reconquistar

Galician

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Italic *wre-

Latin re-

Old Galician-Portuguese re-

Galician re-

Galician conquistar

Galician reconquistar

From re- + conquistar.

Verb

reconquistar (first-person singular present reconquisto, first-person singular preterite reconquistei, past participle reconquistado)

1. to reconquer

Conjugation

    Conjugation of reconquistar

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	reconquistar
Personal	reconquistar	reconquistares	reconquistar	reconquistarmos	reconquistardes	reconquistaren
Gerund
	reconquistando
Past participle
Masculine	reconquistado			reconquistados
Feminine	reconquistada			reconquistadas
Indicative
Present	reconquisto	reconquistas	reconquista	reconquistamos	reconquistades	reconquistan
Imperfect	reconquistaba	reconquistabas	reconquistaba	reconquistabamos	reconquistabades	reconquistaban
Preterite	reconquistei	reconquistaches	reconquistou	reconquistamos	reconquistastes	reconquistaron
Pluperfect	reconquistara	reconquistaras	reconquistara	reconquistaramos	reconquistarades	reconquistaran
Future	reconquistarei	reconquistarás	reconquistará	reconquistaremos	reconquistaredes	reconquistarán
Conditional	reconquistaría	reconquistarías	reconquistaría	reconquistariamos	reconquistariades	reconquistarían
Subjunctive
Present	reconquiste	reconquistes	reconquiste	reconquistemos	reconquistedes	reconquisten
Imperfect	reconquistase	reconquistases	reconquistase	reconquistásemos	reconquistásedes	reconquistasen
Future	reconquistar	reconquistares	reconquistar	reconquistarmos	reconquistardes	reconquistaren
Imperative
Affirmative		reconquista	reconquiste	reconquistemos	reconquistade	reconquisten
Negative (non)		non reconquistes	non reconquiste	non reconquistemos	non reconquistedes	non reconquisten

    Reintegrated conjugation of reconquistar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	reconquistar
Personal	reconquistar	reconquistares	reconquistar	reconquistarmos	reconquistardes	reconquistarem
Gerund
	reconquistando
Past participle
Masculine	reconquistado			reconquistados
Feminine	reconquistada			reconquistadas
Indicative
Present	reconquisto	reconquistas	reconquista	reconquistamos	reconquistades, reconquistais	reconquistam
Imperfect	reconquistava	reconquistavas	reconquistava	reconquistávamos	reconquistávades, reconquistáveis, reconquistávais1	reconquistavam
Preterite	reconquistei	reconquistaste, reconquistache1	reconquistou	reconquistamos	reconquistastes	reconquistárom, reconquistaram
Pluperfect	reconquistara	reconquistaras	reconquistara	reconquistáramos	reconquistárades, reconquistáreis, reconquistárais1	reconquistaram
Future	reconquistarei	reconquistarás	reconquistará	reconquistaremos	reconquistaredes, reconquistareis	reconquistarám, reconquistarão
Conditional	reconquistaria	reconquistarias	reconquistaria	reconquistaríamos	reconquistaríades, reconquistaríeis, reconquistaríais1	reconquistariam
Subjunctive
Present	reconquiste	reconquistes	reconquiste	reconquistemos	reconquistedes, reconquisteis	reconquistem
Imperfect	reconquistasse	reconquistasses	reconquistasse	reconquistássemos	reconquistássedes, reconquistásseis	reconquistassem
Future	reconquistar	reconquistares	reconquistar	reconquistarmos	reconquistardes	reconquistarem
Imperative
Affirmative		reconquista	reconquiste	reconquistemos	reconquistade, reconquistai	reconquistem
Negative (nom)		nom reconquistes	nom reconquiste	nom reconquistemos	nom reconquistedes, nom reconquisteis	nom reconquistem

¹Less recommended.

Derived terms

• Reconquista

Further reading

• “reconquistar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• “reconquistar”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026

Portuguese

Etymology

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Proto-Italic *wre-

Latin re-

Old Galician-Portuguese re-

Portuguese re-

Portuguese conquistar

Portuguese reconquistar

From re- + conquistar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.kõ.kisˈta(ʁ)/ [he.kõ.kisˈta(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.kõ.kisˈta(ʁ)/ [he.kõ.kisˈta(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ʁe.kõ.kisˈta(ɾ)/ [he.kõ.kisˈta(ɾ)]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁe.kõ.kiʃˈta(ʁ)/ [χe.kõ.kiʃˈta(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /ʁe.kõ.kisˈta(ɻ)/ [he.kõ.kisˈta(ɻ)]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨ.kõ.kiʃˈtaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨ.kõ.kiʃˈtaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨ.kõ.kiʃˈta.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: re‧con‧quis‧tar

Verb

reconquistar (first-person singular present reconquisto, first-person singular preterite reconquistei, past participle reconquistado)

