- IPA(key): /aθeɾˈtaɾ/[a.θeɾˈt̪aɾ]
- IPA(key): (standard)/aθeɾˈtaɾ/[a.θeɾˈt̪aɾ]
- IPA(key): (seseo)/aseɾˈtaɾ/[a.seɾˈt̪aɾ]
- Rhymes:-aɾ
- Hyphenation:a‧cer‧tar
acertar (first-person singular presentacerto,first-person singular preteriteacertei,past participleacertado)
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First-person (eu) | Second-person (ti /tu) | Third-person (ele /ela /você) | First-person (nós) | Second-person (vós) | Third-person (eles /elas /vocês) |
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Infinitive |
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Impersonal | acertar |
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Personal | acertar | acertares | acertar | acertarmos | acertardes | acertarem |
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Gerund |
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| acertando |
Past participle |
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Masculine | acertado | acertados |
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Feminine | acertada | acertadas |
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Indicative |
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Present | acerto | acertas | acerta | acertamos | acertades,acertais | acertam |
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Imperfect | acertava | acertavas | acertava | acertávamos | acertávades,acertáveis,acertávais1 | acertavam |
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Preterite | acertei | acertaste,acertache1 | acertou | acertamos | acertastes | acertárom,acertaram |
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Pluperfect | acertara | acertaras | acertara | acertáramos | acertárades,acertáreis,acertárais1 | acertaram |
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Future | acertarei | acertarás | acertará | acertaremos | acertaredes,acertareis | acertarám,acertarão |
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Conditional | acertaria | acertarias | acertaria | acertaríamos | acertaríades,acertaríeis,acertaríais1 | acertariam |
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Subjunctive |
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Present | acerte | acertes | acerte | acertemos | acertedes,acerteis | acertem |
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Imperfect | acertasse | acertasses | acertasse | acertássemos | acertássedes,acertásseis | acertassem |
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Future | acertar | acertares | acertar | acertarmos | acertardes | acertarem |
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Imperative |
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Affirmative | | acerta | acerte | acertemos | acertade,acertai | acertem |
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Negative (nom) | nomacertes | nomacerte | nomacertemos | nomacertedes,nomacerteis | nomacertem |
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Old Galician-Portuguese
[edit]Froma- +certo +-ar.
acertar
- tohit, tohit upon
- to beright
Conjugation ofacertar
infinitive | simple | acertar |
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compound | infinitive ofhaver ortẽer1 + past participle |
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gerund | simple | acertando |
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compound | gerund ofhaver ortẽer1 + past participle |
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past participle | | singular | plural |
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masculine | acertado | acertados |
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feminine | acertada | acertadas |
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present participle | acertante | acertantes |
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person | singular | plural |
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first | second | third | first | second | third |
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indicative mood | eu ei | tu | el~ele ela vossa mercee | nos nos outros nos outras | vos vos outros vos outras | eles elas |
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simple tenses | present | acerto | acertas | acerta | acertamos | acertades | acertan |
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imperfect | acertava | acertavas | acertava | acertavamos,acertávamos | acertavades,acertávades | acertavan |
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preterite | acertei | acertaste,acertasche,acertache | acertou | acertamos | acertastes | acertaron |
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pluperfect | acertara | acertaras | acertara | acertaramos,acertáramos | acertarades,acertárades | acertaran |
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future | acertarei | acertarás | acertará | acertaremos | acertaredes | acertarán |
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conditional | acertaria | acertarias | acertaria | acertariamos,acertaríamos | acertariades,acertaríades | acertarian |
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compound tenses | present perfect | present ofhaver ortẽer1 + past participle |
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present imperfect | imperfect ofhaver ortẽer1 + past participle |
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past anterior | preterite ofhaver ortẽer1 + past participle |
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pluperfect | simple pluperfect ofhaver ortẽer1 + past participle |
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future perfect | future ofhaver ortẽer1 + past participle |
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conditional perfect | conditional ofhaver ortẽer1 + past participle |
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subjunctive mood | eu ei | tu | el~ele ela vossa mercee | nos nos outros nos outras | vos vos outros vos outras | eles elas |
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simple tenses | present | acerte | acertes | acerte | acertemos | acertedes | acerten |
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preterite | acertasse | acertasses | acertasse | acertassemos,acertássemos | acertassedes,acertássedes | acertassen |
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future | acertar | acertares | acertar | acertarmos | acertardes | acertaren |
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compound tenses | present perfect | present subjunctive ofhaver ortẽer1 + past participle |
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pluperfect | preterite subjunctive ofhaver ortẽer1 + past participle |
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future perfect | future subjunctive ofhaver ortẽer1 + past participle |
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imperative mood | — | tu | vossa mercee | nos nos outros nos outras | vos vos outros vos outras | — |
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affirmative | — | acerta | acerte | acertemos | acertade | — |
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negative | — | nonacertes | nonacerte | nonacertemos | nonacertedes | — |
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personal infinitive | eu ei | tu | el~ele ela vossa mercee | nos nos outros nos outras | vos vos outros vos outras | eles elas |
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acertar | acertares | acertar | acertarmos | acertardes | acertaren |
1teer and “ter were also used, although all three were less common thanhaver. |
- Galician:acertar
- Portuguese:acertar (see there for further descendants)
Inherited fromOld Galician-Portugueseacertar. Bysurface analysis,a- +certo +-ar. CompareGalician andSpanishacertar andEnglishascertain.
