Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From a- + provecho + -ar.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /apɾobeˈt͡ʃaɾ/ [a.pɾo.β̞eˈt͡ʃaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: a‧pro‧ve‧char
aprovechar (first-person singular present aprovecho, first-person singular preterite aproveché, past participle aprovechado)
- (transitive) to make use of, to make the most of
Aprovecha el tiempo.- Make the most of the time.
- (transitive, reflexive) to take advantage of, to leverage
- (intransitive) to be useful
- (intransitive) to improve
Conjugation[edit]
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of aprovechar
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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with infinitive aprovechar
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dative
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aprovecharme
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aprovecharte
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aprovecharle, aprovecharse
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aprovecharnos
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aprovecharos
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aprovecharles, aprovecharse
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accusative
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aprovecharme
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aprovecharte
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aprovecharlo, aprovecharla, aprovecharse
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aprovecharnos
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aprovecharos
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aprovecharlos, aprovecharlas, aprovecharse
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with gerund aprovechando
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dative
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aprovechándome
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aprovechándote
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aprovechándole, aprovechándose
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aprovechándonos
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aprovechándoos
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aprovechándoles, aprovechándose
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accusative
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aprovechándome
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aprovechándote
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aprovechándolo, aprovechándola, aprovechándose
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aprovechándonos
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aprovechándoos
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aprovechándolos, aprovechándolas, aprovechándose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative aprovecha
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dative
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aprovéchame
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aprovéchate
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aprovéchale
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aprovéchanos
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not used
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aprovéchales
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accusative
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aprovéchame
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aprovéchate
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aprovéchalo, aprovéchala
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aprovéchanos
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not used
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aprovéchalos, aprovéchalas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative aprovechá
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dative
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aprovechame
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aprovechate
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aprovechale
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aprovechanos
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not used
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aprovechales
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accusative
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aprovechame
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aprovechate
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aprovechalo, aprovechala
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aprovechanos
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not used
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aprovechalos, aprovechalas
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with formal second-person singular imperative aproveche
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dative
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aprovécheme
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not used
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aprovéchele, aprovéchese
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aprovéchenos
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not used
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aprovécheles
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accusative
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aprovécheme
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not used
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aprovéchelo, aprovéchela, aprovéchese
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aprovéchenos
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not used
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aprovéchelos, aprovéchelas
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with first-person plural imperative aprovechemos
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dative
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not used
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aprovechémoste
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aprovechémosle
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aprovechémonos
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aprovechémoos
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aprovechémosles
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accusative
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not used
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aprovechémoste
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aprovechémoslo, aprovechémosla
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aprovechémonos
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aprovechémoos
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aprovechémoslos, aprovechémoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative aprovechad
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dative
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aprovechadme
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not used
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aprovechadle
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aprovechadnos
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aprovechaos
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aprovechadles
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accusative
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aprovechadme
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not used
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aprovechadlo, aprovechadla
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aprovechadnos
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aprovechaos
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aprovechadlos, aprovechadlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative aprovechen
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dative
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aprovéchenme
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not used
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aprovéchenle
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aprovéchennos
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not used
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aprovéchenles, aprovéchense
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accusative
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aprovéchenme
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not used
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aprovéchenlo, aprovéchenla
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aprovéchennos
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not used
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aprovéchenlos, aprovéchenlas, aprovéchense
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