How to Say "to catalog" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “to catalog” is “catalogar” — B1 level.
Examples
El bibliotecario está catalogando los libros nuevos.
The librarian is cataloging the new books.
Es difícil catalogar todas las especies de este bosque.
It is difficult to classify all the species in this forest.
Debemos catalogar estas facturas por fecha.
We must list these invoices by date.
The 'G' to 'GU' Spelling Change
To keep the hard 'g' sound (like in 'go'), the 'g' changes to 'gu' when it comes before an 'e'. This happens in the 'yo' form of the past tense and throughout the special 'subjunctive' forms.
Organizing with 'Por'
When saying how you are cataloging something (by date, by name), use the word 'por'. For example: 'catalogar por tamaño' (to catalog by size).
Spelling the Past Tense
Mistake: “Yo catalogé los libros.”
Correction: Say 'Yo catalogué los libros'. Without the 'u', the 'g' would sound like a raspy 'h'.
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