errar

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin errāre.

Pronunciation

Verb

errar (first-person singular present erro, first-person singular preterite errí, past participle errat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencian) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

  1. (intransitive) to roam, to wander
  2. (transitive) to do something incorrectly
    Antonym: encertar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of errar (first conjugation)
infinitive errar
gerund errant
past participle masculine feminine
singular errat errada
plural errats errades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present erro erres erra errem erreu erren
imperfect errava erraves errava erràvem erràveu erraven
future erraré erraràs errarà errarem errareu erraran
preterite errí errares errà erràrem erràreu erraren
conditional erraria erraries erraria erraríem erraríeu errarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present erri erris erri errem erreu errin
imperfect errés erressis errés erréssim erréssiu erressin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — erra erri errem erreu errin
negative (no) — no erris no erri no errem no erreu no errin

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese errar, from Latin errāre (“to err”).

Pronunciation

 
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /iˈʁaɾ/, /eˈʁaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /iˈʁa.ɾi/, /eˈʁa.ɾi/

  • (Northeast Brazil) IPA(key): /ɛ.ˈɦa(h)/
  • Hyphenation: er‧rar

Verb

errar (first-person singular present erro, first-person singular preterite errei, past participle errado)

  1. (intransitive) to err (make a mistake)
    Synonyms: enganar-se, equivocar-se
    Antonym: acertar
    Errei quando mudei de emprego. ― I made a mistake when I changed my job.
    Errei no cálculo. ― I erred in the calculation.
  2. (transitive) to miss (fail to hit)
    Antonyms: acertar, atingir
    A bala errou o alvo. ― The bullet missed the target.
  3. (transitive) to do something incorrectly
    Antonym: acertar
    Se errares o passo, cairás. ― If you miss your step you will fall.
  4. (intransitive) to roam (wander or travel freely and with no specific destination)
    Synonyms: perambular, vagar, vaguear

Conjugation

    Conjugation of errar (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 errar
Personal errar errares errar errarmos errardes errarem
Gerund
errando
Past participle
Masculine errado errados
Feminine errada erradas
Indicative
Present erro erras erra erramos errais erram
Imperfect errava erravas errava errávamos erráveis erravam
Preterite errei erraste errou erramos1, errámos2 errastes erraram
Pluperfect errara erraras errara erráramos erráreis erraram
Future errarei errarás errará erraremos errareis errarão
Conditional erraria errarias erraria erraríamos erraríeis errariam
Subjunctive
Present erre erres erre erremos erreis errem
Imperfect errasse errasses errasse errássemos errásseis errassem
Future errar errares errar errarmos errardes errarem
Imperative
Affirmative erra erre erremos errai errem
Negative (não) não erres não erre não erremos não erreis não errem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin errāre. Related to English and Spanish error.

Pronunciation

Verb

errar (first-person singular present (Spain) yerro or (Latin America) erro, first-person singular preterite erré, past participle errado)

  1. (transitive) to miss
  2. (transitive, poetic) to be wrong, to err
    Synonyms: equivocarse, marrar
  3. (intransitive, poetic) to wander around, roam
    Synonyms: divagar, vagar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of errar (e-ye alternation or non-alternating) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive errar
gerund errando
past participle masculine feminine
singular errado errada
plural errados erradas
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 yerro3, erro4 yerras3, erras4tú
errásvos 		yerra3, erra4 erramos erráis yerran3, erran4
imperfect erraba errabas erraba errábamos errabais erraban
preterite erré erraste erró erramos errasteis erraron
future erraré errarás errará erraremos erraréis errarán
conditional erraría errarías erraría erraríamos erraríais errarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present yerre3, erre4 yerres3, erres4tú
errésvos2 		yerre3, erre4 erremos erréis yerren3, erren4
imperfect
(ra) 		errara erraras errara erráramos errarais erraran
imperfect
(se) 		errase errases errase errásemos erraseis errasen
future1 errare errares errare erráremos errareis erraren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative yerra3, erra4tú
errávos 		yerre3, erre4 erremos errad yerren3, erren4
negative no yerres3, no erres4 no yerre3, no erre4 no erremos no erréis no yerren3, no erren4

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
3Spain.
4Latin America.

    Selected combined forms of errar (e-ye alternation or non-alternating)

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 errar
dative errarme errarte errarle, errarse errarnos erraros errarles, errarse
accusative errarme errarte errarlo, errarla, errarse errarnos erraros errarlos, errarlas, errarse
with gerund errando
dative errándome errándote errándole, errándose errándonos errándoos errándoles, errándose
accusative errándome errándote errándolo, errándola, errándose errándonos errándoos errándolos, errándolas, errándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative yerra3, erra4
dative yérrame1, érrame2 yérrate1, érrate2 yérrale1, érrale2 yérranos1, érranos2 not used yérrales1, érrales2
accusative yérrame1, érrame2 yérrate1, érrate2 yérralo1, érralo2, yérrala1, érrala2 yérranos1, érranos2 not used yérralos1, érralos2, yérralas1, érralas2
with informal second-person singular vos imperative errá
dative errame errate errale erranos not used errales
accusative errame errate erralo, errala erranos not used erralos, erralas
with formal second-person singular imperative yerre3, erre4
dative yérreme1, érreme2 not used yérrele1, érrele2, yérrese1, érrese2 yérrenos1, érrenos2 not used yérreles1, érreles2
accusative yérreme1, érreme2 not used yérrelo1, érrelo2, yérrela1, érrela2, yérrese1, érrese2 yérrenos1, érrenos2 not used yérrelos1, érrelos2, yérrelas1, érrelas2
with first-person plural imperative erremos
dative not used errémoste errémosle errémonos errémoos errémosles
accusative not used errémoste errémoslo, errémosla errémonos errémoos errémoslos, errémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative errad
dative erradme not used erradle erradnos erraos erradles
accusative erradme not used erradlo, erradla erradnos erraos erradlos, erradlas
with formal second-person plural imperative yerren3, erren4
dative yérrenme1, érrenme2 not used yérrenle1, érrenle2 yérrennos1, érrennos2 not used yérrenles1, érrenles2, yérrense1, érrense2
accusative yérrenme1, érrenme2 not used yérrenlo1, érrenlo2, yérrenla1, érrenla2 yérrennos1, érrennos2 not used yérrenlos1, érrenlos2, yérrenlas1, érrenlas2, yérrense1, érrense2

1Spain.
2Latin America.

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