acaecer

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish acaesçer, from a Vulgar Latin verb *accadescere, *accadiscere, from *accadēre, from Latin ad- + cadere, present active infinitive of cadō. Cf. the attested Classical Latin form accidō, accidere.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /akaeˈθeɾ/ [a.ka.eˈθeɾ]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /akaeˈseɾ/ [a.ka.eˈseɾ]
Rhymes: -eɾ
Syllabification: a‧ca‧e‧cer

Verb

acaecer (third-person only, third-person singular present acaece, third-person singular preterite acaeció, past participle acaecido)

(intransitive, impersonal) to happen
Synonyms: suceder, ocurrir, pasar
(intransitive, archaic) to be present

Conjugation

Conjugation of acaecer (third-person only; c-zc alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			acaecer
gerund			acaeciendo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		acaecido		acaecida
		plural		acaecidos		acaecidas
		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	—	—	acaece	—	—	acaecen
	imperfect	—	—	acaecía	—	—	acaecían
	preterite	—	—	acaeció	—	—	acaecieron
	future	—	—	acaecerá	—	—	acaecerán
	conditional	—	—	acaecería	—	—	acaecerían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	—	—	acaezca	—	—	acaezcan
	imperfect (ra)	—	—	acaeciera	—	—	acaecieran
	imperfect (se)	—	—	acaeciese	—	—	acaeciesen
	future¹	—	—	acaeciere	—	—	acaecieren

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		—	—	—	—	—
	negative		—	—	—	—	—

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.

Selected combined forms of acaecer (third-person only; c-zc alternation)

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 acaecer
	dative	acaecerme	acaecerte	acaecerle, acaecerse	acaecernos	acaeceros	acaecerles, acaecerse
	accusative	acaecerme	acaecerte	acaecerlo, acaecerla, acaecerse	acaecernos	acaeceros	acaecerlos, acaecerlas, acaecerse

with gerund acaeciendo
	dative	acaeciéndome	acaeciéndote	acaeciéndole, acaeciéndose	acaeciéndonos	acaeciéndoos	acaeciéndoles, acaeciéndose
	accusative	acaeciéndome	acaeciéndote	acaeciéndolo, acaeciéndola, acaeciéndose	acaeciéndonos	acaeciéndoos	acaeciéndolos, acaeciéndolas, acaeciéndose

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

acaecimiento