hurra

See also: Hurra and hurrà

English

Interjection

hurra

1. Alternative form of hurrah.
   • 1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume II, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 88:

     Hurra! long live the friendly, generous Dwarfs!

Noun

hurra (plural hurras)

1. Alternative form of hurrah.

Verb

hurra (third-person singular simple present hurras, present participle hurraing, simple past and past participle hurraed)

1. Alternative form of hurrah.

Basque

Adjective

hurra

1. absolutive singular of hur

Noun

hurra

1. absolutive singular of hur

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German huore, from Old High German huora, from Proto-Germanic *hōrǭ (“whore; adulteress”). Cognate with German Hure, English whore.

Noun

hurra f

1. (Sette Comuni) prostitute

Further reading

• “hurra” in Martalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974), Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

German

Alternative forms

• hurrah

Etymology

Probably from Middle High German hurrā, an imperative from hurren (“to move quickly”), from Proto-Germanic *hurzaną (“to rush”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- (“to run”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hʊˈraː/, [hʊˈʁaː], [huˈʁaː]

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Rhymes: -aː

Interjection

hurra

1. hooray

Derived terms

• hipp, hipp, hurra

Derived terms

• Hurra n
• Hurrapatriotismus

Further reading

• “hurra” in Duden online
• “hurra”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)

Polish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xuˈra/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: hu‧rra

Interjection

hurra

1. alternative spelling of hura

Further reading

• “hurra”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English hurrah.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈu.ʁɐ/ [ˈu.hɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈu.ʁɐ/ [ˈu.hɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈu.ʁɐ/ [ˈu.χɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈu.ʁɐ/

Interjection

hurra!

1. hurrah

Derived terms

• hip hip hurra!

Further reading

• “hurra”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English hurrah.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈura/ [ˈu.ra]
• Rhymes: -ura
• Syllabification: hu‧rra

Interjection

¡hurra!

1. hurrah

Derived terms

• ¡hip hip hurra!

Noun

hurra f (plural hurras)

1. cheer

Further reading

• “hurra”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Swedish

Etymology

Of uncertain origin, perhaps borrowed from German hurren (“to hasten”); see hurra.

Pronunciation

• (Interjection) IPA^(key): /hɵˈrɑː/
• (Verb) IPA^(key): /²hɵra/

Interjection

hurra!

1. hooray!

Derived terms

• hipp, hipp, hurra!

Verb

hurra (present hurrar, preterite hurrade, supine hurrat, imperative hurra)

1. to cheer, to hooray

Conjugation

Conjugation of hurra (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	hurra		hurras
supine	hurrat		hurrats
imperative	hurra		—
imper. plural1	hurren		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	hurrar	hurrade	hurras	hurrades
ind. plural1	hurra	hurrade	hurras	hurrades
subjunctive2	hurre	hurrade	hurres	hurrades
present participle		hurrande
past participle		hurrad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

See also

• fira
• hissa
• hurrare
• hurring
• jubla

References

• “hurra”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “hurra”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “hurra”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)

Tooro

Etymology

Inherited from Common Bantu *-pʊ́dɪda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /húra/

Verb

-hurra (infinitive okuhurra)

1. (transitive) to feel
2. (ambitransitive) to hear, to listen
3. (ambitransitive) to obey

