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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | — | — | — | — | — | |
Reintegrated conjugation of acontecer (third-person only; c-ç alternation) (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 | 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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