acaecer

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

From a Vulgar Latin verb *accadescere, *accadiscere, from *accadēre, from Latin ad- + cadere. Cf. the attested Classical Latin form accidō, accidere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.kaeˈt͡seɾ/

Verb

acaecer

1. (transitive) to happen

Further reading

• Universo Cantigas - "acaecer"

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish acaesçer, from a Vulgar Latin verb *accadescere, *accadiscere, from *accadēre, from Latin ad- + cadere. Cf. the attested Classical Latin form accidō, accidere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /akaeˈθeɾ/ [a.ka.eˈθeɾ] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /akaeˈseɾ/ [a.ka.eˈseɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)

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• 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)

1. (intransitive, impersonal) to happen

   Synonyms: suceder, ocurrir, pasar

2. (intransitive, archaic) to be present

Conjugation

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

infinitive			acaecer
gerund			acaeciendo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		acaecido		acaecida
		plural		acaecidos		acaecidas
		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	—	—	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		—	—	—	—	—

¹Rare; now chiefly 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 tuteo/voseo 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

Related terms

• caer
• escaecer

Further reading

• “acaecer”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025