Conjugation

Conjugation of -hurra

infinitives affirmative okuhurra negative okutahurra imperatives affirmative hurra negative (see second-person negative subjunctive forms) tense polarity basic forms relative forms1 present habitual affirmative subject concord + -hurra person noun class singular plural first person mpurra tuhurra second person ohurra muhurra third person 1/2 ahurra bahurra 3/4 guhurra ehurra 5/6 lihurra gahurra 7/8 kihurra bihurra 9/10 ehurra zihurra 11/10 ruhurra 12/14 kahurra buhurra 13 — tuhurra 14/6 buhurra gahurra 15/6 kuhurra 16 hahurra — negative ti- + subject concord + -hurra person noun class singular plural first person timpurra tituhurra second person tohurra timuhurra third person 1/2 tahurra tibahurra 3/4 tiguhurra tehurra 5/6 tirihurra tigahurra 7/8 tikihurra tibihurra 9/10 tehurra tizihurra 11/10 tiruhurra 12/14 tikahurra tibuhurra 13 — tituhurra 14/6 tibuhurra tigahurra 15/6 tikuhurra 16 tihahurra — subject concord + -tahurra present continuous affirmative ni- + subject concord + -hurra person noun class singular plural first person nimpurra nituhurra second person noohurra nimuhurra third person 1/2 naahurra nibahurra 3/4 niguhurra neehurra 5/6 nirihurra nigahurra 7/8 nikihurra nibihurra 9/10 neehurra nizihurra 11/10 niruhurra 12/14 nikahurra nibuhurra 13 — nituhurra 14/6 nibuhurra nigahurra 15/6 nikuhurra 16 nihahurra — subject concord + -rukuhurra negative ti- + subject concord + -rukuhurra person noun class singular plural first person tindukuhurra titurukuhurra second person torukuhurra timurukuhurra third person 1/2 tarukuhurra tibarukuhurra 3/4 tigurukuhurra terukuhurra 5/6 tirirukuhurra tigarukuhurra 7/8 tikirukuhurra tibirukuhurra 9/10 terukuhurra tizirukuhurra 11/10 tirurukuhurra 12/14 tikarukuhurra tiburukuhurra 13 — titurukuhurra 14/6 tiburukuhurra tigarukuhurra 15/6 tikurukuhurra 16 tiharukuhurra — subject concord + -tarukuhurra present continuative affirmative ni- + subject concord + -kyahurra person noun class singular plural first person ninkyahurra nitukyahurra second person nookyahurra nimukyahurra third person 1/2 naakyahurra nibakyahurra 3/4 nigukyahurra neekyahurra 5/6 nirikyahurra nigakyahurra 7/8 nikikyahurra nibikyahurra 9/10 neekyahurra nizikyahurra 11/10 nirukyahurra 12/14 nikakyahurra nibukyahurra 13 — nitukyahurra 14/6 nibukyahurra nigakyahurra 15/6 nikukyahurra 16 nihakyahurra — subject concord + -rukukyahurra negative ti- + subject concord + -kyahurra person noun class singular plural first person tinkyahurra titukyahurra second person tokyahurra timukyahurra third person 1/2 takyahurra tibakyahurra 3/4 tigukyahurra tekyahurra 5/6 tirikyahurra tigakyahurra 7/8 tikikyahurra tibikyahurra 9/10 tekyahurra tizikyahurra 11/10 tirukyahurra 12/14 tikakyahurra tibukyahurra 13 — titukyahurra 14/6 tibukyahurra tigakyahurra 15/6 tikukyahurra 16 tihakyahurra — subject concord + -takyahurra virtual present affirmative subject concord + -ahurra person noun class singular plural first person nahurra twahurra second person wahurra mwahurra third person 1/2 yahurra baahurra 3/4 gwahurra yahurra 5/6 lyahurra gaahurra 7/8 kyahurra byahurra 9/10 yahurra zaahurra 11/10 rwahurra 12/14 kaahurra bwahurra 13 — twahurra 14/6 bwahurra gaahurra 15/6 kwahurra 16 