What does hallar mean?
hallar means to find something, deliberately or not in English. It is a regular -ar verb.
It can also be used with these related meanings: to strike (a balance between options); to find oneself in a certain way (+adjective).
Spanish verb guide
Hallar Conjugation in Spanish
Learn hallar, meaning to find something, deliberately or not, through verified forms and contextual examples.
regular-argerund: hallandoparticiple: hallado
Principal forms of hallar
- Infinitive
- hallar
- Gerund
- hallando
- Past participle
- hallado
Hallar conjugation table
Compare the present, preterite, imperfect, and future forms. Reflexive pronouns are included where the verb requires them.
| Pronoun | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | hallo | hallé | hallaba | hallaré |
| tú | hallas | hallaste | hallabas | hallarás |
| él / ella / usted | halla | halló | hallaba | hallará |
| nosotros/as | hallamos | hallamos | hallábamos | hallaremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | hallan | hallaron | hallaban | hallarán |
Pattern notes
- Hallar follows the regular -ar pattern in the four tenses shown here.
Examples with hallar
Halló los zapatos demasiado pequeños para él.He found the shoes too small for him.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Su casa se halla en la colina.Her villa sits on the hill.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
¿Cómo se halla el volumen de un cilindro?How do you find the volume of a cylinder?Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate hallar for yo in the present.
- Use the preterite form for ella.
- Say the nosotros/as imperfect form.
- Write a short sentence in the future.
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