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Asturian
Etymology
From Late Latin discoperīre < discooperīre, present active infinitive of discooperiō, from Latin dis- + cooperiō.
Verb
descubrir
- to discover
Conjugation
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Galician
Etymology
From Late Latin discoperīre < discooperīre, present active infinitive of discooperiō, from Latin dis- + cooperiō.
Verb
descubrir (first-person singular present descubro, third-person singular present descobre, first-person singular preterite descubrín, past participle descoberto)
- to discover
Conjugation
Conjugation of descubrir (u-o alternation in present singular)
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Late Latin discoperīre < discooperīre, present active infinitive of discooperiō, from Latin dis- + cooperiō. Equivalent to des- + cubrir.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /deskuˈbɾiɾ/
- Rhymes: -iɾ
- Syllabification: des‧cu‧brir
Verb
descubrir (first-person singular present descubro, first-person singular preterite descubrí, past participle descubierto)
- to discover
2007, El sueño de Morfeo, Un túnel entre tú y yo:Construí un túnel entre tú y yo, y fue donde descubrí que se puede encontrar un camino para los dos.- I built a tunnel between you and me, and was where I discovered that a path for us both can be found.
- to reveal
- to invent
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 descubrir (irregular)
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 descubrir
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dative
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descubrirme
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descubrirte
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descubrirle, descubrirse
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descubrirnos
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descubriros
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descubrirles, descubrirse
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accusative
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descubrirme
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descubrirte
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descubrirlo, descubrirla, descubrirse
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descubrirnos
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descubriros
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descubrirlos, descubrirlas, descubrirse
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with gerund descubriendo
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dative
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descubriéndome
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descubriéndote
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descubriéndole, descubriéndose
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descubriéndonos
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descubriéndoos
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descubriéndoles, descubriéndose
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accusative
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descubriéndome
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descubriéndote
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descubriéndolo, descubriéndola, descubriéndose
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descubriéndonos
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descubriéndoos
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descubriéndolos, descubriéndolas, descubriéndose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative descubre
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dative
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descúbreme
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descúbrete
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descúbrele
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descúbrenos
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not used
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descúbreles
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accusative
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descúbreme
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descúbrete
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descúbrelo, descúbrela
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descúbrenos
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not used
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descúbrelos, descúbrelas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative descubrí
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dative
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descubrime
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descubrite
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descubrile
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descubrinos
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not used
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descubriles
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accusative
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descubrime
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descubrite
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descubrilo, descubrila
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descubrinos
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not used
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descubrilos, descubrilas
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with formal second-person singular imperative descubra
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dative
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descúbrame
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not used
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descúbrale, descúbrase
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descúbranos
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not used
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descúbrales
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accusative
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descúbrame
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not used
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descúbralo, descúbrala, descúbrase
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descúbranos
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not used
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descúbralos, descúbralas
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with first-person plural imperative descubramos
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dative
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not used
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descubrámoste
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descubrámosle
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descubrámonos
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descubrámoos
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descubrámosles
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accusative
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not used
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descubrámoste
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descubrámoslo, descubrámosla
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descubrámonos
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descubrámoos
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descubrámoslos, descubrámoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative descubrid
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dative
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descubridme
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not used
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descubridle
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descubridnos
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descubríos
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descubridles
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accusative
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descubridme
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not used
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descubridlo, descubridla
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descubridnos
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descubríos
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descubridlos, descubridlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative descubran
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dative
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descúbranme
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not used
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descúbranle
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descúbrannos
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not used
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descúbranles, descúbranse
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accusative
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descúbranme
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not used
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descúbranlo, descúbranla
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descúbrannos
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not used
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descúbranlos, descúbranlas, descúbranse
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