colgar
Asturian
Etymology
From Latin collocāre (“set in place”).
Verb
colgar (first-person singular indicative present colgo, past participle colgáu)
- to hang
Conjugation
Conjugation of colgar
| infinitive | colgar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | colgando | ||||||
| past participle | m colgáu, f colgada, n colgao, m pl colgaos, f pl colgaes | ||||||
| person | first singular yo | second singular tu | third singular él/elli | first plural nosotros/nós | second plural vosotros/vós | third plural ellos | |
| indicative | present | colgo | colgues | colga | colgamos | colgáis | colguen |
| imperfect | colgaba | colgabes | colgaba | colgábemos, colgábamos | colgabeis, colgabais | colgaben | |
| preterite | colgué | colgasti, colguesti | colgó | colguemos | colgastis, colguestis | colgaron | |
| pluperfect | colgare, colgara | colgares, colgaras | colgare, colgara | colgáremos, colgáramos | colgareis, colgarais | colgaren, colgaran | |
| future | colgaré | colgarás | colgará | colgaremos | colgaréis | colgarán | |
| conditional | colgaría | colgaríes | colgaría | colgaríemos, colgaríamos | colgaríeis, colgaríais | colgaríen | |
| subjunctive | present | colgue | colgues, colgas | colgue | colguemos | colguéis | colguen, colgan |
| imperfect | colgare, colgara | colgares, colgaras | colgare, colgara | colgáremos, colgáramos | colgareis, colgarais | colgaren, colgaran | |
| imperative | — | colga | — | — | colgái | — | |
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin collocāre (“set in place”). Doublet of col·locar.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /kolˈɡa/
- (Central) IPA(key): /kulˈɡa/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /kolˈɡaɾ/
Verb
colgar (first-person singular present colgo, past participle colgat)
- to bury
- Synonyms: enterrar, soterrar
Conjugation
Conjugation of colgar (first conjugation)
| infinitive | colgar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | colgant | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | colgat | colgada | |||||
| plural | colgats | colgades | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | colgo | colgues | colga | colguem | colgueu | colguen | |
| imperfect | colgava | colgaves | colgava | colgàvem | colgàveu | colgaven | |
| future | colgaré | colgaràs | colgarà | colgarem | colgareu | colgaran | |
| preterite | colguí | colgares | colgà | colgàrem | colgàreu | colgaren | |
| conditional | colgaria | colgaries | colgaria | colgaríem | colgaríeu | colgarien | |
| subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | colgui | colguis | colgui | colguem | colgueu | colguin | |
| imperfect | colgués | colguessis | colgués | colguéssim | colguéssiu | colguessin | |
| imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès | |
| — | colga | colgui | colguem | colgueu | colguin | ||
Further reading
- “colgar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- “colgar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician and Old Portuguese colgar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin collocāre (“set in place”). Doublet of the borrowed colocar. Cognate with English couch and collocate.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kolˈɣaɾ]
Verb
colgar (first-person singular present colgo, first-person singular preterite colgei, past participle colguei)
- to hang
- c1295, R. Lorenzo (ed.), La traducción gallega de la Crónica General y de la Crónica de Castilla. Ourense: I.E.O.P.F., page 685:
- Et hũus dizem que o enforcou com̃o a falsario; mays o arçebispo dom Rrodrigo, por apostar sua parauoa, diz que morreu colgado.
- And some say that he hanged him as a liar; but archbishop Don Rodrigo, to straighten his word, says he died hanged.
- Et hũus dizem que o enforcou com̃o a falsario; mays o arçebispo dom Rrodrigo, por apostar sua parauoa, diz que morreu colgado.
- 1370, R. Lorenzo (ed.), Crónica troiana. A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 441:
- Demays tĩjña ẽna mão hũ ençẽçario de hũ topaz moy claro et moy rrico, colgado de hũus fíos de ouro enlaçados et laurados a moy grã nobreza.
- Besides, he had in his hand a censer made of very rich and clear topaz, hanging from some gold threads tied and worked in the most noble manner
- Demays tĩjña ẽna mão hũ ençẽçario de hũ topaz moy claro et moy rrico, colgado de hũus fíos de ouro enlaçados et laurados a moy grã nobreza.
