Recuperé

Recuperé is the first-person singular form of the Spanish verb recuperar in the preterite tense. It denotes a completed action in the past and is used when the speaker refers to having retrieved, regained, or recovered something. The verb comes from Latin recuperare, formed from re- “again” plus capere “to take.”

Usage and meanings

Recuperé typically takes a direct object, indicating that something was retrieved or regained: for example, "Recuperé el dinero" (I recovered the money) or "Recuperé mi teléfono" (I retrieved my phone). It can also describe a health or situational recovery when the action is framed as a completed event, though for health, Spanish often uses the reflexive form "me recuperé" to emphasize the process of getting better.

Etymology and related forms

Recuperar (to recover) derives from Latin recuperare. Related forms in other languages include Portuguese recuperei and French récupéré. The accent on the final syllable in recuperé signals the stress pattern of the preterite first-person form in Spanish.

Usage notes

Recuperé is a past-tense, first-person singular form and therefore carries an explicit subject: “I recovered/retrieved.” It is common in narrative or report-style speech to recount past actions, especially when specifying what was recovered or reclaimed.

Examples

- Ayer recuperé el libro que había perdido.

- Después del robo, recuperé mi teléfono.

- Tras la operación, me recuperé en unos días.