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Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Latin recolligere. Doublet of recolegir, a borrowing. Compare English recollect.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rekoˈxeɾ/
- Rhymes: -eɾ
- Syllabification: re‧co‧ger
Verb
recoger (first-person singular present recojo, first-person singular preterite recogí, past participle recogido)
- to collect, to gather, to pick up, to fetch, to retrieve (something previously left behind)
- to pick up (a person or people by vehicle)
- to clean up (e.g., a room)
- to pack up
- Synonym: empacar
- to harvest, reap (fruit)
- to pick up on, glean, capture (e.g., a point, a link, distinction, subtlety, ambiguity, etc.)
- (figurative) to reflect
- (reflexive) to go to bed
- Synonym: acostarse
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 recoger (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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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 recoger
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dative
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recogerme
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recogerte
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recogerle, recogerse
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recogernos
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recogeros
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recogerles, recogerse
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accusative
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recogerme
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recogerte
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recogerlo, recogerla, recogerse
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recogernos
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recogeros
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recogerlos, recogerlas, recogerse
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with gerund recogiendo
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dative
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recogiéndome
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recogiéndote
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recogiéndole, recogiéndose
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recogiéndonos
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recogiéndoos
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recogiéndoles, recogiéndose
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accusative
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recogiéndome
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recogiéndote
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recogiéndolo, recogiéndola, recogiéndose
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recogiéndonos
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recogiéndoos
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recogiéndolos, recogiéndolas, recogiéndose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative recoge
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dative
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recógeme
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recógete
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recógele
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recógenos
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not used
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recógeles
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accusative
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recógeme
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recógete
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recógelo, recógela
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recógenos
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not used
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recógelos, recógelas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative recogé
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dative
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recogeme
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recogete
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recogele
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recogenos
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not used
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recogeles
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accusative
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recogeme
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recogete
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recogelo, recogela
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recogenos
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not used
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recogelos, recogelas
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with formal second-person singular imperative recoja
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dative
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recójame
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not used
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recójale, recójase
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recójanos
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not used
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recójales
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accusative
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recójame
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not used
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recójalo, recójala, recójase
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recójanos
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not used
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recójalos, recójalas
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with first-person plural imperative recojamos
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dative
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not used
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recojámoste
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recojámosle
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recojámonos
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recojámoos
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recojámosles
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accusative
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not used
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recojámoste
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recojámoslo, recojámosla
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recojámonos
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recojámoos
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recojámoslos, recojámoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative recoged
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dative
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recogedme
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not used
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recogedle
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recogednos
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recogeos
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recogedles
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accusative
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recogedme
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not used
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recogedlo, recogedla
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recogednos
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recogeos
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recogedlos, recogedlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative recojan
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dative
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recójanme
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not used
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recójanle
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recójannos
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not used
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recójanles, recójanse
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accusative
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recójanme
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not used
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recójanlo, recójanla
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recójannos
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not used
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recójanlos, recójanlas, recójanse
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