Etymology
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From a- + perro + -ar.
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /apeˈraɾ/ [a.peˈraɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: a‧pe‧rrar
aperrar (first-person singular present aperro, first-person singular preterite aperré, past participle aperrado)
- (intransitive, colloquial, Chile) to embark upon something tenaciously
- (reflexive, colloquial, Chile) to embark upon something tenaciously, to dig in one's heels
Conjugation
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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.
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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with infinitive aperrar
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dative
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aperrarme
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aperrarte
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aperrarle, aperrarse
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aperrarnos
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aperraros
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aperrarles, aperrarse
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accusative
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aperrarme
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aperrarte
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aperrarlo, aperrarla, aperrarse
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aperrarnos
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aperraros
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aperrarlos, aperrarlas, aperrarse
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with gerund aperrando
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dative
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aperrándome
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aperrándote
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aperrándole, aperrándose
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aperrándonos
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aperrándoos
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aperrándoles, aperrándose
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accusative
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aperrándome
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aperrándote
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aperrándolo, aperrándola, aperrándose
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aperrándonos
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aperrándoos
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aperrándolos, aperrándolas, aperrándose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative aperra
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dative
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apérrame
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apérrate
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apérrale
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apérranos
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not used
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apérrales
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accusative
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apérrame
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apérrate
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apérralo, apérrala
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apérranos
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not used
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apérralos, apérralas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative aperrá
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dative
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aperrame
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aperrate
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aperrale
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aperranos
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not used
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aperrales
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accusative
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aperrame
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aperrate
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aperralo, aperrala
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aperranos
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not used
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aperralos, aperralas
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with formal second-person singular imperative aperre
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dative
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apérreme
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not used
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apérrele, apérrese
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apérrenos
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not used
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apérreles
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accusative
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apérreme
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not used
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apérrelo, apérrela, apérrese
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apérrenos
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not used
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apérrelos, apérrelas
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with first-person plural imperative aperremos
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dative
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not used
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aperrémoste
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aperrémosle
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aperrémonos
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aperrémoos
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aperrémosles
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accusative
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not used
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aperrémoste
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aperrémoslo, aperrémosla
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aperrémonos
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aperrémoos
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aperrémoslos, aperrémoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative aperrad
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dative
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aperradme
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not used
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aperradle
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aperradnos
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aperraos
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aperradles
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accusative
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aperradme
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not used
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aperradlo, aperradla
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aperradnos
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aperraos
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aperradlos, aperradlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative aperren
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dative
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apérrenme
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not used
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apérrenle
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apérrennos
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not used
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apérrenles, apérrense
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accusative
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apérrenme
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not used
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apérrenlo, apérrenla
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apérrennos
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not used
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apérrenlos, apérrenlas, apérrense
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