acertar (first-person singular presentacerto,first-person singular preteriteacertei,past participleacertado)
- toadjust
- toregulate
- tohit(a target)
- (figurative) to be correct(about something)
- tocoincide
- topay, tosettle (a bill etc.)
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
- Guinea-Bissau Creole:serta
Froma- +Latincertus +-ar. CompareEnglishascertain.
- IPA(key): (Spain)/aθeɾˈtaɾ/[a.θeɾˈt̪aɾ]
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines)/aseɾˈtaɾ/[a.seɾˈt̪aɾ]
- Rhymes:-aɾ
- Syllabification:a‧cer‧tar
acertar (first-person singular presentacierto,first-person singular preteriteacerté,past participleacertado)
- (ambitransitive) tohit, tohit upon
La balaacertó al policía en la pierna.- The bulletgot the policeman in the leg.
- (ambitransitive) to beright
- Synonym:atinar
- Antonym:desacertar
¿Cuántas preguntasacertaste? –Ninguna.- How many questions did youget right? –Zilch.
El pronóstico del tiempoacertó hoy.- Today's weather forecastproved right.
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayanvoseo prefers thetú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms ofacertar (e-ie alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person |
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with infinitiveacertar | dative | acertarme | acertarte | acertarle,acertarse | acertarnos | acertaros | acertarles,acertarse |
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accusative | acertarme | acertarte | acertarlo,acertarla,acertarse | acertarnos | acertaros | acertarlos,acertarlas,acertarse |
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with gerundacertando | dative | acertándome | acertándote | acertándole,acertándose | acertándonos | acertándoos | acertándoles,acertándose |
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accusative | acertándome | acertándote | acertándolo,acertándola,acertándose | acertándonos | acertándoos | acertándolos,acertándolas,acertándose |
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with informal second-person singulartú imperativeacierta | dative | aciértame | aciértate | aciértale | aciértanos | not used | aciértales |
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accusative | aciértame | aciértate | aciértalo,aciértala | aciértanos | not used | aciértalos,aciértalas |
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with informal second-person singularvos imperativeacertá | dative | acertame | acertate | acertale | acertanos | not used | acertales |
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accusative | acertame | acertate | acertalo,acertala | acertanos | not used | acertalos,acertalas |
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with formal second-person singular imperativeacierte | dative | aciérteme | not used | aciértele,aciértese | aciértenos | not used | aciérteles |
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accusative | aciérteme | not used | aciértelo,aciértela,aciértese | aciértenos | not used | aciértelos,aciértelas |
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with first-person plural imperativeacertemos | dative | not used | acertémoste | acertémosle | acertémonos | acertémoos | acertémosles |
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accusative | not used | acertémoste | acertémoslo,acertémosla | acertémonos | acertémoos | acertémoslos,acertémoslas |
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with informal second-person plural imperativeacertad | dative | acertadme | not used | acertadle | acertadnos | acertaos | acertadles |
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accusative | acertadme | not used | acertadlo,acertadla | acertadnos | acertaos | acertadlos,acertadlas |
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with formal second-person plural imperativeacierten | dative | aciértenme | not used | aciértenle | aciértennos | not used | aciértenles,aciértense |
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accusative | aciértenme | not used | aciértenlo,aciértenla | aciértennos | not used | aciértenlos,aciértenlas,aciértense |
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