encertar

Catalan

Etymology

From en- + cert + -ar. Compare Portuguese and Spanish acertar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) /ən.sərˈta/
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) /ən.səɾˈta/
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) /en.seɾˈtaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

encertar (first-person singular present encerto, first-person singular preterite encertí, past participle encertat); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /ɛ/

  1. to get right, to do correctly
  2. to guess
    Synonym: endevinar
  3. to hit a target

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