Recuperaste

Recuperaste is the second-person singular preterite indicative form of the Spanish verb recuperar. It denotes a completed action in the past carried out by the subject tú. The base verb recuperar means to recover, regain, retrieve, or restore something that was lost or diminished.

Etymology and meaning: Recuperar comes from re- “back” or again and capere “to take,” yielding a sense of taking back or reclaiming what was lost. In everyday use, recuperaste can refer to recovering health or strength, reclaiming possession, or retrieving an object.

Usage and examples: The form is used when speaking informally to someone you know well. Examples: “Recuperaste el libro que habías dejado en la mesa” (You retrieved the book you had left on the table). “Ayer recuperaste la salud tras la gripe” (Yesterday you recovered your health after the flu). It can also express regaining composure or returning to a previous state, as in “Recuperaste la confianza en ti mismo” (You regained your self-confidence).

Conjugation and regional notes: Recuperaste is regular for -ar verbs in the preterite. For formal address, the corresponding forms are “usted recuperó” (you recovered) and “ustedes recuperaron” (you all recovered). Other tenses use the same stem with different endings (present: recuperas; imperfect: recuperabas; present perfect: has recuperado).

See also: synonyms include recobrar, restablecer, and recuperar. The term is primarily used in Spanish-language contexts to describe past recovery, restoration, or retrieval actions.