resultar

Resultar is a Spanish verb of the -ar group that means to turn out, to end up, to seem or appear, and to amount to or produce a particular result. It is used both in concrete terms (to result in a given outcome) and in evaluative or evaluative-impartial senses (to seem or prove to be something).

Common senses and usages include:

- to turn out or end up: El experimento resultó exitoso. (The experiment turned out successful.)

- to seem or appear: Resulta evidente que hay un fallo. (It seems obvious that there is a fault.)

- to amount to or produce as a result: Los gastos resultaron en una pérdida. (The expenses resulted in a loss.)

- impersonal construction: Resulta que… (It turns out that…) and the related phrase “no resulta fácil” (it is not easy).

Etymology:

Resultar derives from Latin resultare, formed with re- “back” and saltare “to leap,” indicating a notion of springing back or turning out. The form entered Spanish through historical stages of the Romance languages.

Conjugation and forms:

Resultar is a regular -ar verb and follows standard endings. Present indicative examples: resulto, resultas, resulta, resultamos, resultáis, resultan. Other key tenses include preterite: resulté, resultaste, resultó, resultamos, resultasteis, resultaron; imperfect: resultaba, resultabas, resultaba, resultábamos, resultabais, resultaban. The past participle is resultado, and the gerund is resultando. The noun resultado means “the result.”

Notes:

Resultar is frequently used with que clauses to introduce reported conclusions or discoveries. It also forms common expressions such as “no resulta” and “resultar fácil/díficil.” The verb often adopts evaluative meanings depending on context. See also: resultado.