acertar

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Galician

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (standard) /aθeɾˈtaɾ/ [a.θeɾˈt̪aɾ]
  • IPA(key): (seseo) /aseɾˈtaɾ/ [a.seɾˈt̪aɾ]

  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Hyphenation: a‧cer‧tar

Verb

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acertar (first-person singular present acerto, first-person singular preterite acertei, past participle acertado)

  1. to guess

Conjugation

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References

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Old Galician-Portuguese

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Etymology

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From a- +‎ certo +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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acertar

  1. to hit, to hit upon
  2. to be right

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Galician: acertar
  • Portuguese: acertar (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese acertar. By surface analysis, a- +‎ certo +‎ -ar. Compare Galician and Spanish acertar and English ascertain.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: a‧cer‧tar

Verb

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acertar (first-person singular present acerto, first-person singular preterite acertei, past participle acertado)

  1. to adjust
  2. to regulate
  3. to hit (a target)
  4. (figurative) to be correct (about something)
  5. to coincide

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Guinea-Bissau Creole: serta

Further reading

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From a- +‎ Latin certus +‎ -ar. Compare English ascertain.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /aθeɾˈtaɾ/ [a.θeɾˈt̪aɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /aseɾˈtaɾ/ [a.seɾˈt̪aɾ]
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧cer‧tar

Verb

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acertar (first-person singular present acierto, first-person singular preterite acerté, past participle acertado)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to hit, to hit upon
    La bala acertó al policía en la pierna.
    The bullet got the policeman in the leg.
  2. (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.

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