hallar

to find

a ˈʝ a ɾ
verb Uncommon #20,306
to find Common in more formal Spanish; in everyday speech, many speakers use “encontrar” more often.
SP: No logro hallar mis llaves.
EN: I can't manage to find my keys.
Conjugation of hallar
hallar
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First — hallamos
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First hallé hallamos
Third halló hallaron
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First — hallamos
Past
Indicative future
SingularPlural
First — hallaremos
Second hallarás —
Subjunctive future
SingularPlural
First — hallaremos
Second hallarás —
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First hallaba —
Third hallaba —
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First hallaba —
Third hallaba —

El cazador de tesoros Brock Lovett es famoso por hallar oro español.

Treasure hunter Brock Lovett is famous for finding Spanish gold.

— Titanic (1997)

Pero el objetivo de ir a la universidad es hallar un buen esposo.

But the goal of going to college is to find a good husband.

— Titanic (1997)

No puedo hallar la dirección de mi hotel.

I can't find my hotel's address.

Hasta hallar al asesino.

Until we find the murderer.

— Guardianes del día (2006)

Espero que él consiga hallar a su amado hijo.

I hope he manages to find his beloved son.

Entonces tenemos que hallar un pez que pueda leer.

So we have to find a fish that can read.

Ahora que una regresó, creo que sé dónde hallar la otra.

Now that one has returned, I think I know where to find the other.

— Titanic (1997)

Me sorprendí al hallar aquí a tu amiga Rita.

I was surprised to find your friend Rita here.

— Mulholland Drive (2001)

Usted fue la primera en hallar el cuerpo de su esposo.

You were the first to find your husband's body.

— Jugada maestra (2026)

Debes hallar ese portal que en aquel entonces abriste.

You must find that portal you opened back then.

— Suzume (2022)

Tengo que hallar mi lugar en el mundo.

I have to find my place in the world.

— Picnic (1955)

Que tengas suerte para hallar algo decente por aquí.

Good luck finding anything decent around here.

Murió por no hallar una salida, de desesperación.

He died from not finding a way out, from despair.

— Solaris (1972)

Vamos a hallar el libro de hechizos.

Let's find the spellbook.

— Los visitantes (1993)

No puedo, me contrataron para hallar a Snowflake.

I can't, I was hired to find Snowflake.

— Ace Ventura, un detective diferente (1994)

Si no puedes pagar, tendremos que hallar otro modo.

If you can't pay, we'll have to find another way.

— Delicatessen (1991)

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