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Spanish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish escoger, equivalent to es- + coger, or possibly from a Vulgar Latin *excolligere, from Latin ex- + colligere (“to gather”). Compare Asturian escoyer, Catalan escollir, Extremaduran escogel, Galician escoller, Portuguese escolher.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eskoˈxeɾ/
- Rhymes: -eɾ
- Syllabification: es‧co‧ger
Verb
escoger (first-person singular present escojo, first-person singular preterite escogí, past participle escogido)
- (transitive) to choose, select, pick
- Synonyms: elegir, seleccionar
Escojo la segunda opción.- I choose the second option.
2015 October 2, “Artur Mas sin delito”, in El País:
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 escoger (g-j 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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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 escoger
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| dative
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escogerme
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escogerte
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escogerle, escogerse
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escogernos
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escogeros
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escogerles, escogerse
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| accusative
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escogerme
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escogerte
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escogerlo, escogerla, escogerse
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escogernos
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escogeros
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escogerlos, escogerlas, escogerse
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| with gerund escogiendo
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| dative
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escogiéndome
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escogiéndote
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escogiéndole, escogiéndose
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escogiéndonos
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escogiéndoos
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escogiéndoles, escogiéndose
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| accusative
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escogiéndome
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escogiéndote
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escogiéndolo, escogiéndola, escogiéndose
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escogiéndonos
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escogiéndoos
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escogiéndolos, escogiéndolas, escogiéndose
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| with informal second-person singular tú imperative escoge
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| dative
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escógeme
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escógete
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escógele
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escógenos
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not used
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escógeles
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| accusative
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escógeme
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escógete
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escógelo, escógela
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escógenos
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not used
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escógelos, escógelas
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| with informal second-person singular vos imperative escogé
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| dative
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escogeme
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escogete
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escogele
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escogenos
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not used
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escogeles
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| accusative
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escogeme
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escogete
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escogelo, escogela
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escogenos
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not used
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escogelos, escogelas
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| with formal second-person singular imperative escoja
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| dative
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escójame
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not used
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escójale, escójase
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escójanos
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not used
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escójales
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| accusative
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escójame
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not used
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escójalo, escójala, escójase
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escójanos
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not used
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escójalos, escójalas
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| with first-person plural imperative escojamos
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| dative
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not used
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escojámoste
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escojámosle
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escojámonos
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escojámoos
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escojámosles
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| accusative
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not used
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escojámoste
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escojámoslo, escojámosla
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escojámonos
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escojámoos
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escojámoslos, escojámoslas
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| with informal second-person plural imperative escoged
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| dative
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escogedme
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not used
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escogedle
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escogednos
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escogeos
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escogedles
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| accusative
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escogedme
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not used
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escogedlo, escogedla
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escogednos
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escogeos
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escogedlos, escogedlas
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| with formal second-person plural imperative escojan
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| dative
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escójanme
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not used
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escójanle
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escójannos
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not used
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escójanles, escójanse
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| accusative
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escójanme
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not used
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escójanlo, escójanla
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escójannos
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not used
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escójanlos, escójanlas, escójanse
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