haahurra — negative ti- + subject concord + ahurra person noun class singular plural first person tinahurra titwahurra second person tiwahurra timwahurra third person 1/2 tiyahurra tibaahurra 3/4 tigwahurra tiyahurra 5/6 tiryahurra tigaahurra 7/8 tikyahurra tibyahurra 9/10 tiyahurra tizaahurra 11/10 tirwahurra 12/14 tikaahurra tibwahurra 13 — titwahurra 14/6 tibwahurra tigaahurra 15/6 tikwahurra 16 tihaahurra — subject concord + -taahurra present perfect affirmative subject concord + -huliire person noun class singular plural first person mpuliire tuhuliire second person ohuliire muhuliire third person 1/2 ahuliire bahuliire 3/4 guhuliire ehuliire 5/6 lihuliire gahuliire 7/8 kihuliire bihuliire 9/10 ehuliire zihuliire 11/10 ruhuliire 12/14 kahuliire buhuliire 13 — tuhuliire 14/6 buhuliire gahuliire 15/6 kuhuliire 16 hahuliire — negative ti- + subject concord + -huliire person noun class singular plural first person timpuliire tituhuliire second person tohuliire timuhuliire third person 1/2 tahuliire tibahuliire 3/4 tiguhuliire tehuliire 5/6 tirihuliire tigahuliire 7/8 tikihuliire tibihuliire 9/10 tehuliire tizihuliire 11/10 tiruhuliire 12/14 tikahuliire tibuhuliire 13 — tituhuliire 14/6 tibuhuliire tigahuliire 15/6 tikuhuliire 16 tihahuliire — subject concord + -tahuliire near perfective affirmative subject concord + -akahurra person noun class singular plural first person nakahurra twakahurra second person wakahurra mwakahurra third person 1/2 yakahurra baakahurra 3/4 gwakahurra yakahurra 5/6 lyakahurra gaakahurra 7/8 kyakahurra byakahurra 9/10 yakahurra zaakahurra 11/10 rwakahurra 12/14 kaakahurra bwakahurra 13 — twakahurra 14/6 bwakahurra gaakahurra 15/6 kwakahurra 16 haakahurra — negative ti- + subject concord + -kahuliire person noun class singular plural first person tinkahuliire titukahuliire second person tokahuliire timukahuliire third person 1/2 takahuliire tibakahuliire 3/4 tigukahuliire tekahuliire 5/6 tirikahuliire tigakahuliire 7/8 tikikahuliire tibikahuliire 9/10 tekahuliire tizikahuliire 11/10 tirukahuliire 12/14 tikakahuliire tibukahuliire 13 — titukahuliire 14/6 tibukahuliire tigakahuliire 15/6 tikukahuliire 16 tihakahuliire — subject concord + -takahuliire near past affirmative subject concord + -huliirege person noun class singular plural first person mpuliirege tuhuliirege second person ohuliirege muhuliirege third person 1/2 ahuliirege bahuliirege 3/4 guhuliirege ehuliirege 5/6 lihuliirege gahuliirege 7/8 kihuliirege bihuliirege 9/10 ehuliirege zihuliirege 11/10 ruhuliirege 12/14 kahuliirege buhuliirege 13 — tuhuliirege 14/6 buhuliirege gahuliirege 15/6 kuhuliirege 16 hahuliirege — negative ti- + subject concord + -huliirege person noun class singular plural first person timpuliirege tituhuliirege second person tohuliirege timuhuliirege third person 1/2 tahuliirege tibahuliirege 3/4 tiguhuliirege tehuliirege 5/6 tirihuliirege tigahuliirege 7/8 tikihuliirege tibihuliirege 9/10 tehuliirege tizihuliirege 11/10 tiruhuliirege 12/14 tikahuliirege tibuhuliirege 13 — tituhuliirege 14/6 tibuhuliirege tigahuliirege 15/6 tikuhuliirege 16 tihahuliirege — subject concord + -tahuliirege remote past affirmative subject concord + -kahurra person noun class singular plural first person nkahurra