recopila

Recopila is a Spanish verb form meaning to gather or compile information, data, or items from multiple sources into a single collection. It is the third-person singular present indicative form of the verb recopilar, and it also serves as the affirmative tú form of the imperative, giving a direct instruction to "collect." The term is widely used in fields such as journalism, research, archiving, and data processing, where sources are aggregated for reporting, analysis, or documentation.

Conjugation and usage: In present tense, the full paradigm of recopilar follows regular -ar verb patterns: yo recopilo, tú recopilas, él recopila, nosotros recopilamos, vosotros recopiláis, ellos recopilan. The imperative forms include recopila (tú), recopile (usted), recopilen (ustedes). Other tenses follow standard -ar conjugation: recopillé, recopilabas, recopilaba, recopilaré, etc. The related noun is recopilación, meaning a collection or compilation.

Etymology and related terms: Recopilar is built from the prefix re- (again, anew) attached to the root associated with compilar/copilar (to compile, gather). In practice, it denotes assembling material from different sources rather than simply copying. Related verbs include reunir (to gather), coleccionar (to collect), and compilar (to compile). The word is common in academic, editorial, and information-management contexts.