buscar

Asturian

Verb

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

  1. to search, look for

Conjugation

Conjugation of buscar
impersonal moods
infinitive buscar
gerundive buscando
participle m buscáu, f buscada, n buscao, m pl and n pl buscaos, f pl buscaes
number singular plural
person first second third first second third
indicative yo tu él~elli nosotros~nós vosotros~vós ellos
present busco busques busca buscamos buscáis busquen
preterite imperfect buscaba buscabes buscaba buscábemos buscabeis buscaben
preterite indefinite busqué buscasti buscó busquemos buscastis buscaron
pluperfect buscare buscares buscare buscáremos buscareis buscaren
subjunctive yo tu él~elli nosotros~nós vosotros~vós ellos
present busque busques busque busquemos busquéis busquen
preterite imperfect buscare buscares buscare buscáremos buscareis buscaren
potential yo tu él~elli nosotros~nós vosotros~vós ellos
future buscaré buscarás buscará buscaremos buscaréis buscarán
conditional buscaría buscaríes buscaría buscaríemos buscaríeis buscaríen
imperative - tu - - vosotros~vós -
present busca buscái

Synonyms

  • guetar

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Catalan

Etymology

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

Verb

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

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

Conjugation

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 buscat
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 nosaltres vosaltres ells/elles
present busqui busquis busqui busquem busqueu busquin
imperfect busqués busquessis busqués busquéssim busquéssiu busquessin
imperative - tu ell/ella nosaltres vosaltres ells/elles
— busca busqui busquem busqueu busquin

Synonyms

References

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Portuguese

Verb

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.

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Conjugation

  Conjugation of the Portuguese -ar verb buscar
Notes:
  • 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 busque busca busque busquemos buscai busquem
Negative (não) busque busques busque busquemos busqueis busquem
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Spanish

Etymology

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

Verb

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

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

Conjugation

    Conjugation of buscar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Rule: c becomes a qu before every e.
infinitive buscar
gerund buscando
past participle buscado
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative yo tú él/ella
usted		 nosotros vosotros ellos/ellas
ustedes
present busco buscas 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 él/ella
usted		 nosotros vosotros ellos/ellas
ustedes
present busque busques 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 usted nosotros vosotros ustedes
affirmative busca busque busquemos buscad busquen
negative no busques no busque no busquemos no busquéis no busquen
Other verbs with this conjugation:
Spanish verbs ending in -ar (conjugation -car)

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See also

  • esculcar
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