acertar

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Galician

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (standard) /aθeɾˈtaɾ/
  • IPA(key): (seseo) /aseɾˈtaɾ/

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

Verb

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

  1. to guess

Conjugation

    Conjugation of acertar
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(ti) 		Third-person
(el / ela / Vde.) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal acertar
Personal acertar acertares acertar acertarmos acertardes acertaren
Gerund
acertando
Past participle
Masculine acertado acertados
Feminine acertada acertadas
Indicative
Present acerto acertas acerta acertamos acertades acertan
Imperfect acertaba acertabas acertaba acertabamos acertabades acertaban
Preterite acertei acertaches acertou acertamos acertastes acertaron
Pluperfect acertara acertaras acertara acertaramos acertarades acertaran
Future acertarei acertarás acertará acertaremos acertaredes acertarán
Conditional acertaría acertarías acertaría acertariamos acertariades acertarían
Subjunctive
Present acerte acertes acerte acertemos acertedes acerten
Imperfect acertase acertases acertase acertásemos acertásedes acertasen
Future acertar acertares acertar acertarmos acertardes acertaren
Imperative
Affirmative acerta acerte acertemos acertade acerten
Negative (non) non acertes non acerte non acertemos non acertedes non acerten
    Reintegrated conjugation of acertar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(ti / tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal acertar
Personal acertar acertares acertar acertarmos acertardes acertarem
Gerund
acertando
Past participle
Masculine acertado acertados
Feminine acertada acertadas
Indicative
Present acerto acertas acerta acertamos acertades, acertais acertam
Imperfect acertava acertavas acertava acertávamos acertávades, acertáveis, acertávais1 acertavam
Preterite acertei acertaste, acertache1 acertou acertamos acertastes acertárom, acertaram
Pluperfect acertara acertaras acertara acertáramos acertárades, acertáreis, acertárais1 acertaram
Future acertarei acertarás acertará acertaremos acertaredes, acertareis acertarám, acertarão
Conditional acertaria acertarias acertaria acertaríamos acertaríades, acertaríeis, acertaríais1 acertariam
Subjunctive
Present acerte acertes acerte acertemos acertedes, acerteis acertem
Imperfect acertasse acertasses acertasse acertássemos acertássedes, acertásseis acertassem
Future acertar acertares acertar acertarmos acertardes acertarem
Imperative
Affirmative acerta acerte acertemos acertade, acertai acertem
Negative (nom) nom acertes nom acerte nom acertemos nom acertedes, nom acerteis nom acertem

1Less recommended.

References

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

From a- +‎ certo +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

Verb

acertar

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

Conjugation

    Conjugation of acertar
infinitive simple acertar
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

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

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: a‧cer‧tar

Verb

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

    Conjugation of acertar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal acertar
Personal acertar acertares acertar acertarmos acertardes acertarem
Gerund
acertando
Past participle
Masculine acertado acertados
Feminine acertada acertadas
Indicative
Present acerto acertas acerta acertamos acertais acertam
Imperfect acertava acertavas acertava acertávamos acertáveis acertavam
Preterite acertei acertaste acertou acertamos1, acertámos2 acertastes acertaram
Pluperfect acertara acertaras acertara acertáramos acertáreis acertaram
Future acertarei acertarás acertará acertaremos acertareis acertarão
Conditional acertaria acertarias acertaria acertaríamos acertaríeis acertariam
Subjunctive
Present acerte acertes acerte acertemos acerteis acertem
Imperfect acertasse acertasses acertasse acertássemos acertásseis acertassem
Future acertar acertares acertar acertarmos acertardes acertarem
Imperative
Affirmative acerta acerte acertemos acertai acertem
Negative (não) não acertes não acerte não acertemos não acerteis não acertem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

Descendants

  • Guinea-Bissau Creole: serta

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /aθeɾˈtaɾ/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /aseɾˈtaɾ/
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧cer‧tar

Verb

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.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of acertar (e-ie alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive acertar
gerund acertando
past participle masculine feminine
singular acertado acertada
plural acertados acertadas
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present acierto aciertastú
acertásvos 		acierta acertamos acertáis aciertan
imperfect acertaba acertabas acertaba acertábamos acertabais acertaban
preterite acerté acertaste acertó acertamos acertasteis acertaron
future acertaré acertarás acertará acertaremos acertaréis acertarán
conditional acertaría acertarías acertaría acertaríamos acertaríais acertarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present acierte aciertestú
acertésvos2 		acierte acertemos acertéis acierten
imperfect
(ra) 		acertara acertaras acertara acertáramos acertarais acertaran
imperfect
(se) 		acertase acertases acertase acertásemos acertaseis acertasen
future1 acertare acertares acertare acertáremos acertareis acertaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative aciertatú
acertávos 		acierte acertemos acertad acierten
negative no aciertes no acierte no acertemos no acertéis no acierten

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of acertar (e-ie alternation)

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
with infinitive acertar
dative acertarme acertarte acertarle, acertarse acertarnos acertaros acertarles, acertarse
accusative acertarme acertarte acertarlo, acertarla, acertarse acertarnos acertaros acertarlos, acertarlas, acertarse
with gerund acertando
dative acertándome acertándote acertándole, acertándose acertándonos acertándoos acertándoles, acertándose
accusative acertándome acertándote acertándolo, acertándola, acertándose acertándonos acertándoos acertándolos, acertándolas, acertándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative acierta
dative aciértame aciértate aciértale aciértanos not used aciértales
accusative aciértame aciértate aciértalo, aciértala aciértanos not used aciértalos, aciértalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative acertá
dative acertame acertate acertale acertanos not used acertales
accusative acertame acertate acertalo, acertala acertanos not used acertalos, acertalas
with formal second-person singular imperative acierte
dative aciérteme not used aciértele, aciértese aciértenos not used aciérteles
accusative aciérteme not used aciértelo, aciértela, aciértese aciértenos not used aciértelos, aciértelas
with first-person plural imperative acertemos
dative not used acertémoste acertémosle acertémonos acertémoos acertémosles
accusative not used acertémoste acertémoslo, acertémosla acertémonos acertémoos acertémoslos, acertémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative acertad
dative acertadme not used acertadle acertadnos acertaos acertadles
accusative acertadme not used acertadlo, acertadla acertadnos acertaos acertadlos, acertadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative acierten
dative aciértenme not used aciértenle aciértennos not used aciértenles, aciértense
accusative aciértenme not used aciértenlo, aciértenla aciértennos not used aciértenlos, aciértenlas, aciértense

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