acarrearon

Acarrearon is the third-person plural form of the Spanish verb acarrear in the pretérito indefinido (simple past). The verb acarrear is transitive and has both a literal sense related to transport and a figurative sense related to causing or entailing consequences. In its literal sense, acarrear means to haul or transport goods or people using a vehicle such as a cart, wagon, or truck. In its figurative sense, it means to bring about or entail something, especially costs, problems, or penalties.

In everyday usage, acarrear is often found with nouns that denote negative outcomes, such as costos, pérdidas, problemas, o sanciones. For example, la mala gestión acarreó pérdidas para la empresa; las obras acarrearon un aumento de la deuda. The form acarrearon is used when the subject of the sentence is plural and completed the action in the past, as in Los camiones acarrearon mercancías desde el puerto o Las decisiones acarrearon protestas.

Etymologically, acarrear is related to the root carreal or carro, associated with carts or wagons, and the prefixed form a- adding a causative or intensifying sense. The term is common across dialects del español, including many varieties of Latin American Spanish and Peninsular Spanish, though its frequency and nuance can vary by región and register.

See also: acarrear costos, acarrear problemas, carreo, carro.