Recurrió

Recurrió is a Spanish verb form used to express a past action of turning to someone or something for help, support, or a decision. Grammatically, it is the third-person singular pretérito indefinido (simple past) form of the verb recurir/recurrir, depending on dialect. The meaning centers on having resorted to a resource, authority, or option in the past.

Etymology and meaning: The verb recurrir derives from re- plus the Latin currere, meaning to run back or to return to something. In modern Spanish, recurir/recurrir covers senses such as to resort to a method, to appeal to a court or authority, or to turn to a person for assistance. The form recurrió or recurrió a X typically appears with a complement introduced by a or a la/primer and so on, depending on the object of the resort.

Usage notes: Recurrió is common in narrative and formal contexts, including legal, administrative, and journalistic writing. Example usages include: “La empresa recurrió a un tribunal,” meaning it turned to a court, and “El ciudadano recurrió a su abogado para obtener asesoría.” The exact phrasing may vary by region, and some contexts prefer the standard verb recurrir with its own set of past forms.

Related forms: The infinitive is recurrir, and there are related forms such as recurro (I resort to), recurres (you resort to), recurrió (he/she resorted), and recurrieron (they resorted). The form recurrió is the standard past form in many varieties; recurrió itself demonstrates how accentuation marks tense and helps distinguish it from other conjugations in written Spanish.