Galician edit

Pronunciation edit

 
  • IPA(key): (standard) /aθeɾˈtaɾ/ [a.θeɾˈt̪aɾ]
  • IPA(key): (seseo) /aseɾˈtaɾ/ [a.seɾˈt̪aɾ]

  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Hyphenation: a‧cer‧tar

Verb edit

acertar (first-person singular present acerto, first-person singular preterite acertei, past participle acertado)

  1. to guess

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Old Galician-Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

From a- +‎ certo +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

acertar

  1. to hit, to hit upon
  2. to be right

Conjugation edit

Descendants edit

  • Galician: acertar
  • Portuguese: acertar (see there for further descendants)

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Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese acertar. By surface analysis, a- +‎ certo +‎ -ar. Compare Galician and Spanish acertar and English ascertain.

Pronunciation edit

 
 

  • Hyphenation: a‧cer‧tar

Verb edit

acertar (first-person singular present acerto, first-person singular preterite acertei, past participle acertado)

  1. to adjust
  2. to regulate
  3. to hit (a target)
  4. (figurative) to be correct (about something)
  5. to coincide

Conjugation edit

Descendants edit

  • Guinea-Bissau Creole: serta

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Spanish edit

Etymology edit

From a- +‎ Latin certus +‎ -ar. Compare English ascertain.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /aθeɾˈtaɾ/ [a.θeɾˈt̪aɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /aseɾˈtaɾ/ [a.seɾˈt̪aɾ]
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧cer‧tar

Verb edit

acertar (first-person singular present acierto, first-person singular preterite acerté, past participle acertado)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to hit, to hit upon
    La bala acertó al policía en la pierna.
    The bullet got the policeman in the leg.
  2. (transitive, intransitive) 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.

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