buscan

Buscan is the third-person plural present indicative form of the Spanish verb buscar, meaning to look for or to seek. It is used when referring to they or to you all in formal contexts: ellos buscan or ustedes buscan. The pronunciation is commonly given as roughly “BOOS-kan.”

Usage and meanings abound in everyday Spanish. It can describe a literal search, such as seeking a place, object, or person, for example: “Ellos buscan una casa” or “Buscan a su amigo en la estación.” It also covers figurative searches, such as looking for information, a solution, or opportunities: “La empresa busca nuevos empleados” or “Estamos buscando respuestas.” The form appears in questions like “¿Qué buscan ustedes?” and in declarative sentences alike.

Grammatical notes and related forms. Buscar is an -ar verb, and its present tenses follow regular -ar endings with the stem busqu-. In the present indicative, the principal forms are: busco, buscas, busca, buscamos, buscáis, buscan. The infinitive is buscar; the preterite requires an orthographic change for a hard c: busqué, buscaste, buscó, buscamos, buscasteis, buscaron. The imperfect starts as buscaba, buscabas, buscaba, buscábamos, buscabais, buscaban. Subjunctive present forms include busque, busques, busque, busquemos, busquéis, busquen.

Idiomatic uses. Several common expressions involve buscar, such as buscarse la vida (to fend for oneself) and buscar empleo or buscar trabajo (to seek work). The verb also appears in various collocations related to research, investigation, and discovery, reflecting its core sense of pursuing something through active effort.