tukahurra second person okahurra mukahurra third person 1/2 akahurra bakahurra 3/4 gukahurra ekahurra 5/6 likahurra gakahurra 7/8 kikahurra bikahurra 9/10 ekahurra zikahurra 11/10 rukahurra 12/14 kakahurra bukahurra 13 — tukahurra 14/6 bukahurra gakahurra 15/6 kukahurra 16 hakahurra — subject concord + -ahuliire negative subject concord + -tahurre person noun class singular plural first person ntahurre tutahurre second person otahurre mutahurre third person 1/2 atahurre batahurre 3/4 gutahurre etahurre 5/6 litahurre gatahurre 7/8 kitahurre bitahurre 9/10 etahurre ziitahurre 11/10 rutahurre 12/14 katahurre butahurre 13 — tutahurre 14/6 butahurre gatahurre 15/6 kutahurre 16 hatahurre — subject concord + -tarahuliire experiential perfective affirmative subject concord + -rahuliire person noun class singular plural first person ndahuliire turahuliire second person orahuliire murahuliire third person 1/2 arahuliire barahuliire 3/4 gurahuliire erahuliire 5/6 lirahuliire garahuliire 7/8 kirahuliire birahuliire 9/10 erahuliire zirahuliire 11/10 rurahuliire 12/14 karahuliire burahuliire 13 — turahuliire 14/6 burahuliire garahuliire 15/6 kurahuliire 16 harahuliire — negative ti- + subject concord + -kahurraga person noun class singular plural first person tinkahurraga titukahurraga second person tokahurraga timukahurraga third person 1/2 takahurraga tibakahurraga 3/4 tigukahurraga tekahurraga 5/6 tirikahurraga tigakahurraga 7/8 tikikahurraga tibikahurraga 9/10 tekahurraga tizikahurraga 11/10 tirukahurraga 12/14 tikakahurraga tibukahurraga 13 — titukahurraga 14/6 tibukahurraga tigakahurraga 15/6 tikukahurraga 16 tihakahurraga — subject concord + -takahurraga cessative perfective affirmative subject concord + -aahuliire person noun class singular plural first person naahuliire twahuliire second person waahuliire mwahuliire third person 1/2 yaahuliire baahuliire 3/4 gwahuliire yaahuliire 5/6 lyahuliire gaahuliire 7/8 kyahuliire byahuliire 9/10 yaahuliire zaahuliire 11/10 rwahuliire 12/14 kaahuliire bwahuliire 13 — twahuliire 14/6 bwahuliire gaahuliire 15/6 kwahuliire 16 haahuliire — past habitual affirmative subject concord + -ahurraga person noun class singular plural first person nahurraga twahurraga second person wahurraga mwahurraga third person 1/2 yahurraga baahurraga 3/4 gwahurraga yahurraga 5/6 lyahurraga gaahurraga 7/8 kyahurraga byahurraga 9/10 yahurraga zaahurraga 11/10 rwahurraga 12/14 kaahurraga bwahurraga 13 — twahurraga 14/6 bwahurraga gaahurraga 15/6 kwahurraga 16 haahurraga — negative ti- + subject concord + ahurraga person noun class singular plural first person tinahurraga titwahurraga second person tiwahurraga timwahurraga third person 1/2 tiyahurraga tibaahurraga 3/4 tigwahurraga tiyahurraga 5/6 tiryahurraga tigaahurraga 7/8 tikyahurraga tibyahurraga 9/10 tiyahurraga tizaahurraga 11/10 tirwahurraga 12/14 tikaahurraga tibwahurraga 13 — titwahurraga 14/6 tibwahurraga tigaahurraga 15/6 tikwahurraga 16 tihaahurraga — subject concord + -taahurraga near future affirmative subject concord + -raahurra person noun class singular plural first person ndaahurra turaahurra second person oraahurra muraahurra third person 1/2 araahurra baraahurra 3/4 guraahurra eraahurra 5/6 liraahurra garaahurra 7/8 