hallar

See also: hällar

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhatlaɹ]

Noun

hallar f

1. genitive singular of høll

   uttan hallar

   outside the hall

Icelandic

Noun

hallar

1. indefinite genitive singular of höll

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

hallar m

1. indefinite plural of hall

Old Norse

Proper noun

hallar

1. genitive singular of hǫll

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish fallar (“to find”), following internal consonant spread and palatalization, namely via Vulgar Latin *faflāre, from Latin afflāre (“to breathe or blow upon”). Cognate to Portuguese achar, Romanian afla. For the phonetic development, compare Old Spanish finchar, Spanish hinchar.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /aˈʝaɾ/ [aˈʝaɾ]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /aˈʝaɾ/ [aˈʝaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /aˈʎaɾ/ [aˈʎaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /aˈʃaɾ/ [aˈʃaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /aˈʒaɾ/ [aˈʒaɾ]

• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: ha‧llar

Verb

hallar (first-person singular present hallo, first-person singular preterite hallé, past participle hallado)

1. (transitive) to find something, deliberately or not

   Synonym: encontrar, trovar (Old Spanish)

   Al final sí lograron hallar dónde comprar el libro.

   In the end they did manage to find where to buy the book.

2. (transitive) to strike (a balance between options)

   El presidente prometió que hallaría un balance entre ambos bandos.

   The president promised to strike a balance between both groups.

3. (reflexive) to find oneself in a certain way (+adjective)

   Synonym: encontrarse

   Nos hallamos contentos con los resultados.

   We found ourselves (were in the end) happy with the results.

4. (reflexive) to enjoy oneself somewhere, enjoy one's time

   Synonym: imaginarse

   No me hallo en ese grupo

   I wouldn't enjoy myself in that group.

   Sí que te hallaste con el vecino, ¿eh?

   You really enjoyed your time with the neighbour, didn't you?

Conjugation

    Conjugation of hallar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			hallar
gerund			hallando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		hallado		hallada
		plural		hallados		halladas
		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	hallo	hallastú hallásvos	halla	hallamos	halláis	hallan
	imperfect	hallaba	hallabas	hallaba	hallábamos	hallabais	hallaban
	preterite	hallé	hallaste	halló	hallamos	hallasteis	hallaron
	future	hallaré	hallarás	hallará	hallaremos	hallaréis	hallarán
	conditional	hallaría	hallarías	hallaría	hallaríamos	hallaríais	hallarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	halle	hallestú hallésvos2	halle	hallemos	halléis	hallen
	imperfect (ra)	hallara	hallaras	hallara	halláramos	hallarais	hallaran
	imperfect (se)	hallase	hallases	hallase	hallásemos	hallaseis	hallasen
	future1	hallare	hallares	hallare	halláremos	hallareis	hallaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		hallatú hallávos	halle	hallemos	hallad	hallen
	negative		no halles	no halle	no hallemos	no halléis	no hallen

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

    Selected combined forms of hallar

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

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive hallar	dative	hallarme	hallarte	hallarle, hallarse	hallarnos	hallaros	hallarles, hallarse
	accusative	hallarme	hallarte	hallarlo, hallarla, hallarse	hallarnos	hallaros	hallarlos, hallarlas, hallarse
with gerund hallando	dative	hallándome	hallándote	hallándole, hallándose	hallándonos	hallándoos	hallándoles, hallándose
	accusative	hallándome	hallándote	hallándolo, hallándola, hallándose	hallándonos	hallándoos	hallándolos, hallándolas, hallándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative halla	dative	hállame	hállate	hállale	hállanos	not used	hállales
	accusative	hállame	hállate	hállalo, hállala	hállanos	not used	hállalos, hállalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative hallá	dative	hallame	hallate	hallale	hallanos	not used	hallales
	accusative	hallame	hallate	hallalo, hallala	hallanos	not used	hallalos, hallalas
with formal second-person singular imperative halle	dative	hálleme	not used	hállele, hállese	hállenos	not used	hálleles
	accusative	hálleme	not used	hállelo, hállela, hállese	hállenos	not used	hállelos, hállelas
with first-person plural imperative hallemos	dative	not used	hallémoste	hallémosle	hallémonos	hallémoos	hallémosles
	accusative	not used	hallémoste	hallémoslo, hallémosla	hallémonos	hallémoos	hallémoslos, hallémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative hallad	dative	halladme	not used	halladle	halladnos	hallaos	halladles
	accusative	halladme	not used	halladlo, halladla	halladnos	hallaos	halladlos, halladlas
with formal second-person plural imperative hallen	dative	hállenme	not used	hállenle	hállennos	not used	hállenles, hállense
	accusative	hállenme	not used	hállenlo, hállenla	hállennos	not used	hállenlos, hállenlas, hállense

Derived terms

• el amante en lo que ama, imperfecciones no halla

 

Related terms

• hallazgo m
• hinchar
• resollar
• soplar

 

Further reading

• “hallar”, 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

Swedish

Noun

hallar

1. indefinite plural of hall