how do you use buscar in a sentence?

Answer 1

Buscar means 'to look for' so... You could say "Yo tengo que buscar para mis llaves" which means I have to look for my keys.

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Answer 2

Buscar = to look for. It can also mean to
pick someone up, as in
Vamos a buscarlo en el aeropuerto.
We are going to pick him up at the airport.
A peculiarity of this verb is that with progressive
tenses the auxiliary verb is usually andar, not estar.
An example from a song:
Andan buscando nidos de amores
Nidos de amores no encontrarán.
Here's another from a Christmas carol:
El niño se ha perdido
y todos lo andan buscando...

Answer 3

Buscar can mean "to search" or "to look for"

For example: Voy a buscar una falda - I am going to look for a skirt

Note: You do not need to use "for" after buscar, like we would in English.

ie. It's: Tenemos que buscar el perro

NOT: Tenemos que buscar por el perro
NOT: tenemos que buscar para el perro

As long as you remember not to put in the "for" in Spanish, it's simple!

Answer 4

No no.. you NEVER say "buscar para" as the other answerer said.

"Buscar" = Look for.

Yo busco mi cuaderno - él busca las llaves del carro.

If what you're looking for is a person, you have to use the preposition 'a' after the verb:

Yo busco a mi mamá - ella busca a Pedro.
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