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colocar

place

VerbFrequency #973

Transitive verb

  1. 1

    place

    Ella colocó los libros en la estantería.

    She placed the books on the shelf.
  2. 2

    (employment) employ

    Logró colocar a su hijo en una buena empresa.

    He managed to find his son a job in a good company.

Reflexive verb

  1. 1

    (informal/drugs) get high

    Se colocó con unas copas de más.

    He got high with a few too many drinks.

1place

Ella colocó los libros en la estantería.

She placed the books on the shelf.

Por favor, coloca las flores en el jarrón.

Please place the flowers in the vase.

Decidimos colocar el sofá junto a la ventana.

We decided to place the sofa next to the window.

Ella va a colocar el libro aquí.

She is going to place the book here.

2(employment)employ

Logró colocar a su hijo en una buena empresa.

He managed to find his son a job in a good company.

La agencia de empleo me colocó en un puesto temporal.

The employment agency employed me in a temporary position.

Es difícil colocar a los jóvenes sin experiencia.

It is difficult to employ young people without experience.

La empresa va a colocar a más gente.

The company is going to employ more people.

3(informal/drugs)get high

Se colocó con unas copas de más.

He got high with a few too many drinks.

No te coloques demasiado en la fiesta.

Don't get too high at the party.

Después de fumar, se sintió completamente colocado.

After smoking, he felt completely high.

No quiero colocarme.

I don't want to get high.
Verb

Forms

conditional indicative

1st singularcolocaría

2nd singularcolocarías

3rd singularcolocaría

1st pluralcolocaríamos

2nd pluralcolocaríais

3rd pluralcolocarían

future indicative

1st singularcolocaré

2nd singularcolocarás

3rd singularcolocará

1st pluralcolocaremos

2nd pluralcolocaréis

3rd pluralcolocarán

gerund

colocando

imperative affirmative

2nd singularcoloca

1st pluralcoloquemos

2nd pluralcolocad

imperative negative

2nd singularno coloques

1st pluralno coloquemos

2nd pluralno coloquéis

imperfect indicative

1st singularcolocaba

2nd singularcolocabas

3rd singularcolocaba

1st pluralcolocábamos

2nd pluralcolocabais

3rd pluralcolocaban

imperfect subjunctive

1st singularcolocara

2nd singularcolocaras

3rd singularcolocara

1st pluralcolocáramos

2nd pluralcolocarais

3rd pluralcolocaran

infinitive

colocar

participle

colocado

pluperfect indicative

1st singularhabía colocado

2nd singularhabías colocado

3rd singularhabía colocado

1st pluralhabíamos colocado

2nd pluralhabíais colocado

3rd pluralhabían colocado

present indicative

1st singularcoloco

2nd singularcolocas

3rd singularcoloca

1st pluralcolocamos

2nd pluralcolocáis

3rd pluralcolocan

present perfect indicative

1st singularhe colocado

2nd singularhas colocado

3rd singularha colocado

1st pluralhemos colocado

2nd pluralhabéis colocado

3rd pluralhan colocado

present perfect subjunctive

1st singularhaya colocado

2nd singularhayas colocado

3rd singularhaya colocado

1st pluralhayamos colocado

2nd pluralhayáis colocado

3rd pluralhayan colocado

present subjunctive

1st singularcoloque

2nd singularcoloques

3rd singularcoloque

1st pluralcoloquemos

2nd pluralcoloquéis

3rd pluralcoloquen

preterite indicative

1st singularcoloqué

2nd singularcolocaste

3rd singularcolocó

1st pluralcolocamos

2nd pluralcolocasteis

3rd pluralcolocaron