reconstruir

to reconstruct

verb rreh-kons-troo-EER Rare

Origin: From Latin re- (again) + construere (to build).

Also means

to rebuild

Usage Note

Reconstruir follows the irregular pattern of construir: a -y- is inserted before -o, -a and -e endings (e.g. reconstruye, reconstruyen). It is used both literally (rebuilding a structure) and figuratively (reconstructing events, a relationship, or an identity). The related noun is reconstrucción.

Examples

"La ciudad tardó años en reconstruir sus edificios."

Natural Translation

The city took years to rebuild its buildings.

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