Recuperar

Recuperar is a verb that exists in both Spanish and Portuguese, meaning to regain, recover, retrieve, reclaim, or restore. It is used across contexts such as health, possessions, information, or time, and can be followed by direct objects or used reflexively in some cases.

Etymology and catchment of meaning: Recuperar derives from Latin recuperare, formed from re- (again) and capere (to take). The sense involves taking back or recovering something that was lost or diminished. Related forms include the noun recuperación (recovery) and the past participle recuperado (recovered).

Usage in Spanish: In Spanish, recuperar covers diverse meanings such as recuperar la salud (to recover health), recuperar la memoria (to recover memory), or recuperar un objeto (to retrieve an object). It can also be reflexive: recuperarse de una enfermedad (to recover from an illness) or recuperarse emocionalmente (to recover emotionally). Different tenses and conjugations align with standard -ar verbs, for example: recupero, recuperas, recupera, recuperamos, recuperáis, recuperan.

Usage in Portuguese: In Portuguese, the verb has parallel senses, including recuperar dados (to retrieve data), recuperar a saúde (to recover health), or recuperar-se de uma doença (to recover from an illness). It is commonly used with the noun recuperação (recovery). Conjugation follows regular -ar patterns: eu recupero, tu recuperas, ele recupera, nós recuperamos, vós recuperáis, eles recuperam.

See also: Recupération in related Romance languages, recuperação and recuperado as derivatives, and the English cognate recover. The term is widely employed in health, technology, finance, and everyday usage to indicate returning to a former state or regaining something lost.