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How to Say "find" in Spanish

The Spanish word forfindis hallarA2 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.

English → SpanishA2

hallar

verbA2
locating something lost or sought
A storybook illustration of a young child holding up a colorful teddy bear with a big smile, showing they have found it.

Examples

No pude hallar mis llaves después de la fiesta.

I couldn't find my keys after the party.

Finalmente hallamos la solución al problema matemático.

We finally found the solution to the math problem.

Regular -AR Verb

Hallar is a completely regular verb, meaning its endings follow the standard pattern for all verbs ending in -ar. This makes it easy to conjugate!

Confusing Hallar and Fallar

Mistake:Using 'fallar' when you mean 'to find.'

Correction: 'Fallar' means 'to fail' or 'to judge.' Use 'hallar' or 'encontrar' for 'to find.'

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