acontecer
Galician
Etymology
Derived from Vulgar Latin *contigīre, from Latin contingere. Compare Spanish acontecer.
Verb
acontecer (first-person singular present acontezo, first-person singular preterite acontecín, past participle acontecido)
acontecer (first-person singular present aconteço, first-person singular preterite acontecim or aconteci, past participle acontecido, reintegrationist norm)
Conjugation
Singular | Plural | |||||
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First-person (eu) |
Second-person (ti) |
Third-person (el / ela / Vde.) |
First-person (nós) |
Second-person (vós) |
Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.) | |
Infinitive | ||||||
Impersonal | acontecer | |||||
Personal | — | — | acontecer | — | — | aconteceren |
Gerund | ||||||
acontecendo | ||||||
Past participle | ||||||
Masculine | acontecido | acontecidos | ||||
Feminine | acontecida | acontecidas | ||||
Indicative | ||||||
Present | — | — | acontece | — | — | acontecen |
Imperfect | — | — | acontecía | — | — | acontecían |
Preterite | — | — | aconteceu | — | — | aconteceron |
Pluperfect | — | — | acontecera | — | — | aconteceran |
Future | — | — | acontecerá | — | — | acontecerán |
Conditional | — | — | acontecería | — | — | acontecerían |
Subjunctive | ||||||
Present | — | — | aconteza | — | — | acontezan |
Imperfect | — | — | acontecese | — | — | acontecesen |
Future | — | — | acontecer | — | — | aconteceren |
Imperative | ||||||
Affirmative | — | — | — | — | — | |
Negative (non) | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | acontecer | |||||
Personal | — | — | acontecer | — | — | acontecerem |
Gerund | ||||||
acontecendo | ||||||
Past participle | ||||||
Masculine | acontecido | acontecidos | ||||
Feminine | acontecida | acontecidas | ||||
Indicative | ||||||
Present | — | — | acontece | — | — | acontecem |
Imperfect | — | — | acontecia | — | — | aconteciam |
Preterite | — | — | aconteceu | — | — | acontecêrom, aconteceram |
Pluperfect | — | — | acontecera | — | — | aconteceram |
Future | — | — | acontecerá | — | — | acontecerám, acontecerão |
Conditional | — | — | aconteceria | — | — | aconteceriam |
Subjunctive | ||||||
Present | — | — | aconteça | — | — | aconteçam |
Imperfect | — | — | acontecesse | — | — | acontecessem |
Future | — | — | acontecer | — | — | acontecerem |
Imperative | ||||||
Affirmative | — | — | — | — | — | |
Negative (nom) | — | — | — | — | — |
Derived terms
Further reading
- “acontecer”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012
Portuguese
Etymology
Derived from Vulgar Latin *contigīre, from Latin contingere. Compare Spanish acontecer.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.kõ.teˈse(ʁ)/ [a.kõ.teˈse(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /a.kõ.teˈse(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.kõ.teˈse(ʁ)/ [a.kõ.teˈse(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.kõ.teˈse(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.kõ.tɨˈseɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.kõ.tɨˈse.ɾi/
- (Northeast Brazil) IPA(key): /a.kõ.teˈse(h)/
- (without vowel harmony) IPA(key): /a.kõ.tɛˈse(h)/
- (Rural Central Brazil) IPA(key): /ɐ.kũ.t(i)ˈse(ɹ)/
- Hyphenation: a‧con‧te‧cer
Verb
acontecer (first-person singular present aconteço, first-person singular preterite aconteci, past participle acontecido)
- (impersonal, transitive) to happen; to occur; to take place
- (informal) to become famous or successful
Conjugation
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:acontecer.
Derived terms
Further reading
- “acontecer” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
Spanish
Alternative forms
- contecer (obsolete)
Etymology
From a- + Old Spanish contesçer, derived from Old Spanish contir, from Vulgar Latin *contigīre, from Latin contingere. Akin to Portuguese acontecer.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /akonteˈθeɾ/ [a.kõn̪.t̪eˈθeɾ]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /akonteˈseɾ/ [a.kõn̪.t̪eˈseɾ]
Audio (Venezuela): (file) - Rhymes: -eɾ
- Syllabification: a‧con‧te‧cer
Verb
acontecer (third-person only, third-person singular present acontece, third-person singular preterite aconteció, past participle acontecido)
- (impersonal, literary) to come to pass, to happen, to occur, to transpire, to come about, to befall
Conjugation
infinitive | acontecer | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
gerund | aconteciendo | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | acontecido | acontecida | |||||
plural | acontecidos | acontecidas | |||||
singular | plural | ||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
indicative | yo | tú vos |
él/ella/ello usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | — | — | acontece | — | — | acontecen | |
imperfect | — | — | acontecía | — | — | acontecían | |
preterite | — | — | aconteció | — | — | acontecieron | |
future | — | — | acontecerá | — | — | acontecerán | |
conditional | — | — | acontecería | — | — | acontecerían | |
subjunctive | yo | tú vos |
él/ella/ello usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | — | — | acontezca | — | — | acontezcan | |
imperfect (ra) |
— | — | aconteciera | — | — | acontecieran | |
imperfect (se) |
— | — | aconteciese | — | — | aconteciesen | |
future1 | — | — | aconteciere | — | — | acontecieren | |
imperative | — | tú vos |
usted | nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ustedes | |
affirmative | — | — | — | — | — | ||
negative | — | — | — | — | — |
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
singular | plural | ||||||
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1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
with infinitive acontecer | |||||||
dative | acontecerme | acontecerte | acontecerle, acontecerse | acontecernos | aconteceros | acontecerles, acontecerse | |
accusative | acontecerme | acontecerte | acontecerlo, acontecerla, acontecerse | acontecernos | aconteceros | acontecerlos, acontecerlas, acontecerse | |
with gerund aconteciendo | |||||||
dative | aconteciéndome | aconteciéndote | aconteciéndole, aconteciéndose | aconteciéndonos | aconteciéndoos | aconteciéndoles, aconteciéndose | |
accusative | aconteciéndome | aconteciéndote | aconteciéndolo, aconteciéndola, aconteciéndose | aconteciéndonos | aconteciéndoos | aconteciéndolos, aconteciéndolas, aconteciéndose | |
with informal second-person singular tú/vos imperative — | |||||||
dative | — | — | — | — | not used | — | |
accusative | — | — | —, — | — | not used | —, — | |
with formal second-person singular imperative — | |||||||
dative | — | not used | —, — | — | not used | — | |
accusative | — | not used | —, —, — | — | not used | —, — | |
with first-person plural imperative — | |||||||
dative | not used | — | — | — | — | — | |
accusative | not used | — | —, — | — | — | —, — | |
with informal second-person plural imperative — | |||||||
dative | — | not used | — | — | — | — | |
accusative | — | not used | —, — | — | — | —, — | |
with formal second-person plural imperative — | |||||||
dative | — | not used | — | — | not used | —, — | |
accusative | — | not used | —, — | — | not used | —, —, — |
Derived terms
References
- Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1984) “acontecer”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes I (A–Ca), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 39
Further reading
- “acontecer”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014