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él recupera

recovers, gets better, gets back, retrieves, regains

→ recuperar
recuper to recover, regain, get back + a 3rd-person singular present or subjunctive; 2nd-person singular command
verb · 3rd-person singular, present tense / 2nd-person singular Rare #34,006
recovers, gets better Often used with se when talking about recovering from an illness or setback.
SP: Después de unos días de descanso, se recupera.
EN: After a few days of rest, she gets better.
gets back, retrieves, regains
SP: Recupera las llaves que dejó en la oficina.
EN: She gets back the keys she left at the office.
Conjugation of recuperar
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First — recuperamos
Third recupera recuperan
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First — recuperamos
Third recupera recuperan
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second recupera —
Third recupere —

Recupera el aliento.

Catch your breath.

Recupera la espalda.

Recover your back.

— Una batalla tras otra (2025)

Ella se recupera de poco a poco.

She is recovering little by little.

Recupera el conocimiento.

Regain your knowledge.

— Le notti di Cabiria (1957)

Ahorita se recupera, no hay pedo.

He'll be fine in a bit, no worries.

— Amores perros (2000)

No se recupera el tiempo perdido.

You can’t recover lost time.

Recupera el cristal.

Retrieve the glass.

— Atlantis: El imperio perdido (2001)

La sangre que se pierde se recupera con los líquidos.

The blood that is lost is recovered with fluids.

— Suspiria: Alarido (1977)

Y Rafi lo recupera.

And Rafi gets it back.

— GOAT: La cabra que cambió el juego (2026)

Recupera el tiempo perdido.

Make up for lost time.

— Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice (2026)