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Spanish
Etymology
From horro (“free”), from Arabic حُرّ (ḥurr, “free, noble, virtuous”). Compare to Catalan aforrar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aoˈraɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: a‧ho‧rrar
Verb
ahorrar (first-person singular present ahorro, first-person singular preterite ahorré, past participle ahorrado)
- (transitive) to save (to store for future use)
¿Cuánto dinero hemos ahorrado este mes?- How much have we saved this month?
- (transitive) to save (to conserve or prevent the wasting of)
- ahorrar energía ― to save energy
- to avoid
- Synonym: evitar
- to spare
Ahórrame los detalles por favor.- Spare me the details please.
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 ahorrar
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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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 ahorrar
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| dative
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ahorrarme
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ahorrarte
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ahorrarle, ahorrarse
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ahorrarnos
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ahorraros
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ahorrarles, ahorrarse
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| accusative
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ahorrarme
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ahorrarte
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ahorrarlo, ahorrarla, ahorrarse
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ahorrarnos
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ahorraros
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ahorrarlos, ahorrarlas, ahorrarse
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| with gerund ahorrando
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| dative
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ahorrándome
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ahorrándote
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ahorrándole, ahorrándose
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ahorrándonos
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ahorrándoos
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ahorrándoles, ahorrándose
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| accusative
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ahorrándome
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ahorrándote
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ahorrándolo, ahorrándola, ahorrándose
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ahorrándonos
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ahorrándoos
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ahorrándolos, ahorrándolas, ahorrándose
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| with informal second-person singular tú imperative ahorra
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| dative
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ahórrame
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ahórrate
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ahórrale
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ahórranos
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not used
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ahórrales
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| accusative
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ahórrame
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ahórrate
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ahórralo, ahórrala
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ahórranos
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not used
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ahórralos, ahórralas
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| with informal second-person singular vos imperative ahorrá
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| dative
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ahorrame
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ahorrate
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ahorrale
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ahorranos
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not used
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ahorrales
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| accusative
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ahorrame
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ahorrate
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ahorralo, ahorrala
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ahorranos
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not used
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ahorralos, ahorralas
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| with formal second-person singular imperative ahorre
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| dative
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ahórreme
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not used
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ahórrele, ahórrese
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ahórrenos
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not used
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ahórreles
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| accusative
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ahórreme
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not used
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ahórrelo, ahórrela, ahórrese
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ahórrenos
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not used
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ahórrelos, ahórrelas
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| with first-person plural imperative ahorremos
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| dative
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not used
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ahorrémoste
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ahorrémosle
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ahorrémonos
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ahorrémoos
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ahorrémosles
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| accusative
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not used
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ahorrémoste
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ahorrémoslo, ahorrémosla
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ahorrémonos
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ahorrémoos
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ahorrémoslos, ahorrémoslas
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| with informal second-person plural imperative ahorrad
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| dative
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ahorradme
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not used
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ahorradle
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ahorradnos
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ahorraos
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ahorradles
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| accusative
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ahorradme
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not used
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ahorradlo, ahorradla
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ahorradnos
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ahorraos
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ahorradlos, ahorradlas
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| with formal second-person plural imperative ahorren
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| dative
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ahórrenme
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not used
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ahórrenle
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ahórrennos
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not used
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ahórrenles, ahórrense
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| accusative
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ahórrenme
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not used
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ahórrenlo, ahórrenla
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ahórrennos
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not used
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ahórrenlos, ahórrenlas, ahórrense
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