/ateriˈθaɾ/ ES

/ateriˈsaɾ/ MX

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Translation

to land

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Word origin

From a- plus tierra ('earth, ground'), from Latin terra, coined to mean bringing an aircraft down to the ground.

Origin
Latin
Root
terra
English cognates
terrain, terrestrial, territory

Grammar

Verb type-ar regular

Conjugation

Regular -ar conjugation. Pronouns: yo, tú, él/ella/ud., nos., vos., ellos/uds..

Indicative

Person PresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yoaterrizoaterricéaterrizabaaterrizaréaterrizaría
túaterrizasaterrizasteaterrizabasaterrizarásaterrizarías
él/ella/ud.aterrizaaterrizóaterrizabaaterrizaráaterrizaría
nos.aterrizamosaterrizamosaterrizábamosaterrizaremosaterrizaríamos
vos.aterrizáisaterrizasteisaterrizabaisaterrizaréisaterrizaríais
ellos/uds.aterrizanaterrizaronaterrizabanaterrizaránaterrizarían

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect (-ra)Imperfect (-se)
yoaterriceaterrizaraaterrizase
túaterricesaterrizarasaterrizases
él/ella/ud.aterriceaterrizaraaterrizase
nos.aterricemosaterrizáramosaterrizásemos
vos.aterricéisaterrizaraisaterrizaseis
ellos/uds.aterricenaterrizaranaterrizasen

Imperative

Person Affirmative
túaterriza
ud.aterrice
nosotrosaterricemos
vosotrosaterrizad
uds.aterricen

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
aterrizando
Past participle
aterrizado

Examples

.

The plane is going to land in ten minutes.

.

The pilot managed to land despite the storm.

Madrid .

We landed in Madrid at eight in the morning.

¿ ?

What time does your flight land?

.

The helicopter landed on the roof of the hospital.

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This word is taught in chapter 33, lesson 4: aterrizar, coca, lotería and 7 more words.