aposta

on purpose, deliberately

a ˈp o s t a
adverb Rare #37,514
on purpose, deliberately Commonly used in some regions; often heard as the phrase “a posta.”
SP: Lo hizo aposta para molestarme.
EN: He did it on purpose to annoy me.

Ese chico golpeó a su hijo aposta.

That boy deliberately hit his son.

Me hizo daño aposta.

He hurt me on purpose.

Creo que hicieron eso aposta.

I think they did that on purpose.

Él no lo hizo aposta.

He didn't do it on purpose.

Lo ha hecho aposta.

He did it on purpose.

— Deseo, peligro (2007)

No lo hice aposta.

I didn’t do it on purpose.

Me hizo esperar aposta.

He made me wait on purpose.