acertar
Galician
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Hyphenation: a‧cer‧tar
Verb
acertar (first-person singular present acerto, first-person singular preterite acertei, past participle acertado)
- to guess
Conjugation
1Less recommended.
References
- “acertar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
Old Galician-Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.t͡seɾ.ˈtaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
Verb
acertar
Conjugation
| infinitive | acertar | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | simple | acertando | |||||||
| compound | gerund of haver or tẽer1 + past participle | ||||||||
| past participle | singular | plural | |||||||
| masculine | acertado | acertados | |||||||
| feminine | acertada | acertadas | |||||||
| present participle | acertante | acertantes | |||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||||
| indicative mood | eu ei |
tu | el~ele ela |
nos nos outros nos outras |
vos vos outros vos outras |
eles elas | |||
| simple tenses |
present | acerto | acertas | acerta | acertamos | acertades | acertan | ||
| imperfect | acertava | acertavas | acertava | acertavamos, acertávamos | acertavades, acertávades | acertavan | |||
| preterite | acertei | acertaste, acertasche, acertache | acertou | acertamos | acertastes | acertaron | |||
| pluperfect | acertara | acertaras | acertara | acertaramos, acertáramos | acertarades, acertárades | acertaran | |||
| future | acertarei | acertarás | acertará | acertaremos | acertaredes | acertarán | |||
| conditional | acertaria | acertarias | acertaria | acertariamos, acertaríamos | acertariades, acertaríades | acertarian | |||
| compound tenses |
present perfect | present of haver or tẽer1 + past participle | |||||||
| pluperfect | imperfect of haver or tẽer1 + past participle | ||||||||
| past anterior | preterite of haver or tẽer1 + past participle | ||||||||
| pluperfect anterior | simple pluperfect of haver or tẽer1 + past participle | ||||||||
| future perfect | future of haver or tẽer1 + past participle | ||||||||
| conditional perfect | conditional of haver or tẽer1 + past participle | ||||||||
| subjunctive mood | eu ei |
tu | el~ele ela |
nos nos outros nos outras |
vos vos outros vos outras |
eles elas | |||
| simple tenses |
present | acerte | acertes | acerte | acertemos | acertedes | acerten | ||
| imperfect | acertasse | acertasses | acertasse | acertassemos, acertássemos | acertassedes, acertássedes | acertassen | |||
| future | acertar | acertares | acertar | acertarmos | acertardes | acertaren | |||
| compound tenses |
present perfect | present subjunctive of haver or tẽer1 + past participle | |||||||
| pluperfect | imperfect subjunctive of haver or tẽer1 + past participle | ||||||||
| future perfect | future subjunctive of haver or tẽer1 + past participle | ||||||||
| imperative mood | — | tu | — | nos nos outros nos outras |
vos vos outros vos outras |
— | |||
| affirmative | — | acerta | — | acertemos | acertade | — | |||
| negative | — | non acertes | — | non acertemos | non acertedes | — | |||
| personal infinitive | eu ei |
tu | el~ele ela |
nos nos outros nos outras |
vos vos outros vos outras |
eles elas | |||
| acertar | acertares | acertar | acertarmos | acertardes | acertaren | ||||
|
1 teer and “ter were also used, although all three were less common than haver. | |||||||||
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
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.seʁˈta(ʁ)/ [a.sehˈta(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /a.seɾˈta(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.seʁˈta(ʁ)/ [a.seχˈta(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.seɻˈta(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.sɨɾˈtaɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.sɨɾˈta.ɾi/
- Hyphenation: a‧cer‧tar
Verb
acertar (first-person singular present acerto, first-person singular preterite acertei, past participle acertado)
- to hit (a target)
- to get something right
- Antonym: errar
- Eu quase acertei! ― I almost got it right!
- to adjust
- to regulate
- to coincide
- to pay, to settle (a bill etc.)
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Descendants
- Guinea-Bissau Creole: serta
Further reading
- “acertar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “acertar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “acertar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
Spanish
Etymology
From a- + Latin certus + -ar. Compare English ascertain.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aθeɾˈtaɾ/ [a.θeɾˈt̪aɾ] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /aseɾˈtaɾ/ [a.seɾˈt̪aɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
Audio (Venezuela): (file) - Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: a‧cer‧tar
Verb
acertar (first-person singular present acierto, first-person singular preterite acerté, past participle acertado)
- (ambitransitive) to hit, to hit upon
- La bala acertó al policía en la pierna.
- The bullet got the policeman in the leg.
- (ambitransitive) 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
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 | |
Derived terms
- acertado
- acertar con (“to locate, find”)
- acertijo
- piensa mal y acertarás
Related terms
Further reading
- “acertar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024