acertar

== Asturian == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Leonese acertar, by surface analisis a- +‎ ciertu +‎ -ar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aθeɾˈtaɾ/ [a.θeɾˈt̪aɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: a‧cer‧tar === Verb === acertar to hit (the desired target) Synonym: dar to be accurate; hit the target; get (something) right Synonym: atinar to happen to Synonym: aportar Acertaron a pasar pende. ― They happened to pass by there. ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === García Arias, Xosé Lluis (2002–2004), “acertar”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (overall work in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN “acertar”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN == Galician == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -aɾ Hyphenation: a‧cer‧tar === Verb === acertar (first-person singular present acerto, first-person singular preterite acertei, past participle acertado) to guess ==== Conjugation ==== === References === “acertar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 == Old Galician-Portuguese == === Etymology === From a- +‎ certo +‎ -ar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.t͡seɾ.ˈtaɾ/ Rhymes: -aɾ === Verb === acertar to hit, to hit upon to be right ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== Galician: acertar Portuguese: acertar (see there for further descendants) === Further reading === Universo Cantigas - "acertar" == Old Leonese == === Verb === acertar to hit (a target) ==== Descendants ==== Asturian: acertar == Portuguese == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese acertar. By surface analysis, a- +‎ certo +‎ -ar. Compare Galician and Spanish acertar and English ascertain. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: a‧cer‧tar === Verb === acertar (first-person singular present acerto, first-person singular preterite acertei, past participle acertado) to hit (a target) to get something right Antonym: errar Eu quase acertei! ― I almost got it right! to adjust to regulate to coincide to pay, to settle (a bill etc.) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== Guinea-Bissau Creole: serta === Further reading === “acertar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “acertar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913 “acertar”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “acertar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From a- + Latin certus + Spanish -ar. Compare English ascertain. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aθeɾˈtaɾ/ [a.θeɾˈt̪aɾ] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /aseɾˈtaɾ/ [a.seɾˈt̪aɾ] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: a‧cer‧tar === Verb === acertar (first-person singular present acierto, first-person singular preterite acerté, past participle acertado) (ambitransitive) to hit, to hit upon (ambitransitive) to be right Synonym: atinar Antonym: desacertar ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “acertar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025