errar

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese errar, from Latin errāre, present active infinitive of errō (“to err”).

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /i.ˈʁaɾ/
  • (Brazil)ː
    • (Paulista) IPA(key): /e.ˈʁa(ɾ)/, /e.ˈʁa(ɹ)/
    • (South Brazil) IPA(key): /e.ˈha(ɾ)/, /e.ˈha(ɻ)/
    • (Northeast Brazil) IPA(key): /ɛ.ˈɦa(h)/

Verb

errar (first-person singular present indicative erro, past participle errado)

  1. (intransitive) to err (to make a mistake)
    Errei quando mudei de emprego.
    I made a mistake when I change my job.
    Errei no cálculo.
    I erred in the calculation.
  2. (transitive) to miss (to fail to hit)
    A bala errou o alvo.
    The bullet missed the target.
  3. (transitive) to do something incorrectly
    Se errares o passo, cairá.
    If you miss your step you will fall.
  4. (intransitive) to roam (to wander or travel freely and with no specific destination)

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Spanish

Etymology

Latin errāre, present active infinitive of errō. Related to English and Spanish error.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [e̞ˈra̠ɾ]
  • Homophones: herrar

Verb

errar (first-person singular present yerro, first-person singular preterite erré, past participle errado)

  1. to miss
  2. to be wrong
  3. to wander around

Conjugation

  • Rule: e becomes ye in stressed syllables, except in Latin America, where it is conjugated normally.
    Conjugation of errar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)edit data
infinitive errar
gerund errando
past participle masculine feminine
singular errado errada
plural errados erradas
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 yerro, erro yerras, errastú
errásvos		 yerra, erra erramos erráis yerran, erran
imperfect erraba errabas erraba errábamos errabais erraban
preterite erré erraste erró erramos errasteis erraron
future erraré errarás errará erraremos erraréis errarán
conditional erraría errarías erraría erraríamos erraríais errarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present yerre, erre yerres, erres yerre, erre erremos erréis yerren, erren
imperfect
(ra)		 errara erraras errara erráramos errarais erraran
imperfect
(se)		 errase errases errase errásemos erraseis errasen
future1 errare errares errare erráremos errareis erraren
imperative — tú
vos		 usted nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ustedes
affirmative yerra, erratú
errávos		 yerre, erre erremos errad yerren, erren
negative no yerres, erres no yerre, erre no erremos no erréis no yerren, erren
  • 1 Mostly obsolete form, now mainly used in legal jargon.

Other verbs with this conjugation:

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        Selected combined forms of erraredit data

    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 errar
    dative errarme errarte errarle, errarse errarnos erraros errarles, errarse
    accusative errarme errarte errarlo, errarla, errarse errarnos erraros errarlos, errarlas, errarse
    with gerund errando
    dative errándome errándote errándole, errándose errándonos errándoos errándoles, errándose
    accusative errándome errándote errándolo, errándola, errándose errándonos errándoos errándolos, errándolas, errándose
    with informal second-person singular imperative yerra, erra
    dative yérrame, érrame yérrate, érrate yérrale, érrale yérranos, érranos not used yérrales, érrales
    accusative yérrame, érrame yérrate, érrate yérralo, yérrala, érralo, érrala yérranos, érranos not used yérralos, yérralas, érralos, érralas
    with formal second-person singular imperative yerre, erre
    dative yérreme, érreme not used yérrele, yérrese, érrele, érrese yérrenos, érrenos not used yérreles, érreles
    accusative yérreme, érreme not used yérrelo, yérrela, yérrese, érrelo, érrela, érrese yérrenos, érrenos not used yérrelos, yérrelas, érrelos, érrelas
    with first-person plural imperative erremos
    dative not used errémoste errémosle errémonos errémoos errémosles
    accusative not used errémoste errémoslo, errémosla errémonos errémoos errémoslos, errémoslas
    with informal second-person plural imperative errad
    dative erradme not used erradle erradnos erraos erradles
    accusative erradme not used erradlo, erradla erradnos erraos erradlos, erradlas
    with formal second-person plural imperative yerren, erren
    dative yérrenme, érrenme not used yérrenle, érrenle yérrennos, érrennos not used yérrenles, yérrense, érrenles, érrense
    accusative yérrenme, érrenme not used yérrenlo, yérrenla, érrenlo, érrenla yérrennos, érrennos not used yérrenlos, yérrenlas, yérrense, érrenlos, érrenlas, érrense

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