kiraahurra biraahurra 9/10 eraahurra ziraahurra 11/10 ruraahurra 12/14 karaahurra buraahurra 13 — turaahurra 14/6 buraahurra garaahurra 15/6 kuraahurra 16 haraahurra — negative ti- + subject concord + -aahurre person noun class singular plural first person tinaahurre titwahurre second person tiwaahurre timwahurre third person 1/2 tiyaahurre tibaahurre 3/4 tigwahurre tiyaahurre 5/6 tiryahurre tigaahurre 7/8 tikyahurre tibyahurre 9/10 tiyaahurre tizaahurre 11/10 tirwahurre 12/14 tikaahurre tibwahurre 13 — titwahurre 14/6 tibwahurre tigaahurre 15/6 tikwahurre 16 tihaahurre — subject concord + -taahurre remote future affirmative subject concord + -lihurra person noun class singular plural first person ndihurra tulihurra second person olihurra mulihurra third person 1/2 alihurra balihurra 3/4 gulihurra erihurra 5/6 lirihurra galihurra 7/8 kirihurra birihurra 9/10 erihurra zirihurra 11/10 rulihurra 12/14 kalihurra bulihurra 13 — tulihurra 14/6 bulihurra galihurra 15/6 kulihurra 16 halihurra — negative ti- + subject concord + -lihurra person noun class singular plural first person tindihurra titulihurra second person tolihurra timulihurra third person 1/2 talihurra tibalihurra 3/4 tigulihurra terihurra 5/6 tiririhurra tigalihurra 7/8 tikirihurra tibirihurra 9/10 terihurra tizirihurra 11/10 tirulihurra 12/14 tikalihurra tibulihurra 13 — titulihurra 14/6 tibulihurra tigalihurra 15/6 tikulihurra 16 tihalihurra — subject concord + -talihurra future habitual affirmative subject concord + -raahurraga person noun class singular plural first person ndaahurraga turaahurraga second person oraahurraga muraahurraga third person 1/2 araahurraga baraahurraga 3/4 guraahurraga eraahurraga 5/6 liraahurraga garaahurraga 7/8 kiraahurraga biraahurraga 9/10 eraahurraga ziraahurraga 11/10 ruraahurraga 12/14 karaahurraga buraahurraga 13 — turaahurraga 14/6 buraahurraga garaahurraga 15/6 kuraahurraga 16 haraahurraga — negative ti- + subject concord + -aahurrege person noun class singular plural first person tinaahurrege titwahurrege second person tiwaahurrege timwahurrege third person 1/2 tiyaahurrege tibaahurrege 3/4 tigwahurrege tiyaahurrege 5/6 tiryahurrege tigaahurrege 7/8 tikyahurrege tibyahurrege 9/10 tiyaahurrege tizaahurrege 11/10 tirwahurrege 12/14 tikaahurrege tibwahurrege 13 — titwahurrege 14/6 tibwahurrege tigaahurrege 15/6 tikwahurrege 16 tihaahurrege — subject concord + -taahurrege subjunctive affirmative subject concord + hurre person noun class singular plural first person mpurre tuhurre second person ohurre muhurre third person 1/2 ahurre bahurre 3/4 guhurre ehurre 5/6 lihurre gahurre 7/8 kihurre bihurre 9/10 ehurre zihurre 11/10 ruhurre 12/14 kahurre buhurre 13 — tuhurre 14/6 buhurre gahurre 15/6 kuhurre 16 hahurre — negative subject concord + -tahurra person noun class singular plural first person ntahurra tutahurra second person otahurra mutahurra third person 1/2 atahurra batahurra 3/4 gutahurra etahurra 5/6 litahurra gatahurra 7/8 kitahurra bitahurra 9/10 etahurra zitahurra 11/10 rutahurra 12/14 katahurra butahurra 13 — tutahurra 14/6 butahurra gatahurra 15/6 kutahurra 16 hatahurra — — subjunctive habitual affirmative subject concord + hurrege person noun class singular plural first person mpurrege tuhurrege