabes
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acurrucaba
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acurrucábemos, acurrucábamos
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acurrucabeis, acurrucabais
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acurrucaben
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preterite
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acurrucé
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acurrucasti, acurrucesti
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acurrucó
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acurrucemos
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acurrucastis, acurrucestis
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acurrucaron
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pluperfect
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acurrucare, acurrucara
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acurrucares, acurrucaras
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acurrucare, acurrucara
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acurrucáremos, acurrucáramos
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acurrucareis, acurrucarais
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acurrucaren, acurrucaran
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future
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acurrucaré
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acurrucarás
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acurrucará
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acurrucaremos
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acurrucaréis
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acurrucarán
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conditional
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acurrucaría
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acurrucaríes
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acurrucaría
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acurrucaríemos, acurrucaríamos
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acurrucaríeis, acurrucaríais
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acurrucaríen
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subjunctive
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present
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acurruce
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acurruces, acurrucas
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acurruce
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acurrucemos
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acurrucéis
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acurrucen, acurrucan
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imperfect
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acurrucare, acurrucara
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acurrucares, acurrucaras
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acurrucare, acurrucara
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acurrucáremos, acurrucáramos
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acurrucareis, acurrucarais
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acurrucaren, acurrucaran
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imperative
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—
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acurruca
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—
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—
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acurrucái
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—
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Spanish
Etymology
Probably back-formed from Old Spanish acorrucado, from a- + Latin corrūgātus (“wrinked”), perfect passive participle of corrūgō (“to wrinkle”). Compare English corrugate.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /akuruˈkaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: a‧cu‧rru‧car
Verb
acurrucar (first-person singular present acurruco, first-person singular preterite acurruqué, past participle acurrucado)
- (reflexive) to huddle, to curl up (because of the cold)
- (reciprocal) to snuggle, to spoon
Los dos se acurrucaron en la cama.- Both of them snuggled on the bed.
- (transitive, colloquial, El Salvador) to make somebody squat
Los acurruqué para que se estuvieran quietos.- I made them squat so they'd stay there.
estar acurrucado- to be squatting
Estoy acurrucada porque estoy cansada.- I'm squatting because I'm tired.
- (reflexive, colloquial, El Salvador) to squat
Se acurrucó para esperarlo.- He squatted to wait for him.
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of acurrucar (c-qu alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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with infinitive acurrucar
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dative
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acurrucarme
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acurrucarte
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acurrucarle, acurrucarse
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acurrucarnos
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acurrucaros
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acurrucarles, acurrucarse
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accusative
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acurrucarme
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acurrucarte
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acurrucarlo, acurrucarla, acurrucarse
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acurrucarnos
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acurrucaros
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acurrucarlos, acurrucarlas, acurrucarse
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with gerund acurrucando
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dative
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acurrucándome
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acurrucándote
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acurrucándole, acurrucándose
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acurrucándonos
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acurrucándoos
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acurrucándoles, acurrucándose
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accusative
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acurrucándome
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acurrucándote
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acurrucándolo, acurrucándola, acurrucándose
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acurrucándonos
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acurrucándoos
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acurrucándolos, acurrucándolas, acurrucándose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative acurruca
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dative
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acurrúcame
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acurrúcate
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acurrúcale
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acurrúcanos
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not used
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acurrúcales
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accusative
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acurrúcame
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acurrúcate
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acurrúcalo, acurrúcala
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acurrúcanos
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not used
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acurrúcalos, acurrúcalas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative acurrucá
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dative
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acurrucame
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acurrucate
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acurrucale
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acurrucanos
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not used
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acurrucales
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accusative
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acurrucame
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acurrucate
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acurrucalo, acurrucala
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acurrucanos
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not used
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acurrucalos, acurrucalas
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with formal second-person singular imperative acurruque
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dative
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acurrúqueme
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not used
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acurrúquele, acurrúquese
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acurrúquenos
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not used
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acurrúqueles
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accusative
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acurrúqueme
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not used
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acurrúquelo, acurrúquela, acurrúquese
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acurrúquenos
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not used
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acurrúquelos, acurrúquelas
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with first-person plural imperative acurruquemos
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dative
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not used
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acurruquémoste
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acurruquémosle
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acurruquémonos
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acurruquémoos
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acurruquémosles
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accusative
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not used
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acurruquémoste
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acurruquémoslo, acurruquémosla
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acurruquémonos
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acurruquémoos
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acurruquémoslos, acurruquémoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative acurrucad
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dative
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acurrucadme
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not used
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acurrucadle
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acurrucadnos
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acurrucaos
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acurrucadles
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accusative
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acurrucadme
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not used
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acurrucadlo, acurrucadla
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acurrucadnos
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acurrucaos
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acurrucadlos, acurrucadlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative acurruquen
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dative
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acurrúquenme
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not used
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acurrúquenle
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acurrúquennos
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not used
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acurrúquenles, acurrúquense
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accusative
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acurrúquenme
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not used
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acurrúquenlo, acurrúquenla
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acurrúquennos
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not used
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acurrúquenlos, acurrúquenlas, acurrúquense
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