acertar
Asturian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old Leonese acertar, by surface analisis a- + ciertu + -ar.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]acertar
- to hit (the desired target)
- Synonym: dar
- to be accurate; hit the target; get (something) right
- Synonym: atinar
- to happen to
- Synonym: aportar
- Acertaron a pasar pende. ― They happened to pass by there.
Conjugation
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “acertar”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
- “acertar”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN
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, 2012–2026
Old Galician-Portuguese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]acertar
Conjugation
[edit]| infinitive | acertar | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | simple | acertando | |||||||
| compound | gerund of haver or tẽer1 + past participle | ||||||||
| past participle | singular | plural | |||||||
| masculine | acertado | acertados | |||||||
| feminine | acertada | acertadas | |||||||
| present participle | acertante | acertantes | |||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||||
| indicative mood | eu ei |
tu | el~ele ela |
nos nos outros nos outras |
vos vos outros vos outras |
eles elas | |||
| simple tenses |
present | acerto | acertas | acerta | acertamos | acertades, acertaes, acertais, acertaas, acertás | acertan | ||
| imperfect | acertava | acertavas | acertava | acertavamos, acertávamos | acertavades, acertávades, acertávaes, acertávais, acertávees, acertáveis | acertavan | |||
| preterite | acertei | acertaste, acertasche, acertache | acertou | acertamos | acertastes | acertaron | |||
| pluperfect | acertara | acertaras | acertara | acertaramos, acertáramos | acertarades, acertárades, acertáraes, acertárais, acertárees, acertáreis | acertaran | |||
| future | acertarei | acertarás | acertará | acertaremos | acertaredes, acertarees, acertareis, acertarês | acertarán | |||
| conditional | acertaria | acertarias | acertaria | acertariamos, acertaríamos | acertariades, acertaríades, acertaríaes, acertaríais, acertaríees, acertaríeis | acertarian | |||
| compound tenses |
present perfect | present of haver or tẽer1 + past participle | |||||||
| pluperfect | imperfect of haver or tẽer1 + past participle | ||||||||
| past anterior | preterite of haver or tẽer1 + past participle | ||||||||
| pluperfect anterior | simple pluperfect of haver or tẽer1 + past participle | ||||||||
| future perfect | future of haver or tẽer1 + past participle | ||||||||
| conditional perfect | conditional of haver or tẽer1 + past participle | ||||||||
| subjunctive mood | eu ei |
tu | el~ele ela |
nos nos outros nos outras |
vos vos outros vos outras |
eles elas | |||
| simple tenses |
present | acerte | acertes | acerte | acertemos | acertedes, acertees, acerteis, acertês | acerten | ||
| imperfect | acertasse | acertasses | acertasse | acertassemos, acertássemos | acertassedes, acertássedes, acertássees, acertásseis | acertassen | |||
| future | acertar | acertares | acertar | acertarmos | acertardes | acertaren | |||
| compound tenses |
present perfect | present subjunctive of haver or tẽer1 + past participle | |||||||
| pluperfect | imperfect subjunctive of haver or tẽer1 + past participle | ||||||||
| future perfect | future subjunctive of haver or tẽer1 + past participle | ||||||||
| imperative mood | — | tu | — | nos nos outros nos outras |
vos vos outros vos outras |
— | |||
| affirmative | — | acerta | — | acertemos | acertade, acertae, acertai | — | |||
| negative | — | non acertes | — | non acertemos | non acertedes, non acertees, non acerteis, non acertês | — | |||
| personal infinitive | eu ei |
tu | el~ele ela |
nos nos outros nos outras |
vos vos outros vos outras |
eles elas | |||
| acertar | acertares | acertar | acertarmos | acertardes | acertaren | ||||
| 1 teer and “ter were also used, although all three were less common than haver. | |||||||||
Descendants
[edit]Further reading
[edit]Old Leonese
[edit]Verb
[edit]acertar
- to hit (a target)
- c. 1296, Fuero de Zamora:
- E aquelos que si acertaren, se dixieren: «non lo podiemos prender», iuren per suas cabeszas que lo non podieron prender, e escapen.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Descendants
[edit]- Asturian: acertar
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 hit (a target)
- to get something right
- Antonym: errar
- Eu quase acertei! ― I almost got it right!
- to adjust
- to regulate
- to coincide
- to pay, to settle (a bill etc.)
Conjugation
[edit]1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Descendants
[edit]- Guinea-Bissau Creole: serta
Further reading
[edit]- “acertar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “acertar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “acertar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
- “acertar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From a- + Latin certus + -ar. Compare English ascertain.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /aθeɾˈtaɾ/ [a.θeɾˈt̪aɾ] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
- IPA(key): /aseɾˈtaɾ/ [a.seɾˈt̪aɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
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)
- (ambitransitive) to hit, to hit upon
- La bala acertó al policía en la pierna.
- The bullet got the policeman in the leg.
- (ambitransitive) 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 [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
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