extrae

Extrae is the third-person singular present indicative form of the Spanish verb extraer, meaning to extract, withdraw, or draw out. It is used with subjects such as él, ella, or usted and appears in statements like “Él extrae datos de la muestra” or “La empresa extrae mineral de la mina.” The verb is transitive, taking a direct object that signifies what is being drawn out or removed, such as datos, información, mineral, o archivos.

Etymology and meaning

Extraer comes from the Latin extrahere, formed by ex- (out) and trahere (to pull). In addition to physical extraction, the term is widely used in contexts like data analysis, archaeology, medicine, and computing, where the sense is to obtain or remove a specific element from a larger set.

Conjugation and related forms

In the present indicative, the full set of standard forms is: yo extraigo, tú extraes, él/ella/usted extrae, nosotros extraemos, vosotros extraéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes extraen. Other related forms include extraído (past participle) and extraer in various tenses and moods, as well as the gerund extrayendo.

Usage notes

Common phrases include “extraer datos,” “extraer información,” “extraer mineral,” and “extraer archivos de un archivo comprimido.” The term is also used in technical and scientific writing to indicate the act of drawing out a result or component from a larger dataset or sample.

See also

extracción, extracción de datos, extrayendo, extracción de archivos.