acertar
Galician[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Hyphenation: a‧cer‧tar
Verb[edit]
acertar (first-person singular present acerto, first-person singular preterite acertei, past participle acertado)
- to guess
Conjugation[edit]
1Less recommended.
References[edit]
- “acertar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012
Old Galician-Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
acertar
Conjugation[edit]
infinitive | simple | acertar | |||||||
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compound | infinitive of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle | ||||||||
gerund | simple | acertando | |||||||
compound | gerund of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle | ||||||||
past participle | singular | plural | |||||||
masculine | acertado | acertada | |||||||
feminine | acertados | acertadas | |||||||
present participle | acertante | acertantes | |||||||
person | singular | plural | |||||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||||
indicative mood | eu | tu | el~ele ela vossa mercee |
nos nos outros nos outras |
vos vos outros vos outras |
eles elas | |||
simple tenses |
present | acerto | acertas | acerta | acertamos | acertades | acertam3, acertan4 | ||
imperfect | acertava | acertavas | acertava | acertavamos | acertavades | acertavam3, acertavan4 | |||
preterite | acertei | acertaste3, acertasche4 | acertou | acertamos | acertastes | acertarom3, acertaron4 | |||
pluperfect | acertara | acertaras | acertara | acertaramos | acertarades | acertaram3, acertaran4 | |||
future | acertarei | acertarás | acertará | acertaremos | acertaredes | acertarám3, acertarán4 | |||
conditional | acertaría | acertarías | acertaría | acertariamos | acertariades | acertaríam3, acertarían4 | |||
compound tenses |
present perfect | present of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle | |||||||
present imperfect | imperfect of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle | ||||||||
past anterior | preterite of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle | ||||||||
pluperfect | simple pluperfect of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle | ||||||||
future perfect | future of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle | ||||||||
conditional perfect | conditional of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle | ||||||||
subjunctive mood | eu | tu | el~ele ela vossa mercee |
nos nos outros nos outras |
vos vos outros vos outras |
eles elas | |||
simple tenses |
present | acerte | acertes | acerte | acertemos | acertedes | acertem3, acerten4 | ||
preterite | acertasse | acertasses | acertasse | acertássemos | acertássedes | acertassem3, acertassen4 | |||
future | acertar | acertares | acertar | acertarmos | acertardes | acertarem3, acertaren4 | |||
compound tenses |
present perfect | present subjunctive of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle | |||||||
pluperfect | preterite subjunctive of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle | ||||||||
future perfect | future subjunctive of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle | ||||||||
imperative mood | — | tu | vossa mercee | nos nos outros nos outras |
vos vos outros vos outras |
— | |||
affirmative | — | acerta | acerte | acertemos | acertade | — | |||
negative | — | non acertes | non acerte | non acertemos | non acertedes | — | |||
personal infinitive | eu | tu | el~ele ela vossa mercee |
nos nos outros nos outras |
vos vos outros vos outras |
eles elas | |||
acertar | acertares | acertar | acertarmos | acertardes | acertarem3, acertaren4 | ||||
1 Its alternative form aver can be used as well. 2 Teer and ter were used too, though all 3 were less common than forms of "haver". 3 Less common in Galicia 4 Less common in Portugal |
Descendants[edit]
Further reading[edit]
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese acertar. By surface analysis, a- + certo + -ar. Compare Galician and Spanish acertar and English ascertain.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: a‧cer‧tar
Verb[edit]
acertar (first-person singular present acerto, first-person singular preterite acertei, past participle acertado)
- to adjust
- to regulate
- to hit (a target)
- (figurative) to be correct (about something)
- to coincide
Conjugation[edit]
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Descendants[edit]
- Guinea-Bissau Creole: serta
Further reading[edit]
- “acertar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “acertar” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From a- + Latin certus + -ar. Compare English ascertain.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): (Spain) /aθeɾˈtaɾ/ [a.θeɾˈt̪aɾ]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /aseɾˈtaɾ/ [a.seɾˈt̪aɾ]
Audio (Venezuela): (file) - Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: a‧cer‧tar
Verb[edit]
acertar (first-person singular present acierto, first-person singular preterite acerté, past participle acertado)
- (transitive, intransitive) to hit, to hit upon
- La bala acertó al policía en la pierna.
- The bullet got the policeman in the leg.
- (transitive, intransitive) to be right
- Synonym: atinar
- Antonym: desacertar
- ¿Cuántas preguntas acertaste? –Ninguna.
- How many questions did you get right? –Zilch.
- El pronóstico del tiempo acertó hoy.
- Today's weather forecast proved right.
Conjugation[edit]
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Derived terms[edit]
- acertado
- acertar con (“to locate, find”)
- acertijo
- piensa mal y acertarás
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “acertar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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