busques

Busques is the second-person singular present subjunctive form of the Spanish verb buscar, meaning to search or to look for. It is used in subordinate clauses that follow verbs or expressions of desire, doubt, emotion, necessity, or possibility, when the action in the subordinate clause is not asserted as real. For example: Espero que tú busques la información.

In addition to this form, the present subjunctive conjugation of buscar is yo busque, tú busques, él/ella/usted busque, nosotros busquemos, vosotros busquéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes busquen. The spelling reflects the orthographic rule for -car verbs in the subjunctive: the c becomes qu before a e to preserve the hard /k/ sound, hence busque and busques.

Usage notes: Busques appears in contexts such as deseo and duda constructions (quiero que, quiero que tú busques), expressions of necessity (hacer falta que) and purpose or condition clauses introduced by para que, sin que, or con tal de que. It is common in formal and written Spanish and is encountered in journalism, literature, and education, as well as in careful everyday speech.

See also: buscar, subjunctive mood in Spanish, Spanish verb conjugation, common subjunctive triggers.