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acertar

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Asturian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Leonese acertar, by surface analisis a- +‎ ciertu +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aθeɾˈtaɾ/ [a.θeɾˈt̪aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧cer‧tar

Verb

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acertar

  1. to hit (the desired target)
    Synonym: dar
  2. to be accurate; hit the target; get (something) right
    Synonym: atinar
  3. to happen to
    Synonym: aportar
    Acertaron a pasar pende. ― They happened to pass by there.

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Further reading

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Galician

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Pronunciation

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

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

Verb

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

  1. to guess

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Old Galician-Portuguese

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Etymology

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    From a- + certo + -ar.

    Pronunciation

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    Verb

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    acertar

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

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    Descendants

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

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    Old Leonese

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    Verb

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    acertar

    1. to hit (a target)
      • c. 1296, Fuero de Zamora:
        E aquelos que si acertaren, se dixieren: «non lo podiemos prender», iuren per suas cabeszas que lo non podieron prender, e escapen.
        (please add an English translation of this quotation)

    Descendants

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    Portuguese

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    Etymology

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

      Pronunciation

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      • Hyphenation: a‧cer‧tar

      Verb

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

      1. to hit (a target)
      2. to get something right
        Antonym: errar
        Eu quase acertei! ― I almost got it right!
      3. to adjust
      4. to regulate
      5. to coincide
      6. to pay, to settle (a bill etc.)

      Conjugation

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      Descendants

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      • Guinea-Bissau Creole: serta

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      Spanish

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      Etymology

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

        Pronunciation

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        Verb

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

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

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