achairar

Galician

Etymology

From a- +‎ chairo (“level”) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [a.t͡ʃajˈɾaɾ]

Verb

achairar (first-person singular present achairo, first-person singular preterite achairei, past participle achairado)

1. (transitive) to level, flatten

   Synonyms: achandar, achaiar, achanzar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of achairar

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	achairar
Personal	achairar	achairares	achairar	achairarmos	achairardes	achairaren
Gerund
	achairando
Past participle
Masculine	achairado			achairados
Feminine	achairada			achairadas
Indicative
Present	achairo	achairas	achaira	achairamos	achairades	achairan
Imperfect	achairaba	achairabas	achairaba	achairabamos	achairabades	achairaban
Preterite	achairei	achairaches	achairou	achairamos	achairastes	achairaron
Pluperfect	achairara	achairaras	achairara	achairaramos	achairarades	achairaran
Future	achairarei	achairarás	achairará	achairaremos	achairaredes	achairarán
Conditional	achairaría	achairarías	achairaría	achairariamos	achairariades	achairarían
Subjunctive
Present	achaire	achaires	achaire	achairemos	achairedes	achairen
Imperfect	achairase	achairases	achairase	achairásemos	achairásedes	achairasen
Future	achairar	achairares	achairar	achairarmos	achairardes	achairaren
Imperative
Affirmative		achaira	achaire	achairemos	achairade	achairen
Negative (non)		non achaires	non achaire	non achairemos	non achairedes	non achairen

    Reintegrated conjugation of achairar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	achairar
Personal	achairar	achairares	achairar	achairarmos	achairardes	achairarem
Gerund
	achairando
Past participle
Masculine	achairado			achairados
Feminine	achairada			achairadas
Indicative
Present	achairo	achairas	achaira	achairamos	achairades, achairais	achairam
Imperfect	achairava	achairavas	achairava	achairávamos	achairávades, achairáveis, achairávais1	achairavam
Preterite	achairei	achairaste, achairache1	achairou	achairamos	achairastes	achairárom, achairaram
Pluperfect	achairara	achairaras	achairara	achairáramos	achairárades, achairáreis, achairárais1	achairaram
Future	achairarei	achairarás	achairará	achairaremos	achairaredes, achairareis	achairarám, achairarão
Conditional	achairaria	achairarias	achairaria	achairaríamos	achairaríades, achairaríeis, achairaríais1	achairariam
Subjunctive
Present	achaire	achaires	achaire	achairemos	achairedes, achaireis	achairem
Imperfect	achairasse	achairasses	achairasse	achairássemos	achairássedes, achairásseis	achairassem
Future	achairar	achairares	achairar	achairarmos	achairardes	achairarem
Imperative
Affirmative		achaira	achaire	achairemos	achairade, achairai	achairem
Negative (nom)		nom achaires	nom achaire	nom achairemos	nom achairedes, nom achaireis	nom achairem

¹Less recommended.

Related terms

• chairo

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “achairar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “achairar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “achairar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN