indagar
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin indāgāre, present active infinitive of indāgō (“to follow a trail, to search for”).
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /in.dəˈɡa/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /in.daˈɡaɾ/
Verb
indagar (first-person singular present indago, past participle indagat)
- (transitive) to investigate
- Synonym: investigar
Conjugation
Conjugation of indagar (first conjugation)
| infinitive | indagar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | indagant | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | indagat | indagada | |||||
| plural | indagats | indagades | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | indago | indagues | indaga | indaguem | indagueu | indaguen | |
| imperfect | indagava | indagaves | indagava | indagàvem | indagàveu | indagaven | |
| future | indagaré | indagaràs | indagarà | indagarem | indagareu | indagaran | |
| preterite | indaguí | indagares | indagà | indagàrem | indagàreu | indagaren | |
| conditional | indagaria | indagaries | indagaria | indagaríem | indagaríeu | indagarien | |
| subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | indagui | indaguis | indagui | indaguem | indagueu | indaguin | |
| imperfect | indagués | indaguessis | indagués | indaguéssim | indaguéssiu | indaguessin | |
| imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès | |
| — | indaga | indagui | indaguem | indagueu | indaguin | ||
Related terms
- indagació
Further reading
- “indagar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin indāgāre.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.daˈɡa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.daˈɡa(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ĩ.daˈɡa(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ĩ.daˈɡa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.daˈɡa(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.daˈɡa(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ĩ.dɐˈɡaɾ/ [ĩ.dɐˈɣaɾ]
Verb
indagar (first-person singular present indago, first-person singular preterite indaguei, past participle indagado)
- to inquire, investigate
- to question
Conjugation
Conjugation of indagar (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 | indagar | |||||
| Personal | indagar | indagares | indagar | indagarmos | indagardes | indagarem |
| Gerund | ||||||
| indagando | ||||||
| Past participle | ||||||
| Masculine | indagado | indagados | ||||
| Feminine | indagada | indagadas | ||||
| Indicative | ||||||
| Present | indago | indagas | indaga | indagamos | indagais | indagam |
| Imperfect | indagava | indagavas | indagava | indagávamos | indagáveis | indagavam |
| Preterite | indaguei | indagaste | indagou | indagamos1, indagámos2 | indagastes | indagaram |
| Pluperfect | indagara | indagaras | indagara | indagáramos | indagáreis | indagaram |
| Future | indagarei | indagarás | indagará | indagaremos | indagareis | indagarão |
| Conditional | ||||||
| indagaria | indagarias | indagaria | indagaríamos | indagaríeis | indagariam | |
| Subjunctive | ||||||
| Present | indague | indagues | indague | indaguemos | indagueis | indaguem |
| Imperfect | indagasse | indagasses | indagasse | indagássemos | indagásseis | indagassem |
| Future | indagar | indagares | indagar | indagarmos | indagardes | indagarem |
| Imperative | ||||||
| Affirmative | indaga | indague | indaguemos | indagai | indaguem | |
| Negative (não) | não indagues | não indague | não indaguemos | não indagueis | não indaguem | |
1Brazil.
2Portugal.
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin indāgāre, present active infinitive of indāgō (“to follow a trail, to search for”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /indaˈɡaɾ/ [ĩn̪.d̪aˈɣ̞aɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: in‧da‧gar
Verb
indagar (first-person singular present indago, first-person singular preterite indagué, past participle indagado)
- (transitive) to investigate
- Synonym: investigar
Conjugation
Conjugation of indagar (g-gu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
| infinitive | indagar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | indagando | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | indagado | indagada | |||||
| plural | indagados | indagadas | |||||
| 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 | indago | indagastú indagásvos | indaga | indagamos | indagáis | indagan | |
| imperfect | indagaba | indagabas | indagaba | indagábamos | indagabais | indagaban | |
| preterite | indagué | indagaste | indagó | indagamos | indagasteis | indagaron | |
| future | indagaré | indagarás | indagará | indagaremos | indagaréis | indagarán | |
| conditional | indagaría | indagarías | indagaría | indagaríamos | indagaríais | indagarían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | indague | indaguestú indaguésvos2 | indague | indaguemos | indaguéis | indaguen | |
| imperfect (ra) | indagara | indagaras | indagara | indagáramos | indagarais | indagaran | |
| imperfect (se) | indagase | indagases | indagase | indagásemos | indagaseis | indagasen | |
| future1 | indagare | indagares | indagare | indagáremos | indagareis | indagaren | |
| imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
| affirmative | indagatú indagávos | indague | indaguemos | indagad | indaguen | ||
| negative | no indagues | no indague | no indaguemos | no indaguéis | no indaguen | ||
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of indagar (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 indagar | |||||||
| dative | indagarme | indagarte | indagarle, indagarse | indagarnos | indagaros | indagarles, indagarse | |
| accusative | indagarme | indagarte | indagarlo, indagarla, indagarse | indagarnos | indagaros | indagarlos, indagarlas, indagarse | |
| with gerund indagando | |||||||
| dative | indagándome | indagándote | indagándole, indagándose | indagándonos | indagándoos | indagándoles, indagándose | |
| accusative | indagándome | indagándote | indagándolo, indagándola, indagándose | indagándonos | indagándoos | indagándolos, indagándolas, indagándose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative indaga | |||||||
| dative | indágame | indágate | indágale | indáganos | not used | indágales | |
| accusative | indágame | indágate | indágalo, indágala | indáganos | not used | indágalos, indágalas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative indagá | |||||||
| dative | indagame | indagate | indagale | indaganos | not used | indagales | |
| accusative | indagame | indagate | indagalo, indagala | indaganos | not used | indagalos, indagalas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative indague | |||||||
| dative | indágueme | not used | indáguele, indáguese | indáguenos | not used | indágueles | |
| accusative | indágueme | not used | indáguelo, indáguela, indáguese | indáguenos | not used | indáguelos, indáguelas | |
| with first-person plural imperative indaguemos | |||||||
| dative | not used | indaguémoste | indaguémosle | indaguémonos | indaguémoos | indaguémosles | |
| accusative | not used | indaguémoste | indaguémoslo, indaguémosla | indaguémonos | indaguémoos | indaguémoslos, indaguémoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative indagad | |||||||
| dative | indagadme | not used | indagadle | indagadnos | indagaos | indagadles | |
| accusative | indagadme | not used | indagadlo, indagadla | indagadnos | indagaos | indagadlos, indagadlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative indaguen | |||||||
| dative | indáguenme | not used | indáguenle | indáguennos | not used | indáguenles, indáguense | |
| accusative | indáguenme | not used | indáguenlo, indáguenla | indáguennos | not used | indáguenlos, indáguenlas, indáguense | |
Related terms
- indagación
Further reading
- “indagar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014