reclamar

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin reclāmāre.

Pronunciation

Verb

reclamar (first-person singular present reclamo, first-person singular preterite reclamí, past participle reclamat)

  1. (transitive) to claim
  2. (transitive) to demand
  3. (transitive) to call (a bird)
  4. (intransitive) to protest

Conjugation

    Conjugation of reclamar (first conjugation)
infinitive reclamar
gerund reclamant
past participle masculine feminine
singular reclamat reclamada
plural reclamats reclamades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present reclamo reclames reclama reclamem reclameu reclamen
imperfect reclamava reclamaves reclamava reclamàvem reclamàveu reclamaven
future reclamaré reclamaràs reclamarà reclamarem reclamareu reclamaran
preterite reclamí reclamares reclamà reclamàrem reclamàreu reclamaren
conditional reclamaria reclamaries reclamaria reclamaríem reclamaríeu reclamarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present reclami reclamis reclami reclamem reclameu reclamin
imperfect reclamés reclamessis reclamés reclaméssim reclaméssiu reclamessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — reclama reclami reclamem reclameu reclamin
negative (no) — no reclamis no reclami no reclamem no reclameu no reclamin

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin reclāmāre.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: re‧cla‧mar

Verb

reclamar (first-person singular present reclamo, first-person singular preterite reclamei, past participle reclamado)

  1. to complain
    • 2023, Djalma do Nascimento Sousa, chapter V, in Memórias do Sul do Maranhão, Maranhão, page 106:
      Reclamar por algo errado para o pobre é uma ofensa grave, pois não quer mudar, porque já criou o seu universo mundano […]
      Complaining about something being wrong for the poor is a serious offense, because they don't want to change, because they've already created their worldly universe .
  2. to claim

Conjugation

    Conjugation of reclamar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal reclamar
Personal reclamar reclamares reclamar reclamarmos reclamardes reclamarem
Gerund
reclamando
Past participle
Masculine reclamado reclamados
Feminine reclamada reclamadas
Indicative
Present reclamo reclamas reclama reclamamos reclamais reclamam
Imperfect reclamava reclamavas reclamava reclamávamos reclamáveis reclamavam
Preterite reclamei reclamaste reclamou reclamamos1, reclamámos2 reclamastes reclamaram
Pluperfect reclamara reclamaras reclamara reclamáramos reclamáreis reclamaram
Future reclamarei reclamarás reclamará reclamaremos reclamareis reclamarão
Conditional reclamaria reclamarias reclamaria reclamaríamos reclamaríeis reclamariam
Subjunctive
Present reclame reclames reclame reclamemos reclameis reclamem
Imperfect reclamasse reclamasses reclamasse reclamássemos reclamásseis reclamassem
Future reclamar reclamares reclamar reclamarmos reclamardes reclamarem
Imperative
Affirmative reclama reclame reclamemos reclamai reclamem
Negative (não) não reclames não reclame não reclamemos não reclameis não reclamem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin reclāmāre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /reklaˈmaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: re‧cla‧mar

Verb

reclamar (first-person singular present reclamo, first-person singular preterite reclamé, past participle reclamado)

  1. to reclaim, to recover possession of
  2. to claim, to ask for, to demand
  3. to lure (with a decoy or whistle while hunting)
  4. to look for (a criminal), to summon (a witness)
  5. to protest, to complain, to object, to clamor, to reclaim
  6. (poetic) to resound
  7. (nautical) to hoist taut

Conjugation

    Conjugation of reclamar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive reclamar
gerund reclamando
past participle masculine feminine
singular reclamado reclamada
plural reclamados reclamadas
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 reclamo reclamastú
reclamásvos 		reclama reclamamos reclamáis reclaman
imperfect reclamaba reclamabas reclamaba reclamábamos reclamabais reclamaban
preterite reclamé reclamaste reclamó reclamamos reclamasteis reclamaron
future reclamaré reclamarás reclamará reclamaremos reclamaréis reclamarán
conditional reclamaría reclamarías reclamaría reclamaríamos reclamaríais reclamarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present reclame reclamestú
reclamésvos2 		reclame reclamemos reclaméis reclamen
imperfect
(ra) 		reclamara reclamaras reclamara reclamáramos reclamarais reclamaran
imperfect
(se) 		reclamase reclamases reclamase reclamásemos reclamaseis reclamasen
future1 reclamare reclamares reclamare reclamáremos reclamareis reclamaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative reclamatú
reclamávos 		reclame reclamemos reclamad reclamen
negative no reclames no reclame no reclamemos no reclaméis no reclamen

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

    Selected combined forms of reclamar

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 reclamar
dative reclamarme reclamarte reclamarle, reclamarse reclamarnos reclamaros reclamarles, reclamarse
accusative reclamarme reclamarte reclamarlo, reclamarla, reclamarse reclamarnos reclamaros reclamarlos, reclamarlas, reclamarse
with gerund reclamando
dative reclamándome reclamándote reclamándole, reclamándose reclamándonos reclamándoos reclamándoles, reclamándose
accusative reclamándome reclamándote reclamándolo, reclamándola, reclamándose reclamándonos reclamándoos reclamándolos, reclamándolas, reclamándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative reclama
dative reclámame reclámate reclámale reclámanos not used reclámales
accusative reclámame reclámate reclámalo, reclámala reclámanos not used reclámalos, reclámalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative reclamá
dative reclamame reclamate reclamale reclamanos not used reclamales
accusative reclamame reclamate reclamalo, reclamala reclamanos not used reclamalos, reclamalas
with formal second-person singular imperative reclame
dative reclámeme not used reclámele, reclámese reclámenos not used reclámeles
accusative reclámeme not used reclámelo, reclámela, reclámese reclámenos not used reclámelos, reclámelas
with first-person plural imperative reclamemos
dative not used reclamémoste reclamémosle reclamémonos reclamémoos reclamémosles
accusative not used reclamémoste reclamémoslo, reclamémosla reclamémonos reclamémoos reclamémoslos, reclamémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative reclamad
dative reclamadme not used reclamadle reclamadnos reclamaos reclamadles
accusative reclamadme not used reclamadlo, reclamadla reclamadnos reclamaos reclamadlos, reclamadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative reclamen
dative reclámenme not used reclámenle reclámennos not used reclámenles, reclámense
accusative reclámenme not used reclámenlo, reclámenla reclámennos not used reclámenlos, reclámenlas, reclámense

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