aprovechar

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Spanish

Etymology

From a- +‎ provecho +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /apɾobeˈt͡ʃaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧pro‧ve‧char

Verb

aprovechar (first-person singular present aprovecho, first-person singular preterite aproveché, past participle aprovechado)

  1. (transitive) to make use of, to make the most of
    Aprovecha el tiempo.
    Make the most of the time.
  2. (transitive, reflexive) to take advantage of, to leverage
  3. (intransitive) to be useful
  4. (intransitive) to improve

Conjugation

    Conjugation of aprovechar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive aprovechar
gerund aprovechando
past participle masculine feminine
singular aprovechado aprovechada
plural aprovechados aprovechadas
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 aprovecho aprovechastú
aprovechásvos 		aprovecha aprovechamos aprovecháis aprovechan
imperfect aprovechaba aprovechabas aprovechaba aprovechábamos aprovechabais aprovechaban
preterite aproveché aprovechaste aprovechó aprovechamos aprovechasteis aprovecharon
future aprovecharé aprovecharás aprovechará aprovecharemos aprovecharéis aprovecharán
conditional aprovecharía aprovecharías aprovecharía aprovecharíamos aprovecharíais aprovecharían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present aproveche aprovechestú
aprovechésvos2 		aproveche aprovechemos aprovechéis aprovechen
imperfect
(ra) 		aprovechara aprovecharas aprovechara aprovecháramos aprovecharais aprovecharan
imperfect
(se) 		aprovechase aprovechases aprovechase aprovechásemos aprovechaseis aprovechasen
future1 aprovechare aprovechares aprovechare aprovecháremos aprovechareis aprovecharen
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative aprovechatú
aprovechávos 		aproveche aprovechemos aprovechad aprovechen
negative no aproveches no aproveche no aprovechemos no aprovechéis no aprovechen

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

    Selected combined forms of aprovechar

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 aprovechar
dative aprovecharme aprovecharte aprovecharle, aprovecharse aprovecharnos aprovecharos aprovecharles, aprovecharse
accusative aprovecharme aprovecharte aprovecharlo, aprovecharla, aprovecharse aprovecharnos aprovecharos aprovecharlos, aprovecharlas, aprovecharse
with gerund aprovechando
dative aprovechándome aprovechándote aprovechándole, aprovechándose aprovechándonos aprovechándoos aprovechándoles, aprovechándose
accusative aprovechándome aprovechándote aprovechándolo, aprovechándola, aprovechándose aprovechándonos aprovechándoos aprovechándolos, aprovechándolas, aprovechándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative aprovecha
dative aprovéchame aprovéchate aprovéchale aprovéchanos not used aprovéchales
accusative aprovéchame aprovéchate aprovéchalo, aprovéchala aprovéchanos not used aprovéchalos, aprovéchalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative aprovechá
dative aprovechame aprovechate aprovechale aprovechanos not used aprovechales
accusative aprovechame aprovechate aprovechalo, aprovechala aprovechanos not used aprovechalos, aprovechalas
with formal second-person singular imperative aproveche
dative aprovécheme not used aprovéchele, aprovéchese aprovéchenos not used aprovécheles
accusative aprovécheme not used aprovéchelo, aprovéchela, aprovéchese aprovéchenos not used aprovéchelos, aprovéchelas
with first-person plural imperative aprovechemos
dative not used aprovechémoste aprovechémosle aprovechémonos aprovechémoos aprovechémosles
accusative not used aprovechémoste aprovechémoslo, aprovechémosla aprovechémonos aprovechémoos aprovechémoslos, aprovechémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative aprovechad
dative aprovechadme not used aprovechadle aprovechadnos aprovechaos aprovechadles
accusative aprovechadme not used aprovechadlo, aprovechadla aprovechadnos aprovechaos aprovechadlos, aprovechadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative aprovechen
dative aprovéchenme not used aprovéchenle aprovéchennos not used aprovéchenles, aprovéchense
accusative aprovéchenme not used aprovéchenlo, aprovéchenla aprovéchennos not used aprovéchenlos, aprovéchenlas, aprovéchense

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