No. 450 in Catalan
comprar
To buy.
In a sentence
Vull comprar un llibre per llegir durant les vacances.
I want to buy a book to read during the holidays.
The word 'comprar' is used in its infinitive form to indicate the action of buying something.
Quan era petit, sempre comprava llaminadures a la botiga del barri.
When I was a child, I always bought candies at the neighborhood store.
The word 'comprava' is used in the imperfect tense to describe a habitual action in the past.
Compreu al mercat al matí, és més fresc!
Buy at the market in the morning, it's fresher!
The word 'compreu' is used in the imperative form to give advice or a suggestion involving purchasing.
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