To take/catch in Spanish 🇪🇸

Pronunciation

Normal speech: ko-HER
IPA: /ko.’xeɾ/

7 months ago

coger info.

**Tips to remember “coger”:**
– Associate “coger” with “to grab” or “to catch” as if you are grabbing something with your hand.
– Think of “co-” as “catch” and “-ger” as “grab”.
– You can also remember it by associating “coger” with the English cognate “to cogitate,” imagining that you have to catch or grab an idea with your mind.

**Explanations and other synonymous words:**
– “Coger” is a verb in Spanish that can mean “to take” or “to catch.” It can also mean “to grab” or “to pick up.”
– It’s worth noting that in some regions, “coger” can have a sexual connotation, so other synonyms are often used.
– Other words that mean the same thing include “tomar” (to take), “agarrar” (to grab), “atrapar” (to catch), and “recoger” (to pick up).

**Conjugations:**
– Infinitive: coger
– Present: cojo, coges, coge, cogemos, cogéis, cogen
– Preterite: cogí, cogiste, cogió, cogimos, cogisteis, cogieron
– Imperfect: cogía, cogías, cogía, cogíamos, cogíais, cogían
– Future: cogeré, cogerás, cogerá, cogeremos, cogeréis, cogerán
– Conditional: cogería, cogerías, cogería, cogeríamos, cogeríais, cogerían
– Subjunctive (present): coja, cojas, coja, cojamos, cojáis, cojan
– Subjunctive (imperfect): cogiera or cogiese, cogieras or cogieses, cogiera or cogiese, cogiéramos or cogiésemos, cogierais or cogieseis, cogieran or cogiesen
– Imperative: coge (tú), coja (usted), cojamos (nosotros/as), coged (vosotros/as), cojan (ustedes)

**Examples of sentences using “coger”:**
– Present: “Cojo el autobús cada mañana para ir al trabajo.” (I take the bus every morning to go to work.)
– Preterite: “Cogí un resfriado durante las vacaciones.” (I caught a cold during the holidays.)
– Imperfect: “Cuando era pequeño, cogía ranas en el río.” (When I was little, I used to catch frogs in the river.)
– Future: “Cogeré el libro de la estantería para ti.” (I will take the book off the shelf for you.)
– Conditional: “Cogería la oferta si me mejoraran las condiciones.” (I would take the offer if they improved the conditions.)
– Present Subjunctive: “Espero que cojas el tren de las cinco.” (I hope you catch the five o’clock train.)
– Imperfect Subjunctive: “Si cogieras la oportunidad, podrías viajar más.” (If you took the opportunity, you could travel more.)
– Imperative: “Cógelo antes de que se caiga.” (Grab it before it falls.)

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