- Synonyms: encolgar, pendurar
- Antonym: descolgar
- c1295, R. Lorenzo (ed.), La traducción gallega de la Crónica General y de la Crónica de Castilla. Ourense: I.E.O.P.F., page 685:
- to hang up
- Antonym: descolgar
Conjugation
- Note: colg- are changed to colgu- before front vowels (e).
Conjugation of colgar
| singular | plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| person | first | second | third | first | second | third |
| Infinitive | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| impersonal | colgar | |||||
| personal | colgar | colgares | colgar | colgarmos | colgardes | colgaren |
| Gerund | ||||||
| colgando | ||||||
| Past participle | singular | plural | ||||
| masculine | colgado | colgados | ||||
| feminine | colgada | colgadas | ||||
| Indicative | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| present | colgo | colgas | colga | colgamos | colgades | colgan |
| imperfect | colgaba | colgabas | colgaba | colgabamos | colgabades | colgaban |
| preterite | colguei | colgaches | colgou | colgamos | colgastes | colgaron |
| pluperfect | colgara | colgaras | colgara | colgaramos | colgarades | colgaran |
| future | colgarei | colgarás | colgará | colgaremos | colgaredes | colgarán |
| conditional | colgaría | colgarías | colgaría | colgariamos | colgariades | colgarían |
| Subjunctive | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| present | colgue | colgues | colgue | colguemos | colguedes | colguen |
| preterite | colgase | colgases | colgase | colgásemos | colgásedes | colgasen |
| future | colgar | colgares | colgar | colgarmos | colgardes | colgaren |
| Imperative | – | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| affirmative | – | colga | colgue | colguemos | colgade | colguen |
| negative | – | colgues | colgue | colguemos | colguedes | colguen |
Derived terms
- colgarecho
- descolgar
- encolgar
References
- “colgar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “colg” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “colgar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “colgar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “colgar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Portuguese colgar (“hang”), from Latin collocāre (“set in place”). Doublet of colocar.
Verb
colgar (first-person singular present colgo, first-person singular preterite colguei, past participle colgado)
- (archaic) Synonym of pendurar
Conjugation
Conjugation of colgar (g-gu alternation) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
| Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-person (eu) | Second-person (tu) | Third-person (ele / ela / você) | First-person (nós) | Second-person (vós) | Third-person (eles / elas / vocês) | |
| Infinitive | ||||||
| Impersonal | colgar | |||||
| Personal | colgar | colgares | colgar | colgarmos | colgardes | colgarem |
| Gerund | ||||||
| colgando | ||||||
| Past participle | ||||||
| Masculine | colgado | colgados | ||||
| Feminine | colgada | colgadas | ||||
| Indicative | ||||||
| Present | colgo | colgas | colga | colgamos | colgais | colgam |
| Imperfect | colgava | colgavas | colgava | colgávamos | colgáveis | colgavam |
| Preterite | colguei | colgaste | colgou | colgamos1, colgámos2 | colgastes | colgaram |
| Pluperfect | colgara | colgaras | colgara | colgáramos | colgáreis | colgaram |
| Future | colgarei | colgarás | colgará | colgaremos | colgareis | colgarão |
| Conditional | ||||||
| colgaria | colgarias | colgaria | colgaríamos | colgaríeis | colgariam | |
| Subjunctive | ||||||
| Present | colgue | colgues | colgue | colguemos | colgueis | colguem |
| Imperfect | colgasse | colgasses | colgasse | colgássemos | colgásseis | colgassem |
| Future | colgar | colgares | colgar | colgarmos | colgardes | colgarem |
| Imperative | ||||||
| Affirmative | colga | colgue | colguemos | colgai | colguem | |
| Negative (não) | não colgues | não colgue | não colguemos | não colgueis | não colguem | |
1Brazil.
2Portugal.
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Latin collocāre (“set in place”). Doublet of the borrowed colocar. Cognate with English couch and collocate.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kolˈɡaɾ/ [kolˈɣ̞aɾ]
Audio (Colombia) (file) - Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: col‧gar
Verb
colgar (first-person singular present cuelgo, first-person singular preterite colgué, past participle colgado)
- to hang
- Synonyms: pender, tender
- Antonym: descolgar
- to hang up (the telephone, etc.)
