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Asturian
Verb
encontrar (first-person singular indicative present encuentro, past participle encontráu)
- Alternative form of alcontrar
Conjugation
Conjugation of encontrar
infinitive
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encontrar
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gerund
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encontrando
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past participle
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m encontráu, f encontrada, n encontrao, m pl encontraos, f pl encontraes
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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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encuentro
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encuentres
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encuentra
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encontramos
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encontráis
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encuentren
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imperfect
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encontraba
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encontrabes
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encontraba
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encontrábemos, encontrábamos
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encontrabeis, encontrabais
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encontraben
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preterite
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encontré
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encontrasti, encontresti
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encontró
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encontremos
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encontrastis, encontrestis
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encontraron
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pluperfect
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encontrare, encontrara
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encontrares, encontraras
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encontrare, encontrara
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encontráremos, encontráramos
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encontrareis, encontrarais
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encontraren, encontraran
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future
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encontraré
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encontrarás
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encontrará
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encontraremos
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encontraréis
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encontrarán
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conditional
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encontraría
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encontraríes
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encontraría
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encontraríemos, encontraríamos
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encontraríeis, encontraríais
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encontraríen
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subjunctive
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present
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encuentre
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encuentres, encuentras
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encuentre
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encontremos
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encontréis
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encuentren, encuentran
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imperfect
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encontrare, encontrara
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encontrares, encontraras
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encontrare, encontrara
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encontráremos, encontráramos
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encontrareis, encontrarais
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encontraren, encontraran
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imperative
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—
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encuentra
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—
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—
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encontrái
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—
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Galician
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese encontrar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Late Latin *incontrāre, from Latin in + contrā. Compare Portuguese encontrar, Old French encontrer, Spanish encontrar.
Pronunciation
Verb
encontrar (first-person singular present encontro, first-person singular preterite encontrei, past participle encontrado)
- to meet, encounter
- Synonym: atopar
- to find
- Synonym: atopar
Conjugation
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Singular
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Plural
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First-person (eu)
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Second-person (ti / tu)
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Third-person (ele / ela / você)
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First-person (nós)
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Second-person (vós)
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Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
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Infinitive
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Impersonal
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encontrar
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Personal
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encontrar
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encontrares
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encontrar
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encontrarmos
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encontrardes
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encontrarem
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Gerund
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encontrando
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Past participle
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Masculine
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encontrado
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encontrados
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Feminine
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encontrada
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encontradas
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Indicative
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Present
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encontro
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encontras
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encontra
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encontramos
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encontrades, encontrais
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encontram
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Imperfect
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encontrava
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encontravas
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encontrava
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encontrávamos
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encontrávades, encontráveis, encontrávais1
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encontravam
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Preterite
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encontrei
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encontraste, encontrache1
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encontrou
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encontramos
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encontrastes
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encontrárom, encontraram
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Pluperfect
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encontrara
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encontraras
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encontrara
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encontráramos
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encontrárades, encontráreis, encontrárais1
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encontraram
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Future
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encontrarei
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encontrarás
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encontrará
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encontraremos
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encontraredes, encontrareis
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encontrarám, encontrarão
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Conditional
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encontraria
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encontrarias
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encontraria
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encontraríamos
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encontraríades, encontraríeis, encontraríais1
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encontrariam
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Subjunctive
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Present
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encontre
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encontres
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encontre
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encontremos
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encontredes, encontreis
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encontrem
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Imperfect
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encontrasse
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encontrasses
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encontrasse
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encontrássemos
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encontrássedes, encontrásseis
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encontrassem
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Future
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encontrar
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encontrares
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encontrar
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encontrarmos
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encontrardes
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encontrarem
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Imperative
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Affirmative
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encontra
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encontre
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encontremos
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encontrade, encontrai
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encontrem
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Negative (nom)
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nom encontres
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nom encontre
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nom encontremos
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nom encontredes, nom encontreis
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nom encontrem
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References
- “encontrar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “encontrar” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “encontrar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “encontrar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “encontrar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese encontrar, from Vulgar Latin *incontrāre, from Latin in + contrā. Compare Italian incontrare, Old French encontrer, Spanish encontrar.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.kõˈtɾa(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.kõˈtɾa(ʁ)/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.kõˈtɾa(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.kõˈtɾa(ʁ)/
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.kõˈtɾa(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.kõˈtɾa(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.kõˈtɾa(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.kõˈtɾa(ʁ)/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.kõˈtɾa(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.kõˈtɾa(ɻ)/
Verb
encontrar (first-person singular present encontro, first-person singular preterite encontrei, past participle encontrado)
- to meet
- Antonym: desencontrar
- to find
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin in contra. Compare Portuguese encontrar, Italian incontrare, and French rencontrer.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /enkonˈtɾaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: en‧con‧trar
Verb
encontrar (first-person singular present encuentro, first-person singular preterite encontré, past participle encontrado)
- (transitive) to meet
- (transitive) to find, encounter, come across
- Synonyms: hallar, trovar
María y Gertrudis se escondieron cerca de las flores, y los chicos las encontraron a las chicas.- Mary and Gertrude hid themselves near the flowers, and the boys found the girls.
