Recobraste

Recobraste is the second-person singular preterite (past simple) form of the Spanish verb recobrar. It corresponds to “you recovered” or “you regained” in English and is used to describe a completed action in the past in which the subject regains a state, possession, or condition. The verb is transitive and commonly appears with objects such as fuerzas (strength), salud (health), or confianza (confidence). For example: “Tú recobraste las fuerzas tras la operación.” and “Tú recobraste la confianza después de escuchar la noticia.”

Conjugation and usage notes: Recobrar is a regular -ar verb in its preterite, with the second-person singular form recobraste. The full preterite paradigm is: yo recobré, tú recobraste, él/ella/usted recobró, nosotros recobramos, vosotros recobrasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes recobraron. In practice, recobrar tends to be used in more formal, literary, or emphatic contexts, while similar ideas are often expressed with recuperar in everyday speech.

Etymology and relation: The verb recobrar is formed with the prefix re- and a root related to obtaining or regaining something. It shares a semantic field with recuperar (to recover) and is commonly used when emphasizing the act of regaining something previously lost or diminished.

See also: recobrar, recuperar, Spanish preterite.