1. to reconquer (to conquer again)
2. to regain something effortfully

Conjugation

    Conjugation of reconquistar (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	reconquistar
Personal	reconquistar	reconquistares	reconquistar	reconquistarmos	reconquistardes	reconquistarem
Gerund
	reconquistando
Past participle
Masculine	reconquistado			reconquistados
Feminine	reconquistada			reconquistadas
Indicative
Present	reconquisto	reconquistas	reconquista	reconquistamos	reconquistais	reconquistam
Imperfect	reconquistava	reconquistavas	reconquistava	reconquistávamos	reconquistáveis	reconquistavam
Preterite	reconquistei	reconquistaste	reconquistou	reconquistamos1, reconquistámos2	reconquistastes	reconquistaram
Pluperfect	reconquistara	reconquistaras	reconquistara	reconquistáramos	reconquistáreis	reconquistaram
Future	reconquistarei	reconquistarás	reconquistará	reconquistaremos	reconquistareis	reconquistarão
Conditional	reconquistaria	reconquistarias	reconquistaria	reconquistaríamos	reconquistaríeis	reconquistariam
Subjunctive
Present	reconquiste	reconquistes	reconquiste	reconquistemos	reconquisteis	reconquistem
Imperfect	reconquistasse	reconquistasses	reconquistasse	reconquistássemos	reconquistásseis	reconquistassem
Future	reconquistar	reconquistares	reconquistar	reconquistarmos	reconquistardes	reconquistarem
Imperative
Affirmative		reconquista	reconquiste	reconquistemos	reconquistai	reconquistem
Negative (não)		não reconquistes	não reconquiste	não reconquistemos	não reconquisteis	não reconquistem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Further reading

• “reconquistar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “reconquistar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

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Proto-Italic *wre-

Latin re-der.

Spanish re-

Spanish conquistar

Spanish reconquistar

From re- + conquistar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rekonkisˈtaɾ/ [re.kõŋ.kisˈt̪aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: re‧con‧quis‧tar

Verb

reconquistar (first-person singular present reconquisto, first-person singular preterite reconquisté, past participle reconquistado)

1. to reconquer

Conjugation

    Conjugation of reconquistar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			reconquistar
gerund			reconquistando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		reconquistado		reconquistada
		plural		reconquistados		reconquistadas
		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	reconquisto	reconquistastú reconquistásvos	reconquista	reconquistamos	reconquistáis	reconquistan
	imperfect	reconquistaba	reconquistabas	reconquistaba	reconquistábamos	reconquistabais	reconquistaban
	preterite	reconquisté	reconquistaste	reconquistó	reconquistamos	reconquistasteis	reconquistaron
	future	reconquistaré	reconquistarás	reconquistará	reconquistaremos	reconquistaréis	reconquistarán
	conditional	reconquistaría	reconquistarías	reconquistaría	reconquistaríamos	reconquistaríais	reconquistarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	reconquiste	reconquistestú reconquistésvos2	reconquiste	reconquistemos	reconquistéis	reconquisten
	imperfect (ra)	reconquistara	reconquistaras	reconquistara	reconquistáramos	reconquistarais	reconquistaran
	imperfect (se)	reconquistase	reconquistases	reconquistase	reconquistásemos	reconquistaseis	reconquistasen
	future1	reconquistare	reconquistares	reconquistare	reconquistáremos	reconquistareis	reconquistaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		reconquistatú reconquistávos	reconquiste	reconquistemos	reconquistad	reconquisten
	negative		no reconquistes	no reconquiste	no reconquistemos	no reconquistéis	no reconquisten

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of reconquistar

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 reconquistar	dative	reconquistarme	reconquistarte	reconquistarle, reconquistarse	reconquistarnos	reconquistaros	reconquistarles, reconquistarse
	accusative	reconquistarme	reconquistarte	reconquistarlo, reconquistarla, reconquistarse	reconquistarnos	reconquistaros	reconquistarlos, reconquistarlas, reconquistarse
with gerund reconquistando	dative	reconquistándome	reconquistándote	reconquistándole, reconquistándose	reconquistándonos	reconquistándoos	reconquistándoles, reconquistándose
	accusative	reconquistándome	reconquistándote	reconquistándolo, reconquistándola, reconquistándose	reconquistándonos	reconquistándoos	reconquistándolos, reconquistándolas, reconquistándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative reconquista	dative	reconquístame	reconquístate	reconquístale	reconquístanos	not used	reconquístales
	accusative	reconquístame	reconquístate	reconquístalo, reconquístala	reconquístanos	not used	reconquístalos, reconquístalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative reconquistá	dative	reconquistame	reconquistate	reconquistale	reconquistanos	not used	reconquistales
	accusative	reconquistame	reconquistate	reconquistalo, reconquistala	reconquistanos	not used	reconquistalos, reconquistalas
with formal second-person singular imperative reconquiste	dative	reconquísteme	not used	reconquístele, reconquístese	reconquístenos	not used	reconquísteles
	accusative	reconquísteme	not used	reconquístelo, reconquístela, reconquístese	reconquístenos	not used	reconquístelos, reconquístelas
with first-person plural imperative reconquistemos	dative	not used	reconquistémoste	reconquistémosle	reconquistémonos	reconquistémoos	reconquistémosles
	accusative	not used	reconquistémoste	reconquistémoslo, reconquistémosla	reconquistémonos	reconquistémoos	reconquistémoslos, reconquistémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative reconquistad	dative	reconquistadme	not used	reconquistadle	reconquistadnos	reconquistaos	reconquistadles
	accusative	reconquistadme	not used	reconquistadlo, reconquistadla	reconquistadnos	reconquistaos	reconquistadlos, reconquistadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative reconquisten	dative	reconquístenme	not used	reconquístenle	reconquístennos	not used	reconquístenles, reconquístense
	accusative	reconquístenme	not used	reconquístenlo, reconquístenla	reconquístennos	not used	reconquístenlos, reconquístenlas, reconquístense

Derived terms

• Reconquista

Further reading

• “reconquistar”, 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