- (intransitive or reflexive) to meet, bump into
- (transitive) to think, consider, find
Lo encuentro estúpido.- I find that stupid.
- to manage (to do something)
- Synonym: lograr
- (reflexive) to be located
- (reflexive) to feel, be
Solo tú sabes cómo te encuentras.- Only you know how you're feeling.
2016 December, “FARC pedirán perdón a familias de 11 diputados asesinados”, in Frontera.info:Tras encontrársele libre de cualquier sospecha quedó en libertad meses después.- After finding him free of any suspicion, he was released months later.
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 encontrar (o-ue alternation)
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 encontrar
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dative
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encontrarme
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encontrarte
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encontrarle, encontrarse
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encontrarnos
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encontraros
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encontrarles, encontrarse
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accusative
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encontrarme
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encontrarte
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encontrarlo, encontrarla, encontrarse
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encontrarnos
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encontraros
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encontrarlos, encontrarlas, encontrarse
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with gerund encontrando
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dative
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encontrándome
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encontrándote
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encontrándole, encontrándose
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encontrándonos
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encontrándoos
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encontrándoles, encontrándose
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accusative
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encontrándome
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encontrándote
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encontrándolo, encontrándola, encontrándose
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encontrándonos
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encontrándoos
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encontrándolos, encontrándolas, encontrándose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative encuentra
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dative
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encuéntrame
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encuéntrate
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encuéntrale
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encuéntranos
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not used
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encuéntrales
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accusative
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encuéntrame
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encuéntrate
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encuéntralo, encuéntrala
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encuéntranos
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not used
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encuéntralos, encuéntralas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative encontrá
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dative
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encontrame
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encontrate
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encontrale
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encontranos
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not used
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encontrales
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accusative
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encontrame
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encontrate
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encontralo, encontrala
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encontranos
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not used
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encontralos, encontralas
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with formal second-person singular imperative encuentre
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dative
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encuéntreme
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not used
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encuéntrele, encuéntrese
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encuéntrenos
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not used
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encuéntreles
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accusative
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encuéntreme
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not used
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encuéntrelo, encuéntrela, encuéntrese
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encuéntrenos
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not used
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encuéntrelos, encuéntrelas
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with first-person plural imperative encontremos
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dative
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not used
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encontrémoste
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encontrémosle
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encontrémonos
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encontrémoos
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encontrémosles
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accusative
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not used
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encontrémoste
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encontrémoslo, encontrémosla
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encontrémonos
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encontrémoos
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encontrémoslos, encontrémoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative encontrad
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dative
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encontradme
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not used
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encontradle
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encontradnos
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encontraos
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encontradles
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accusative
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encontradme
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not used
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encontradlo, encontradla
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encontradnos
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encontraos
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encontradlos, encontradlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative encuentren
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dative
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encuéntrenme
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not used
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encuéntrenle
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encuéntrennos
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not used
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encuéntrenles, encuéntrense
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accusative
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encuéntrenme
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not used
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encuéntrenlo, encuéntrenla
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encuéntrennos
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not used
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encuéntrenlos, encuéntrenlas, encuéntrense
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