second person ohurrege muhurrege third person 1/2 ahurrege bahurrege 3/4 guhurrege ehurrege 5/6 lihurrege gahurrege 7/8 kihurrege bihurrege 9/10 ehurrege zihurrege 11/10 ruhurrege 12/14 kahurrege buhurrege 13 — tuhurrege 14/6 buhurrege gahurrege 15/6 kuhurrege 16 hahurrege — hypothetical affirmative subject concord + -aakuhurra person noun class singular plural first person naakuhurra twakuhurra second person waakuhurra mwakuhurra third person 1/2 yaakuhurra baakuhurra 3/4 gwakuhurra yaakuhurra 5/6 lyakuhurra gaakuhurra 7/8 kyakuhurra byakuhurra 9/10 yaakuhurra zaakuhurra 11/10 rwakuhurra 12/14 kaakuhurra bwakuhurra 13 — twakuhurra 14/6 bwakuhurra gaakuhurra 15/6 kwakuhurra 16 haakuhurra — negative ti- + subject concord + -aakuhurra person noun class singular plural first person tinaakuhurra titwakuhurra second person tiwaakuhurra timwakuhurra third person 1/2 tiyaakuhurra tibaakuhurra 3/4 tigwakuhurra tiyaakuhurra 5/6 tiryakuhurra tigaakuhurra 7/8 tikyakuhurra tibyakuhurra 9/10 tiyaakuhurra tizaakuhurra 11/10 tirwakuhurra 12/14 tikaakuhurra tibwakuhurra 13 — titwakuhurra 14/6 tibwakuhurra tigaakuhurra 15/6 tikwakuhurra 16 tihaakuhurra — subject concord + -taakuhurra conditional affirmative subject concord + -aakuhuliire person noun class singular plural first person naakuhuliire twakuhuliire second person waakuhuliire mwakuhuliire third person 1/2 yaakuhuliire baakuhuliire 3/4 gwakuhuliire yaakuhuliire 5/6 lyakuhuliire gaakuhuliire 7/8 kyakuhuliire byakuhuliire 9/10 yaakuhuliire zaakuhuliire 11/10 rwakuhuliire 12/14 kaakuhuliire bwakuhuliire 13 — twakuhuliire 14/6 bwakuhuliire gaakuhuliire 15/6 kwakuhuliire 16 haakuhuliire — negative ti- + subject concord + -aakuhuliire person noun class singular plural first person tinaakuhuliire titwakuhuliire second person tiwaakuhuliire timwakuhuliire third person 1/2 tiyaakuhuliire tibaakuhuliire 3/4 tigwakuhuliire tiyaakuhuliire 5/6 tiryakuhuliire tigaakuhuliire 7/8 tikyakuhuliire tibyakuhuliire 9/10 tiyaakuhuliire tizaakuhuliire 11/10 tirwakuhuliire 12/14 tikaakuhuliire tibwakuhuliire 13 — titwakuhuliire 14/6 tibwakuhuliire tigaakuhuliire 15/6 tikwakuhuliire 16 tihaakuhuliire — subject concord + -taakuhuliire object concords person noun class singular plural first person -mpurra -tuhurra second person -kuhurra -bahurra third person 1/2 -muhurra 3/4 -guhurra -gihurra 5/6 -lihurra -gahurra 7/8 -kihurra -bihurra 9/10 -gihurra -zihurra 11/10 -ruhurra 12/14 -kahurra -buhurra 13 — -tuhurra 14/6 -buhurra -gahurra 15/6 -kuhurra 16 -hahurra —

¹ The forms in this column are reduced relative forms; full relative forms require an augment before the subject concord.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -hulirra
  • Short causative: -huliza
  • Intensive: -huliiriza
  • Passive: -hulirwa
  • Reflexive: -ehurra (“to be arrogant”)

• Nominal derivations:
  • omuhulizi (“hearer”)

References

• Kaji, Shigeki (2007), A Rutooro Vocabulary‎^[3], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 239
• Rubongoya, L. T. (2013), Katondogorozi y'Orunyoro-Rutooro n'Orungereza [Runyoro–Rutooro-English and English-Runyoro–Rutooro dictionary]‎^[4], Kampala: Modrug Publishers, →ISBN, pages 127–128
• Entry 4627 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3