aprender

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Asturian

Etymology

From Latin apprendere, alternative form of apprehendere.

Verb

aprender

  1. learn (to acquire knowledge or ability)

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Galician

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese aprender (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin apprendere, alternative form of apprehendere. Doublet of aprehender, a borrowing. Compare Portuguese aprender.

Pronunciation

Verb

aprender (first-person singular present aprendo, first-person singular preterite aprendín, past participle aprendido, short past participle apreso)
aprender (first-person singular present aprendo, first-person singular preterite aprendim or aprendi, past participle aprendido, reintegrationist norm)

  1. (transitive) to learn
    Synonym: deprender
  2. (transitive) to teach
    Synonym: ensinar
    O meu tío aprendeume a nadar.My uncle taught me to swim.

Conjugation

References

  • aprender” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • aprender” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • aprender” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • aprender” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • aprender” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Ladino

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish aprender, from Latin apprendere, alternative form of apprehendere.

Verb

aprender (Latin spelling)

  1. to learn

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin apprendere, alternative form of apprehendere.

Pronunciation

Verb

aprender

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to learn (to get knowledge)

Descendants

  • Galician: aprender
  • Portuguese: aprender

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese aprender, from Latin apprendere, alternative form of apprehendere. Doublet of apreender, a borrowing. Compare Galician aprender.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: a‧pren‧der

Verb

aprender (first-person singular present aprendo, first-person singular preterite aprendi, past participle aprendido)

  1. (transitive) to learn, to acquire knowledge
    Em dois anos, aprendi francês.
    In two years, I learned French.
  2. (intransitive) to be able to learn
    Meu filho caçula aprende mais rápido que o irmão.
    My youngest son learns faster than his brother.

Conjugation

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Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish aprender, from Latin apprēndere, from earlier apprehendere. Doublet of aprehender, a borrowing. Cognate with English apprehend.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /apɾenˈdeɾ/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧pren‧der

Verb

aprender (first-person singular present aprendo, first-person singular preterite aprendí, past participle aprendido)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to learn (to acquire, or attempt to acquire knowledge or an ability to do something)
  2. (transitive, uncommon) to teach

Conjugation

Derived terms

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