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Spanish
Etymology
From Latin comprobāre. Compare Portuguese and Catalan comprovar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kompɾoˈbaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: com‧pro‧bar
Verb
comprobar (first-person singular present compruebo, first-person singular preterite comprobé, past participle comprobado)
- to check, to check on, to check out, to see, to check to see (examine)
Me olvidé de comprobar si la hora de salida de su vuelo había cambiado o no.- I forgot to check if her flight's departure time had changed or not.
- to verify, to ascertain, to determine, to confirm
- Synonym: confirmar
2015 November 17, Carmen Pérez-Lanzac, “Las franquicias toman el centro”, in El País:En cuanto comprobó que el negocio funcionaba corrió para que no triunfara otro en su lugar.- As soon as he confirmed that the business worked, he rushed so another one wouldn't succeed in its place.
- to test (the accuracy or effectiveness of something)
- to prove, to establish (i.e. demonstrate the veracity of something)
- to note (as in realizing)
- (reflexive) to be checked, tested, to check out
- (reflexive) to be found, determined
Conjugation
Selected combined forms of comprobar (o-ue alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
with infinitive comprobar
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comprobarme
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comprobarte
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comprobarle, comprobarse
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comprobarnos
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comprobaros
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comprobarles, comprobarse
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comprobarme
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comprobarte
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comprobarlo, comprobarla, comprobarse
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comprobarnos
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comprobaros
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comprobarlos, comprobarlas, comprobarse
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with gerund comprobando
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comprobándome
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comprobándote
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comprobándole, comprobándose
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comprobándonos
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comprobándoos
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comprobándoles, comprobándose
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comprobándome
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comprobándote
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comprobándolo, comprobándola, comprobándose
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comprobándonos
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comprobándoos
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comprobándolos, comprobándolas, comprobándose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative comprueba
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compruébame
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compruébate
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compruébale
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compruébanos
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not used
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compruébales
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compruébame
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compruébate
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compruébalo, compruébala
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compruébanos
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not used
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compruébalos, compruébalas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative comprobá
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comprobame
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comprobate
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comprobale
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comprobanos
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not used
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comprobales
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comprobame
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comprobate
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comprobalo, comprobala
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comprobanos
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not used
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comprobalos, comprobalas
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with formal second-person singular imperative compruebe
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compruébeme
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not used
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compruébele, compruébese
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compruébenos
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not used
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compruébeles
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compruébeme
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not used
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compruébelo, compruébela, compruébese
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compruébenos
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not used
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compruébelos, compruébelas
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with first-person plural imperative comprobemos
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not used
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comprobémoste
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comprobémosle
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comprobémonos
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comprobémoos
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comprobémosles
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not used
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comprobémoste
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comprobémoslo, comprobémosla
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comprobémonos
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comprobémoos
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comprobémoslos, comprobémoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative comprobad
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comprobadme
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not used
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comprobadle
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comprobadnos
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comprobaos
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comprobadles
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comprobadme
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not used
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comprobadlo, comprobadla
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comprobadnos
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comprobaos
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comprobadlos, comprobadlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative comprueben
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compruébenme
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not used
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compruébenle
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compruébennos
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not used
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compruébenles, compruébense
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compruébenme
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not used
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compruébenlo, compruébenla
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compruébennos
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not used
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compruébenlos, compruébenlas, compruébense
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