aperrar
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /apeˈraɾ/ [a.peˈraɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: a‧pe‧rrar
Verb
aperrar (first-person singular present aperro, first-person singular preterite aperré, past participle aperrado)
- (intransitive, colloquial, Chile) to embark upon something tenaciously
- (reflexive, colloquial, Chile) to embark upon something tenaciously, to dig in one's heels
Conjugation
Conjugation of aperrar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Selected combined forms of aperrar
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 aperrar | dative | aperrarme | aperrarte | aperrarle, aperrarse | aperrarnos | aperraros | aperrarles, aperrarse |
| accusative | aperrarme | aperrarte | aperrarlo, aperrarla, aperrarse | aperrarnos | aperraros | aperrarlos, aperrarlas, aperrarse | |
| with gerund aperrando | dative | aperrándome | aperrándote | aperrándole, aperrándose | aperrándonos | aperrándoos | aperrándoles, aperrándose |
| accusative | aperrándome | aperrándote | aperrándolo, aperrándola, aperrándose | aperrándonos | aperrándoos | aperrándolos, aperrándolas, aperrándose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative aperra | dative | apérrame | apérrate | apérrale | apérranos | not used | apérrales |
| accusative | apérrame | apérrate | apérralo, apérrala | apérranos | not used | apérralos, apérralas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative aperrá | dative | aperrame | aperrate | aperrale | aperranos | not used | aperrales |
| accusative | aperrame | aperrate | aperralo, aperrala | aperranos | not used | aperralos, aperralas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative aperre | dative | apérreme | not used | apérrele, apérrese | apérrenos | not used | apérreles |
| accusative | apérreme | not used | apérrelo, apérrela, apérrese | apérrenos | not used | apérrelos, apérrelas | |
| with first-person plural imperative aperremos | dative | not used | aperrémoste | aperrémosle | aperrémonos | aperrémoos | aperrémosles |
| accusative | not used | aperrémoste | aperrémoslo, aperrémosla | aperrémonos | aperrémoos | aperrémoslos, aperrémoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative aperrad | dative | aperradme | not used | aperradle | aperradnos | aperraos | aperradles |
| accusative | aperradme | not used | aperradlo, aperradla | aperradnos | aperraos | aperradlos, aperradlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative aperren | dative | apérrenme | not used | apérrenle | apérrennos | not used | apérrenles, apérrense |
| accusative | apérrenme | not used | apérrenlo, apérrenla | apérrennos | not used | apérrenlos, apérrenlas, apérrense | |
Further reading
- “aperrar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024