reclutar

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French recruter.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [rə.kluˈta]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [re.kluˈtaɾ]
• Homophone: reclutà
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

reclutar (first-person singular present recluto, first-person singular preterite reclutí, past participle reclutat)

1. (transitive) to recruit (enroll or enlist new members or potential employees)

Conjugation

infinitive			reclutar
gerund			reclutant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		reclutat		reclutada
		plural		reclutats		reclutades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	recluto	reclutes	recluta	reclutem	recluteu	recluten
	imperfect	reclutava	reclutaves	reclutava	reclutàvem	reclutàveu	reclutaven
	future	reclutaré	reclutaràs	reclutarà	reclutarem	reclutareu	reclutaran
	preterite	reclutí	reclutares	reclutà	reclutàrem	reclutàreu	reclutaren
	conditional	reclutaria	reclutaries	reclutaria	reclutaríem	reclutaríeu	reclutarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	recluti	reclutis	recluti	reclutem	recluteu	reclutin
	imperfect	reclutés	reclutessis	reclutés	reclutéssim	reclutéssiu	reclutessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	recluta	recluti	reclutem	recluteu	reclutin
	negative (no)	—	no reclutis	no recluti	no reclutem	no recluteu	no reclutin

    Conjugation of reclutar (first conjugation)

Derived terms

• recluta
• reclutador
• reclutament

Further reading

• “reclutar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], 2007 April
• “reclutar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
• “reclutar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “reclutar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French recruter.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rekluˈtaɾ/ [re.kluˈt̪aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: re‧clu‧tar

Verb

reclutar (first-person singular present recluto, first-person singular preterite recluté, past participle reclutado)

1. (transitive) to recruit (enroll or enlist new members or potential employees)

   Synonym: enrolar

Conjugation

infinitive			reclutar
gerund			reclutando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		reclutado		reclutada
		plural		reclutados		reclutadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	recluto	reclutastú reclutásvos	recluta	reclutamos	reclutáis	reclutan
	imperfect	reclutaba	reclutabas	reclutaba	reclutábamos	reclutabais	reclutaban
	preterite	recluté	reclutaste	reclutó	reclutamos	reclutasteis	reclutaron
	future	reclutaré	reclutarás	reclutará	reclutaremos	reclutaréis	reclutarán
	conditional	reclutaría	reclutarías	reclutaría	reclutaríamos	reclutaríais	reclutarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	reclute	reclutestú reclutésvos2	reclute	reclutemos	reclutéis	recluten
	imperfect (ra)	reclutara	reclutaras	reclutara	reclutáramos	reclutarais	reclutaran
	imperfect (se)	reclutase	reclutases	reclutase	reclutásemos	reclutaseis	reclutasen
	future1	reclutare	reclutares	reclutare	reclutáremos	reclutareis	reclutaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		reclutatú reclutávos	reclute	reclutemos	reclutad	recluten
	negative		no reclutes	no reclute	no reclutemos	no reclutéis	no recluten

    Conjugation of reclutar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive reclutar	dative	reclutarme	reclutarte	reclutarle, reclutarse	reclutarnos	reclutaros	reclutarles, reclutarse
	accusative	reclutarme	reclutarte	reclutarlo, reclutarla, reclutarse	reclutarnos	reclutaros	reclutarlos, reclutarlas, reclutarse
with gerund reclutando	dative	reclutándome	reclutándote	reclutándole, reclutándose	reclutándonos	reclutándoos	reclutándoles, reclutándose
	accusative	reclutándome	reclutándote	reclutándolo, reclutándola, reclutándose	reclutándonos	reclutándoos	reclutándolos, reclutándolas, reclutándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative recluta	dative	reclútame	reclútate	reclútale	reclútanos	not used	reclútales
	accusative	reclútame	reclútate	reclútalo, reclútala	reclútanos	not used	reclútalos, reclútalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative reclutá	dative	reclutame	reclutate	reclutale	reclutanos	not used	reclutales
	accusative	reclutame	reclutate	reclutalo, reclutala	reclutanos	not used	reclutalos, reclutalas
with formal second-person singular imperative reclute	dative	reclúteme	not used	reclútele, reclútese	reclútenos	not used	reclúteles
	accusative	reclúteme	not used	reclútelo, reclútela, reclútese	reclútenos	not used	reclútelos, reclútelas
with first-person plural imperative reclutemos	dative	not used	reclutémoste	reclutémosle	reclutémonos	reclutémoos	reclutémosles
	accusative	not used	reclutémoste	reclutémoslo, reclutémosla	reclutémonos	reclutémoos	reclutémoslos, reclutémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative reclutad	dative	reclutadme	not used	reclutadle	reclutadnos	reclutaos	reclutadles
	accusative	reclutadme	not used	reclutadlo, reclutadla	reclutadnos	reclutaos	reclutadlos, reclutadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative recluten	dative	reclútenme	not used	reclútenle	reclútennos	not used	reclútenles, reclútense
	accusative	reclútenme	not used	reclútenlo, reclútenla	reclútennos	not used	reclútenlos, reclútenlas, reclútense

    Selected combined forms of reclutar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

Derived terms

• recluta
• reclutador
• reclutamiento

Further reading

• “reclutar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10