# recobrar
## Catalan
### Etymology

Inherited from Latin recuperāre. Doublet of recuperar, which was borrowed.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [rə.kuˈβɾa]
* IPA: (Balearic) [rə.koˈbɾa]
* IPA: (Valencia) [re.koˈbɾaɾ]

### Verb

recobrar (first-person singular present recobro, first-person singular preterite recobrí, past participle recobrat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /ɔ/
* (transitive) to recover, to retrieve, to regain
* (reflexive) to recover (to get better, regain one's health)

#### Conjugation

| infinitive | infinitive | infinitive | recobrar | recobrar | recobrar | recobrar | recobrar |
| gerund | gerund | gerund | recobrant | recobrant | recobrant | recobrant | recobrant |
| past participle | past participle | | | masculine | masculine | feminine | feminine |
| past participle | past participle | singular | singular | recobrat | recobrat | recobrada | recobrada |
| past participle | past participle | plural | plural | recobrats | recobrats | recobrades | recobrades |
| person | person | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural |
| person | person | first | second | third | first | second | third |
| indicative | | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès |
| indicative | present | recobro | recobres | recobra | recobrem | recobreu | recobren |
| indicative | imperfect | recobrava | recobraves | recobrava | recobràvem | recobràveu | recobraven |
| indicative | future | recobraré | recobraràs | recobrarà | recobrarem | recobrareu | recobraran |
| indicative | preterite | recobrí | recobrares | recobrà | recobràrem | recobràreu | recobraren |
| indicative | conditional | recobraria | recobraries | recobraria | recobraríem | recobraríeu | recobrarien |
| subjunctive | | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès |
| subjunctive | present | recobri | recobris | recobri | recobrem | recobreu | recobrin |
| subjunctive | imperfect | recobrés | recobressis | recobrés | recobréssim | recobréssiu | recobressin |
| imperative | | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès |
| imperative | affirmative | — | recobra | recobri | recobrem | recobreu | recobrin |
| imperative | negative (no) | — | no recobris | no recobri | no recobrem | no recobreu | no recobrin |

### Further reading

* “recobrar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “recobrar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
* “recobrar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “recobrar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## Galician
### Etymology

Inherited from Latin recuperāre. Doublet of recuperar, which was borrowed. Compare Spanish recobrar, Portuguese cobrar. Attested since the 13th century.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [rekoˈβɾaɾ]

### Verb

recobrar (first-person singular present recobro, first-person singular preterite recobrei, past participle recobrado)
* to recover, regain, restore
** 1370, R. Lorenzo, editor, Crónica troiana, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 640:Et oiemais sõo tornado pobre et catiuo et desconsellado, sen asperança de nũca seer mais ledo, nẽ rrecobrar ia mais.And henceforth I've become poor and small and deprived of advice, with no hope to be happy ever again, nor to recover never more

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

#### Derived terms

* cobrar
* recobrazón
* recobramento

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “recobrar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “recobr”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “recobrar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “recobrar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

### Further reading

* “recobrar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024
* “recobrar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

## Spanish
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish recobrar, from Latin recuperāre. Doublet of recuperar, a borrowing.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /rekoˈbɾaɾ/ [re.koˈβ̞ɾaɾ]
* Audio (Colombia):(file)
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: re‧co‧brar

### Verb

recobrar (first-person singular present recobro, first-person singular preterite recobré, past participle recobrado)
* (transitive) to recover, regain
* (reflexive) to recuperate
    Synonym: recuperar

#### Conjugation

| infinitive | infinitive | infinitive | recobrar | recobrar | recobrar | recobrar | recobrar |
| gerund | gerund | gerund | recobrando | recobrando | recobrando | recobrando | recobrando |
| past participle | past participle | | | masculine | masculine | feminine | feminine |
| past participle | past participle | singular | singular | recobrado | recobrado | recobrada | recobrada |
| past participle | past participle | plural | plural | recobrados | recobrados | recobradas | recobradas |
| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | 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 |
| indicative | present | recobro | recobras$^{tú}$ recobrás$^{vos}$ | recobra | recobramos | recobráis | recobran |
| indicative | imperfect | recobraba | recobrabas | recobraba | recobrábamos | recobrabais | recobraban |
| indicative | preterite | recobré | recobraste | recobró | recobramos | recobrasteis | recobraron |
| indicative | future | recobraré | recobrarás | recobrará | recobraremos | recobraréis | recobrarán |
| indicative | conditional | recobraría | recobrarías | recobraría | recobraríamos | recobraríais | recobrarían |
| subjunctive | | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes |
| subjunctive | present | recobre | recobres$^{tú}$ recobrés$^{vos2}$ | recobre | recobremos | recobréis | recobren |
| subjunctive | imperfect (ra) | recobrara | recobraras | recobrara | recobráramos | recobrarais | recobraran |
| subjunctive | imperfect (se) | recobrase | recobrases | recobrase | recobrásemos | recobraseis | recobrasen |
| subjunctive | future$^1$ | recobrare | recobrares | recobrare | recobráremos | recobrareis | recobraren |
| imperative | | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes |
| imperative | affirmative | | recobra$^{tú}$ recobrá$^{vos}$ | recobre | recobremos | recobrad | recobren |
| imperative | negative | | no recobres | no recobre | no recobremos | no recobréis | no recobren |
$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

### Further reading

* “recobrar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014