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errar

errar

Portuguese

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

Pronunciation

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

Etymology

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

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
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
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
future 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

Other verbs with this conjugation:

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    Selected combined forms of erraredit data

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

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

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