merecer

Portuguese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *merēscere, from Latin merēre, present active infinitive of mereō.

Verb

merecer (first-person singular present indicative mereço, past participle merecido)

  1. to merit; to deserve
    Eles merecem respeito.They deserve respect.

Conjugation

Derived terms


Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *merēscere, from Latin merēre, present active infinitive of mereō.

Pronunciation

  • (Castilian) IPA(key): /meɾeˈθeɾ/
  • (Latin America) IPA(key): /meɾeˈseɾ/

Verb

merecer (first-person singular present merezco, first-person singular preterite merecí, past participle merecido)

  1. to deserve
    Mereces mucho más que esto.You deserve a lot more than this.

Conjugation

  • Rule: c becomes a zc before a or o.
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