localizó

Localizó is the third-person singular form in the pretérito indefinido (simple past) of the Spanish verb localizar. It denotes that someone or something located or found something in the past. The form can also correspond to the usted/él/ella subject in narratives and formal contexts.

Loca­li­zar is a regular -ar verb. In the pretérito indefinido, its endings are: -é, -aste, -ó, -amos, -asteis, -aron. The form localizó combines the stem localiz- with the -ó ending for the third-person singular. Note that first-person singular is localicé, which shows the c→qu orthographic change before the letter e.

Usage of localizó appears in reporting, narration, and any past tense reference to locating or finding something. Examples: La policía localizó al sospechoso en una casa abandonada. El informe localizó la causa del fallo en un componente defectuoso. In both cases, the action is completed in the past.

Etymologically, localizar derives from the Latin localis, meaning pertaining to place, related to locus, place. The verb is commonly used across Spanish-speaking regions and pairs with various direct object nouns to indicate the act of determining the location of people, objects, or phenomena. The noun form localización exists to denote the act or result of locating.