Spanish Language and Culture 10-3Y

5.4 To Receive

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Recibir is a regular —ir verb that may be easy for you to remember since it looks like the word "receive" in English.
This is a practical word to use in the context of gift-giving. Let's take a closer look at how recibir is conjugated and used in Spanish.

Recibir → to receive
Yo	recibo	Nosotros/Nosotras	recibimos
Tú	recibes	Vosotros/Vosotras	recibís
Él/Ella/Ud	recibe	Ellos/Ellas/Uds	reciben

The verb recibir is often used with the preposition de, which means "from" when used with recibir. For example:

Yo recibo regalos de mi abuelo.    → I receive gifts from my grandfather.

When de is followed by the article el, the two words combine together like a contraction. De followed by el becomes del. For example:

Recibes mucha información del libro.    → You receive a lot of information from the book.

Dar - To Give

Dar is a useful verb to talk about giving things to others. In the present tense, it is actually conjugated like other —ar verbs except in the yo form. The yo form is irregular. Let's take a closer look at how dar is conjugated and used in Spanish.

Dar → to give
Yo	doy	Nosotros/Nosotras	damos
Tú	das	Vosotros/Vosotras	dais
Él/Ella/Ud	da	Ellos/Ellas/Uds	dan