Acarreaste

Acarreaste is the second-person singular form in the preterite tense of the Spanish verb acarrear. It indicates a completed action in the past carried out by the pronoun tú (you). The core meaning of acarrear is to transport something by cart or vehicle, to haul, and it also extends to figurative senses such as to cause, bring about, or entail consequences.

The verb acarrear derives from the noun carro (cart) and the prefix a-, attaching a notion of performing an action related to transporting or bringing about. In addition to acarrear, related forms include acarrear in its infinitive, acarreando in the gerund, and acarreado as the past participle. Its conjugation spans regular patterns in many tenses, with acarreaste serving as the second-person singular preterite, and acarreó for the third-person singular.

Usage notes indicate that acarrear can describe both literal movement of goods and more abstract outcomes. In speech and writing, acarreaste commonly appears in narratives or statements describing past events, while the figurative sense—“to bring about, to entail”—appears in contexts discussing consequences or responsibilities.

Examples:

- Tú acarreaste la carga hasta la puerta sin aparente ayuda.

- La mala decisión acarreó costos significativos para la empresa.

See also: acarrear (infinitive), acarreando (gerund), acarreado (past participle). The term is widely understood in both Spain and Latin American varieties of Spanish, with the figurative meaning often used in business, politics, and everyday discourse.