buscar

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Asturian[edit]

Verb[edit]

buscar (first-person singular indicative present busco, past participle buscáu)

  1. to search, look for

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of buscar
infinitive buscar
gerund buscando
past participle m buscáu, f buscada, n buscao, m pl buscaos, f pl buscaes
person first singular
yo		 second singular
tu		 third singular
él/elli		 first plural
nosotros/nós		 second plural
vosotros/vós		 third plural
ellos
indicative present o busques a buscamos buscáis busquen
imperfect buscaba buscabes buscaba buscábemos, buscábamos buscabeis, buscabais buscaben
preterite busqué buscasti, busquesti buscó busquemos buscastis, busquestis buscaron
pluperfect buscare, buscara buscares, buscaras buscare, buscara buscáremos, buscáramos buscareis, buscarais buscaren, buscaran
future buscaré buscarás buscará buscaremos buscaréis buscarán
conditional buscaría buscaríes buscaría buscaríemos, buscaríamos buscaríeis, buscaríais buscaríen
subjunctive present busque busques, as busque busquemos busquéis busquen, an
imperfect buscare, buscara buscares, buscaras buscare, buscara buscáremos, buscáramos buscareis, buscarais buscaren, buscaran
imperative — a — — buscái —

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Catalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Spanish buscar, which is of unknown origin in that language.

Verb[edit]

buscar (first-person singular present busco, past participle buscat)

  1. to seek, to search for, to look for

Conjugation[edit]

as cantar, except that the c of the radical becomes qu before e or i in the ending

Conjugation of buscar (first conjugation)
infinitive buscar
present participle buscant
past participle masculine feminine
singular buscat buscada
plural buscats buscades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present busco busques busca busquem busqueu busquen
imperfect buscava buscaves buscava buscàvem buscàveu buscaven
future buscaré buscaràs buscarà buscarem buscareu buscaran
preterite busquí buscares buscà buscàrem buscàreu buscaren
conditional buscaria buscaries buscaria buscaríem buscaríeu buscarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present busqui busquis busqui busquem busqueu busquin
imperfect busqués busquessis busqués busquéssim busquéssiu busquessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós		 vostès
— busca busqui busquem busqueu busquin

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Portuguese buscar of Unknown origin, possibly cognate with bosque, cognate with Italian buscare and Spanish buscar. Or possibly from Celtic; compare Gaulish *boudi- ("victory, gain"), Old Irish búaid (“victory”) and Welsh budd (“gain”), all from Proto-Indo-European *bhudh-skō (“win, gain”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

buscar (first-person singular present indicative busco, past participle buscado)

  1. to search for
  2. to fetch, to pick up
    • 2005, Lya Wyler (translator), J. K. Rowling (English author), Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince), Rocco, page 127:
      Está vindo alguém buscar você. Olhe.
      Someone is going to pick you up. Look.

Quotations[edit]

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:buscar.

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Conjugation[edit]

  Conjugation of the Portuguese -ar verb buscar
Notes:[edit]
  • This is a regular verb of the -ar group.
  • The last letter c is changed to qu, depending on the following vowel, resulting in these three possible sequences: -ca-, -que- and -co-.
  • Verbs with this conjugation include: brincar, buscar, pecar, trancar.
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 buscar
Personal buscar buscares buscar buscarmos buscardes buscarem
Gerund
buscando
Past participle
Masculine buscado buscados
Feminine buscada buscadas
Indicative
Present busco buscas busca buscamos buscais buscam
Imperfect buscava buscavas buscava buscávamos buscáveis buscavam
Preterite busquei buscaste buscou buscamos
buscámos		 buscastes buscaram
Pluperfect buscara buscaras buscara buscáramos buscáreis buscaram
Future buscarei buscarás buscará buscaremos buscareis buscarão
Conditional
buscaria buscarias buscaria buscaríamos buscaríeis buscariam
Subjunctive
Present busque busques busque busquemos busqueis busquem
Imperfect buscasse buscasses buscasse buscássemos buscásseis buscassem
Future buscar buscares buscar buscarmos buscardes buscarem
Imperative
Affirmative - busca busque busquemos buscai busquem
Negative (não) - busques busque busquemos busqueis busquem

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unknown, possibly cognate with bosque, cognate with Italian buscare and Portuguese buscar. Or possibly from Celtic; compare Gaulish *boudi- ("victory, gain"), Old Irish búaid (“victory”) and Welsh budd (“gain”), all from Proto-Indo-European *bhudh-skō (“win, gain”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

buscar (first-person singular present busco, first-person singular preterite busqué, past participle buscado)

  1. to seek, to search for, to look for.

Conjugation[edit]

  • c becomes qu before e.
    Conjugation of buscar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)edit data
infinitive buscar
gerund buscando
past participle masculine feminine
singular buscado buscada
plural buscados buscadas
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 busco buscastú
buscásvos		 busca buscamos buscáis buscan
imperfect buscaba buscabas buscaba buscábamos buscabais buscaban
preterite busqué buscaste buscó buscamos buscasteis buscaron
future buscaré buscarás buscará buscaremos buscaréis buscarán
conditional buscaría buscarías buscaría buscaríamos buscaríais buscarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present busque busquestú
busquésvos1		 busque busquemos busquéis busquen
imperfect
(ra)		 buscara buscaras buscara buscáramos buscarais buscaran
imperfect
(se)		 buscase buscases buscase buscásemos buscaseis buscasen
future buscare buscares buscare buscáremos buscareis buscaren
imperative — tú
vos		 usted nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ustedes
affirmative buscatú
buscávos		 busque busquemos buscad busquen
negative no busques no busque no busquemos no busquéis no busquen
1 Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Other verbs with this conjugation:
Spanish verbs ending in -ar (conjugation -car)
    Selected combined forms of buscaredit data

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 buscar
dative buscarme buscarte buscarle, buscarse buscarnos buscaros buscarles, buscarse
accusative buscarme buscarte buscarlo, buscarla, buscarse buscarnos buscaros buscarlos, buscarlas, buscarse
with gerund buscando
dative buscándome buscándote buscándole, buscándose buscándonos buscándoos buscándoles, buscándose
accusative buscándome buscándote buscándolo, buscándola, buscándose buscándonos buscándoos buscándolos, buscándolas, buscándose
with informal second-person singular imperative busca
dative búscame búscate búscale búscanos not used búscales
accusative búscame búscate búscalo, búscala búscanos not used búscalos, búscalas
with formal second-person singular imperative busque
dative búsqueme not used búsquele, búsquese búsquenos not used búsqueles
accusative búsqueme not used búsquelo, búsquela, búsquese búsquenos not used búsquelos, búsquelas
with first-person plural imperative busquemos
dative not used busquémoste busquémosle busquémonos busquémoos busquémosles
accusative not used busquémoste busquémoslo, busquémosla busquémonos busquémoos busquémoslos, busquémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative buscad
dative buscadme not used buscadle buscadnos buscaos buscadles
accusative buscadme not used buscadlo, buscadla buscadnos buscaos buscadlos, buscadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative busquen
dative búsquenme not used búsquenle búsquennos not used búsquenles, búsquense
accusative búsquenme not used búsquenlo, búsquenla búsquennos not used búsquenlos, búsquenlas, búsquense

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