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Galician
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese achantar (used by the Galician author Pero da Ponte, 13th century). By surface analysis, a- + chantar (“to plant, fix in place”).
Pronunciation
Verb
achantar (first-person singular present achanto, first-person singular preterite achantei, past participle achantado)
- (transitive) to plant
- (transitive) to plant, insert, fix in place
- (intransitive) to stay, remain in place
- (intransitive) to hide, dissimulate, shut up
- (pronominal) to bear, endure, put up with
- Synonym: aturar
Conjugation
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Singular
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Plural
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First-person (eu)
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Second-person (ti / tu)
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Third-person (ele / ela / você)
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First-person (nós)
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Second-person (vós)
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Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
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Infinitive
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Impersonal
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achantar
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Personal
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achantar
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achantares
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achantar
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achantarmos
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achantardes
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achantarem
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Gerund
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achantando
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Past participle
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Masculine
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achantado
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achantados
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Feminine
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achantada
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achantadas
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Indicative
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Present
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achanto
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achantas
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achanta
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achantamos
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achantades, achantais
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achantam
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Imperfect
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achantava
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achantavas
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achantava
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achantávamos
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achantávades, achantáveis, achantávais1
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achantavam
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Preterite
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achantei
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achantaste, achantache1
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achantou
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achantamos
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achantastes
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achantárom, achantaram
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Pluperfect
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achantara
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achantaras
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achantara
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achantáramos
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achantárades, achantáreis, achantárais1
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achantaram
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Future
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achantarei
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achantarás
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achantará
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achantaremos
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achantaredes, achantareis
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achantarám, achantarão
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Conditional
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achantaria
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achantarias
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achantaria
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achantaríamos
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achantaríades, achantaríeis, achantaríais1
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achantariam
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Subjunctive
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Present
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achante
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achantes
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achante
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achantemos
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achantedes, achanteis
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achantem
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Imperfect
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achantasse
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achantasses
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achantasse
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achantássemos
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achantássedes, achantásseis
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achantassem
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Future
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achantar
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achantares
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achantar
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achantarmos
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achantardes
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achantarem
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Imperative
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Affirmative
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achanta
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achante
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achantemos
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achantade, achantai
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achantem
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Negative (nom)
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nom achantes
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nom achante
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nom achantemos
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nom achantedes, nom achanteis
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nom achantem
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Descendants
References
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “achantar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “achant”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “achantar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “achantar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- “achantar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “achantar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Old Galician-Portuguese
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).
Pronunciation
Verb
achantar
- to plant
- to hammer, to stick, to drive
Conjugation
Conjugation of achantar
infinitive
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simple
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achantar
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compound
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infinitive of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
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gerund
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simple
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achantando
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compound
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gerund of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
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past participle
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singular
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plural
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masculine
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achantado
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achantados
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feminine
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achantada
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achantadas
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present participle
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achantante
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achantantes
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person
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singular
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plural
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first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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indicative mood
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eu ei
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tu
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el~ele ela vossa mercee
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nos nos outros nos outras
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vos vos outros vos outras
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eles elas
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simple tenses
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present
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achanto
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achantas
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achanta
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achantamos
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achantades
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achantan
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imperfect
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achantava
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achantavas
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achantava
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achantavamos, achantávamos
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achantavades, achantávades
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achantavan
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preterite
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achantei
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achantaste, achantasche, achantache
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achantou
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achantamos
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achantastes
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achantaron
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pluperfect
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achantara
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achantaras
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achantara
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achantaramos, achantáramos
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achantarades, achantárades
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achantaran
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future
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achantarei
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achantarás
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achantará
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achantaremos
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achantaredes
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achantarán
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conditional
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achantaria
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achantarias
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achantaria
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achantariamos, achantaríamos
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achantariades, achantaríades
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achantarian
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compound tenses
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present perfect
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present of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
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present imperfect
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imperfect of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
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past anterior
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preterite of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
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pluperfect
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simple pluperfect of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
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future perfect
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future of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
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conditional perfect
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conditional of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
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subjunctive mood
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eu ei
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tu
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el~ele ela vossa mercee
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nos nos outros nos outras
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vos vos outros vos outras
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eles elas
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simple tenses
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present
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achante
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achantes
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achante
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achantemos
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achantedes
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achanten
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preterite
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achantasse
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achantasses
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achantasse
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achantássemos
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achantássedes
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achantassen
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future
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achantar
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achantares
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achantar
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achantarmos
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achantardes
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achantaren
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compound tenses
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present perfect
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present subjunctive of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
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pluperfect
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preterite subjunctive of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
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future perfect
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future subjunctive of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
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imperative mood
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—
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tu
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vossa mercee
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nos nos outros nos outras
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vos vos outros vos outras
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—
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affirmative
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—
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achanta
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achante
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achantemos
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achantade
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—
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negative
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—
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non achantes
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non achante
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non achantemos
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non achantedes
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—
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personal infinitive
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eu ei
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tu
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el~ele ela vossa mercee
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nos nos outros nos outras
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vos vos outros vos outras
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eles elas
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achantar
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achantares
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achantar
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achantarmos
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achantardes
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achantaren
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1 Its alternative spelling, aver, can be used as well.
2 Teer and ter were used too, though all 3 were less common than forms of "haver".
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Descendants
Further reading
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Galician achantar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /at͡ʃanˈtaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: a‧chan‧tar
Verb
achantar (first-person singular present achanto, first-person singular preterite achanté, past participle achantado)
- (colloquial, transitive) to scare, to put off
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:asustar
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Further reading