reclamar

/reklaˈmaɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (yo)
reclamo
preterite (yo)
reclamé
past participle
reclamado

Meaning

  1. to claim

    • Reclamó su dinero.

      He claimed his money.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

reivindicar

reivindicar is more about claiming or demanding rights, often political; reclamar is more general, like a complaint or claiming an item.

Similar in other languages

French

prétendre

prétendre is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to claim."

Portuguese

reivindicar

reivindicar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to claim."

Practice

1 What does reclamar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches reclamar?

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