aperrar

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Spanish

Etymology

From a- +‎ perro +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /apeˈraɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧pe‧rrar

Verb

aperrar (first-person singular present aperro, first-person singular preterite aperré, past participle aperrado)

  1. (intransitive, colloquial, Chile) to embark upon something tenaciously
  2. (reflexive, colloquial, Chile) to embark upon something tenaciously, to dig in one's heels

Conjugation

    Conjugation of aperrar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive aperrar
gerund aperrando
past participle masculine feminine
singular aperrado aperrada
plural aperrados aperradas
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 aperro aperrastú
aperrásvos 		aperra aperramos aperráis aperran
imperfect aperraba aperrabas aperraba aperrábamos aperrabais aperraban
preterite aperré aperraste aperró aperramos aperrasteis aperraron
future aperraré aperrarás aperrará aperraremos aperraréis aperrarán
conditional aperraría aperrarías aperraría aperraríamos aperraríais aperrarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present aperre aperrestú
aperrésvos2 		aperre aperremos aperréis aperren
imperfect
(ra) 		aperrara aperraras aperrara aperráramos aperrarais aperraran
imperfect
(se) 		aperrase aperrases aperrase aperrásemos aperraseis aperrasen
future1 aperrare aperrares aperrare aperráremos aperrareis aperraren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative aperratú
aperrávos 		aperre aperremos aperrad aperren
negative no aperres no aperre no aperremos no aperréis no aperren

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

    Selected combined forms of aperrar

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 aperrar
dative aperrarme aperrarte aperrarle, aperrarse aperrarnos aperraros aperrarles, aperrarse
accusative aperrarme aperrarte aperrarlo, aperrarla, aperrarse aperrarnos aperraros aperrarlos, aperrarlas, aperrarse
with gerund aperrando
dative aperrándome aperrándote aperrándole, aperrándose aperrándonos aperrándoos aperrándoles, aperrándose
accusative aperrándome aperrándote aperrándolo, aperrándola, aperrándose aperrándonos aperrándoos aperrándolos, aperrándolas, aperrándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative aperra
dative apérrame apérrate apérrale apérranos not used apérrales
accusative apérrame apérrate apérralo, apérrala apérranos not used apérralos, apérralas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative aperrá
dative aperrame aperrate aperrale aperranos not used aperrales
accusative aperrame aperrate aperralo, aperrala aperranos not used aperralos, aperralas
with formal second-person singular imperative aperre
dative apérreme not used apérrele, apérrese apérrenos not used apérreles
accusative apérreme not used apérrelo, apérrela, apérrese apérrenos not used apérrelos, apérrelas
with first-person plural imperative aperremos
dative not used aperrémoste aperrémosle aperrémonos aperrémoos aperrémosles
accusative not used aperrémoste aperrémoslo, aperrémosla aperrémonos aperrémoos aperrémoslos, aperrémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative aperrad
dative aperradme not used aperradle aperradnos aperraos aperradles
accusative aperradme not used aperradlo, aperradla aperradnos aperraos aperradlos, aperradlas
with formal second-person plural imperative aperren
dative apérrenme not used apérrenle apérrennos not used apérrenles, apérrense
accusative apérrenme not used apérrenlo, apérrenla apérrennos not used apérrenlos, apérrenlas, apérrense

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