# aprender
## Asturian
### Etymology

From Latin apprendere, alternative form of apprehendere.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /apɾenˈdeɾ/ [a.pɾẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]
* Rhymes: -eɾ
* Hyphenation: a‧pren‧der

### Verb

aprender
* learn (to acquire knowledge or ability)

#### Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Galician
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese aprender (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin apprendere, alternative form of apprehendere. Doublet of aprehender, a borrowing. Compare Portuguese aprender.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /apɾenˈdeɾ/ [a.pɾen̪ˈd̪eɾ]
* Rhymes: -eɾ
* Hyphenation: a‧pren‧der

### Verb

aprender (first-person singular present aprendo, first-person singular preterite aprendín, past participle aprendido, short past participle apreso) aprender (first-person singular present aprendo, first-person singular preterite aprendim or aprendi, past participle aprendido, reintegrationist norm)
* (transitive) to learn
    Synonym: deprender
* (transitive) to teach
    Synonym: ensinar
    O meu tío aprendeume a nadar. ― My uncle taught me to swim.

#### Conjugation

$^1$Usually used with auxiliary verbs ser and estar. $^2$Usually used with auxiliary verbs haber and ter.
$^1$Less recommended.

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “aprender”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “aprender”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “aprender”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “aprender”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “aprender”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Ladino
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish aprender, from Latin apprendere, alternative form of apprehendere.

### Verb

aprender (Latin spelling)
* to learn

## Old Galician-Portuguese
### Etymology

Inherited from Latin apprendere, alternative form of apprehendere.

### Pronunciation

* Rhymes: -eɾ

### Verb

aprender
* (transitive, intransitive) to learn (to get knowledge)

#### Descendants

* Galician: aprender
* Portuguese: aprender

### Further reading

* Universo Cantigas - "aprender"

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese aprender, from Latin apprendere, alternative form of apprehendere. Doublet of apreender, a borrowing. Compare Galician aprender.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /a.pɾẽˈde(ʁ)/ [a.pɾẽˈde(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /a.pɾẽˈde(ʁ)/ [a.pɾẽˈde(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /a.pɾẽˈde(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /a.pɾẽˈde(ʁ)/ [a.pɾẽˈde(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /a.pɾẽˈde(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.pɾẽˈdeɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.pɾẽˈdeɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.pɾẽˈde.ɾi/
* Hyphenation: a‧pren‧der

### Verb

aprender (first-person singular present aprendo, first-person singular preterite aprendi, past participle aprendido)
* (transitive) to learn, to acquire knowledge
    Em dois anos, aprendi francês.In two years, I learned French.
** 2003, Consuelo Rocha Dutra de Lara, A atual gestão do conhecimento, NBL Editora, →ISBN, page 65:Os gerentes do conhecimento buscam e codificam as lições aprendidas em suas unidades de negócios. Ou seja, colocam em um banco de dados as experiências de sucesso e experiências de fracasso, os erros e acertos. Essas "lições" de práticas são divulgadas na intranet da empresa.(please add an English translation of this quotation)
* (intransitive) to be able to learn
    Meu filho caçula aprende mais rápido que o irmão.My youngest son learns faster than his brother.

#### Derived terms

* aprendiz
* aprendizado
* aprendizagem

#### Related terms

* prender

## Spanish
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish aprender, from Latin apprēndere, from earlier apprehendere. Doublet of aprehender, a borrowing. Cognate with English apprehend.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /apɾenˈdeɾ/ [a.pɾẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]
* Audio (Colombia):(file)
* Rhymes: -eɾ
* Syllabification: a‧pren‧der

### Verb

aprender (first-person singular present aprendo, first-person singular preterite aprendí, past participle aprendido)
* (transitive, intransitive) to learn (to acquire, or attempt to acquire knowledge or an ability to do something)
* (transitive, uncommon) to teach

#### Conjugation

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

#### Derived terms

* aprendiz
* aprendizaje
* indefensión aprendida
* lo que se aprende en la cuna, siempre dura
* perro viejo no aprende trucos nuevos
* reaprender

#### Related terms

* apresar
* prender

### Further reading

* “aprender”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10