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Spanish
Etymology
Literally, “to take by surprise”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /toˌmaɾ poɾ soɾˈpɾesa/
- Syllabification: to‧mar por sor‧pre‧sa
Verb
tomar por sorpresa (first-person singular present tomo por sorpresa, first-person singular preterite tomé por sorpresa, past participle tomado por sorpresa)
- to take by surprise
- Synonyms: coger por sorpresa, interprender
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.