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Asturian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aɡaˈraɾ/,
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Hyphenation: a‧ga‧rrar
Verb
agarrar (first-person singular indicative present agarro, past participle agarráu)
- to grab, grasp, hold
- to get, get hold of, obtain
- to take up (space)
- to take, grab, help oneself to
Conjugation
Conjugation of agarrar
infinitive
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agarrar
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gerund
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agarrando
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past participle
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m agarráu, f agarrada, n agarrao, m pl agarraos, f pl agarraes
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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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agarro
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agarres
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agarra
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agarramos
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agarráis
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agarren
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imperfect
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agarraba
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agarrabes
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agarraba
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agarrábemos, agarrábamos
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agarrabeis, agarrabais
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agarraben
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preterite
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agarré
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agarrasti, agarresti
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agarró
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agarremos
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agarrastis, agarrestis
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agarraron
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pluperfect
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agarrare, agarrara
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agarrares, agarraras
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agarrare, agarrara
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agarráremos, agarráramos
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agarrareis, agarrarais
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agarraren, agarraran
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future
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agarraré
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agarrarás
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agarrará
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agarraremos
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agarraréis
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agarrarán
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conditional
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agarraría
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agarraríes
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agarraría
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agarraríemos, agarraríamos
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agarraríeis, agarraríais
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agarraríen
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subjunctive
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present
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agarre
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agarres, agarras
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agarre
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agarremos
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agarréis
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agarren, agarran
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imperfect
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agarrare, agarrara
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agarrares, agarraras
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agarrare, agarrara
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agarráremos, agarráramos
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agarrareis, agarrarais
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agarraren, agarraran
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imperative
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—
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agarra
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—
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—
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agarrái
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—
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Mirandese
Verb
agarrar
- to grab, hold
- to seize
Portuguese
Etymology
From a- + garra (“claw”) + -ar.
Pronunciation
Verb
agarrar (first-person singular present agarro, first-person singular preterite agarrei, past participle agarrado)
- (transitive) to grab; to grip; to grasp (hold, or take hold of, forcefully)
- Alguém me agarrou por trás. ― Someone grabbed me from behind.
- (transitive) to claw (grab or strike with one’s claws)
- A águia agarrou o peixe. ― The eagle clawed the fish.
- (takes a reflexive pronoun, intransitive, or transitive with em) to hold on (to); to cling (to) (hold very tightly)
- Se a escada estiver muito lisa, se agarre no corrimão. ― If the stairs are too slippery, hold on to the railing.
- (figurative, takes a reflexive pronoun, transitive with em or a) to cling to; to love (be very fond of; to feel strongly about)
- Eu me agarro em leitura. ― I love reading.
- (takes a reflexive pronoun, intransitive, or transitive with com or a) to have a go at; to brawl with; to get physical with (engage in a physical fight)
- Os bêbados começaram a se agarrar. ― The drunks began brawling.
- Um idiota queria se agarrar comigo. ― Some idiot wanted to fight with me.
- (transitive) to get physical with (make physical contact sexually)
- Os estudantes foram pegos se agarrando. ― The students were caught getting physical with one another.
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
See also
Further reading
Spanish
Etymology
From a- + garra (“claw”) + -ar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aɡaˈraɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: a‧ga‧rrar
Verb
agarrar (first-person singular present agarro, first-person singular preterite agarré, past participle agarrado)
- to grab or take hold of
- Synonym: aferrar
- (reflexive) to hold on
- Synonym: asir
Se agarró de mi brazo para no caerse- She caught hold of my arm so she wouldn't fall
- (transitive, colloquial) to catch (an illness, feeling etc.)
- Synonyms: pillar, coger
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 agarrar
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 agarrar
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dative
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agarrarme
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agarrarte
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agarrarle, agarrarse
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agarrarnos
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agarraros
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agarrarles, agarrarse
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accusative
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agarrarme
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agarrarte
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agarrarlo, agarrarla, agarrarse
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agarrarnos
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agarraros
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agarrarlos, agarrarlas, agarrarse
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with gerund agarrando
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dative
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agarrándome
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agarrándote
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agarrándole, agarrándose
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agarrándonos
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agarrándoos
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agarrándoles, agarrándose
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accusative
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agarrándome
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agarrándote
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agarrándolo, agarrándola, agarrándose
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agarrándonos
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agarrándoos
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agarrándolos, agarrándolas, agarrándose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative agarra
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dative
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agárrame
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agárrate
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agárrale
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agárranos
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not used
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agárrales
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accusative
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agárrame
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agárrate
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agárralo, agárrala
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agárranos
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not used
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agárralos, agárralas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative agarrá
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dative
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agarrame
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agarrate
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agarrale
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agarranos
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not used
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agarrales
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accusative
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agarrame
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agarrate
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agarralo, agarrala
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agarranos
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not used
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agarralos, agarralas
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with formal second-person singular imperative agarre
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dative
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agárreme
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not used
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agárrele, agárrese
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agárrenos
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not used
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agárreles
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accusative
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agárreme
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not used
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agárrelo, agárrela, agárrese
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agárrenos
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not used
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agárrelos, agárrelas
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with first-person plural imperative agarremos
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dative
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not used
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agarrémoste
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agarrémosle
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agarrémonos
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agarrémoos
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agarrémosles
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accusative
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not used
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agarrémoste
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agarrémoslo, agarrémosla
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agarrémonos
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agarrémoos
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agarrémoslos, agarrémoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative agarrad
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dative
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agarradme
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not used
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agarradle
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agarradnos
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agarraos
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agarradles
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accusative
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agarradme
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not used
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agarradlo, agarradla
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agarradnos
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agarraos
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agarradlos, agarradlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative agarren
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dative
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agárrenme
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not used
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agárrenle
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agárrennos
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not used
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agárrenles, agárrense
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accusative
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agárrenme
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not used
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agárrenlo, agárrenla
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agárrennos
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not used
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agárrenlos, agárrenlas, agárrense
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Derived terms
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