- Antonym: descolgar
- (computing) to upload
- Synonym: subir
- Antonym: descargar
- (transitive, colloquial) (+ con) to hang out with, relax with
- (reflexive, computing) to freeze, to hang (to come a sudden halt, stop working)
Conjugation
Conjugation of colgar (o-ue alternation; g-gu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
| infinitive | colgar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | colgando | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | colgado | colgada | |||||
| plural | colgados | colgadas | |||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| indicative | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | cuelgo | cuelgastú colgásvos | cuelga | colgamos | colgáis | cuelgan | |
| imperfect | colgaba | colgabas | colgaba | colgábamos | colgabais | colgaban | |
| preterite | colgué | colgaste | colgó | colgamos | colgasteis | colgaron | |
| future | colgaré | colgarás | colgará | colgaremos | colgaréis | colgarán | |
| conditional | colgaría | colgarías | colgaría | colgaríamos | colgaríais | colgarían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | cuelgue | cuelguestú colguésvos2 | cuelgue | colguemos | colguéis | cuelguen | |
| imperfect (ra) | colgara | colgaras | colgara | colgáramos | colgarais | colgaran | |
| imperfect (se) | colgase | colgases | colgase | colgásemos | colgaseis | colgasen | |
| future1 | colgare | colgares | colgare | colgáremos | colgareis | colgaren | |
| imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
| affirmative | cuelgatú colgávos | cuelgue | colguemos | colgad | cuelguen | ||
| negative | no cuelgues | no cuelgue | no colguemos | no colguéis | no cuelguen | ||
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of colgar (o-ue alternation; g-gu alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| with infinitive colgar | |||||||
| dative | colgarme | colgarte | colgarle, colgarse | colgarnos | colgaros | colgarles, colgarse | |
| accusative | colgarme | colgarte | colgarlo, colgarla, colgarse | colgarnos | colgaros | colgarlos, colgarlas, colgarse | |
| with gerund colgando | |||||||
| dative | colgándome | colgándote | colgándole, colgándose | colgándonos | colgándoos | colgándoles, colgándose | |
| accusative | colgándome | colgándote | colgándolo, colgándola, colgándose | colgándonos | colgándoos | colgándolos, colgándolas, colgándose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative cuelga | |||||||
| dative | cuélgame | cuélgate | cuélgale | cuélganos | not used | cuélgales | |
| accusative | cuélgame | cuélgate | cuélgalo, cuélgala | cuélganos | not used | cuélgalos, cuélgalas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative colgá | |||||||
| dative | colgame | colgate | colgale | colganos | not used | colgales | |
| accusative | colgame | colgate | colgalo, colgala | colganos | not used | colgalos, colgalas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative cuelgue | |||||||
| dative | cuélgueme | not used | cuélguele, cuélguese | cuélguenos | not used | cuélgueles | |
| accusative | cuélgueme | not used | cuélguelo, cuélguela, cuélguese | cuélguenos | not used | cuélguelos, cuélguelas | |
| with first-person plural imperative colguemos | |||||||
| dative | not used | colguémoste | colguémosle | colguémonos | colguémoos | colguémosles | |
| accusative | not used | colguémoste | colguémoslo, colguémosla | colguémonos | colguémoos | colguémoslos, colguémoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative colgad | |||||||
| dative | colgadme | not used | colgadle | colgadnos | colgaos | colgadles | |
| accusative | colgadme | not used | colgadlo, colgadla | colgadnos | colgaos | colgadlos, colgadlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative cuelguen | |||||||
| dative | cuélguenme | not used | cuélguenle | cuélguennos | not used | cuélguenles, cuélguense | |
| accusative | cuélguenme | not used | cuélguenlo, cuélguenla | cuélguennos | not used | cuélguenlos, cuélguenlas, cuélguense | |
Derived terms
- colgar clase
- tomate de colgar
Related terms
- colgador
- colgante
- colocar
See also
- suspender
Further reading
- “colgar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014