acertar
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Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From a- + certo + -ar. Compare Catalan encertar, English ascertain.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
acertar (first-person singular present indicative acerto, past participle acertado)
- to adjust
- to regulate
- to hit (a target)
- (figurative) to be correct (about something)
- to coincide
- first-person singular (eu) personal infinitive of acertar
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) personal infinitive of acertar
- first-person singular (eu) future subjunctive of acertar
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) future subjunctive of acertar
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of the Portuguese -ar verb acertar
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From a- + Latin certus + -ar. Compare English ascertain.
Pronunciation[edit]
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
- 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]
- Rule: e becomes an ie in stressed syllables.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Derived terms[edit]
- acertar con (“to locate, find”)
- acertado
- 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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