regar

regar

Aragonese

Etymology

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Verb

regar

1. (transitive) to irrigate

References

• Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002), “regar”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN

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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin rigāre, present active infinitive of rigō.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /rəˈɡa/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /reˈɡaɾ/

Verb

regar (first-person singular present rego, past participle regat)

1. (transitive) to irrigate, to water

   Synonyms: espargir, vessar

Conjugation

Conjugation of regar (first conjugation)

infinitive			regar
present participle			regant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		regat		regada
		plural		regats		regades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	rego	regues	rega	reguem	regueu	reguen
	imperfect	regava	regaves	regava	regàvem	regàveu	regaven
	future	regaré	regaràs	regarà	regarem	regareu	regaran
	preterite	reguí	regares	regà	regàrem	regàreu	regaren
	conditional	regaria	regaries	regaria	regaríem	regaríeu	regarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	regui	reguis	regui	reguem	regueu	reguin
	imperfect	regués	reguessis	regués	reguéssim	reguéssiu	reguessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
		—	rega	regui	reguem	regueu	reguin

Derived terms

• reg
• regadiu
• regador
• regadora
• regatge

 

Further reading

• “regar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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Latin

Verb

regar

1. inflection of regō:
   1. first-person singular future passive indicative
   2. first-person singular present passive subjunctive

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin rigāre.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈɡa(ʁ)/ [heˈɡa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈɡa(ʁ)/ [heˈɡa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈɡa(ɾ)/ [heˈɡa(ɾ)]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈɡa(ʁ)/ [χeˈɡa(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈɡa(ɻ)/ [heˈɡa(ɻ)]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨˈɡaɾ/ [ʁɨˈɣaɾ]

• Hyphenation: re‧gar

Verb

regar (first-person singular present rego, first-person singular preterite reguei, past participle regado)

1. to water (to pour water into the soil surrounding (plants))
2. (figurative) to provide beverages

Conjugation

    Conjugation of regar (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	regar
Personal	regar	regares	regar	regarmos	regardes	regarem
Gerund
	regando
Past participle
Masculine	regado			regados
Feminine	regada			regadas
Indicative
Present	rego	regas	rega	regamos	regais	regam
Imperfect	regava	regavas	regava	regávamos	regáveis	regavam
Preterite	reguei	regaste	regou	regamos1, regámos2	regastes	regaram
Pluperfect	regara	regaras	regara	regáramos	regáreis	regaram
Future	regarei	regarás	regará	regaremos	regareis	regarão
Conditional
	regaria	regarias	regaria	regaríamos	regaríeis	regariam
Subjunctive
Present	regue	regues	regue	reguemos	regueis	reguem
Imperfect	regasse	regasses	regasse	regássemos	regásseis	regassem
Future	regar	regares	regar	regarmos	regardes	regarem
Imperative
Affirmative		rega	regue	reguemos	regai	reguem
Negative (não)		não regues	não regue	não reguemos	não regueis	não reguem

¹Brazil.
²Portugal.

Related terms

• regador
• rego

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin rigāre, present active infinitive of rigō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reˈɡaɾ/ [reˈɣ̞aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: re‧gar

Verb

regar (first-person singular present riego, first-person singular preterite regué, past participle regado)

1. to irrigate
2. to water
3. to scatter
4. to hose, to wash down

Conjugation

    Conjugation of regar (e-ie alternation; g-gu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			regar
gerund			regando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		regado		regada
		plural		regados		regadas
		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	riego	riegastú regásvos	riega	regamos	regáis	riegan
	imperfect	regaba	regabas	regaba	regábamos	regabais	regaban
	preterite	regué	regaste	regó	regamos	regasteis	regaron
	future	regaré	regarás	regará	regaremos	regaréis	regarán
	conditional	regaría	regarías	regaría	regaríamos	regaríais	regarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	riegue	rieguestú reguésvos2	riegue	reguemos	reguéis	rieguen
	imperfect (ra)	regara	regaras	regara	regáramos	regarais	regaran
	imperfect (se)	regase	regases	regase	regásemos	regaseis	regasen
	future1	regare	regares	regare	regáremos	regareis	regaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		riegatú regávos	riegue	reguemos	regad	rieguen
	negative		no riegues	no riegue	no reguemos	no reguéis	no rieguen

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of regar (e-ie 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 regar
	dative	regarme	regarte	regarle, regarse	regarnos	regaros	regarles, regarse
	accusative	regarme	regarte	regarlo, regarla, regarse	regarnos	regaros	regarlos, regarlas, regarse
with gerund regando
	dative	regándome	regándote	regándole, regándose	regándonos	regándoos	regándoles, regándose
	accusative	regándome	regándote	regándolo, regándola, regándose	regándonos	regándoos	regándolos, regándolas, regándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative riega
	dative	riégame	riégate	riégale	riéganos	not used	riégales
	accusative	riégame	riégate	riégalo, riégala	riéganos	not used	riégalos, riégalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative regá
	dative	regame	regate	regale	reganos	not used	regales
	accusative	regame	regate	regalo, regala	reganos	not used	regalos, regalas
with formal second-person singular imperative riegue
	dative	riégueme	not used	riéguele, riéguese	riéguenos	not used	riégueles
	accusative	riégueme	not used	riéguelo, riéguela, riéguese	riéguenos	not used	riéguelos, riéguelas
with first-person plural imperative reguemos
	dative	not used	reguémoste	reguémosle	reguémonos	reguémoos	reguémosles
	accusative	not used	reguémoste	reguémoslo, reguémosla	reguémonos	reguémoos	reguémoslos, reguémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative regad
	dative	regadme	not used	regadle	regadnos	regaos	regadles
	accusative	regadme	not used	regadlo, regadla	regadnos	regaos	regadlos, regadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative rieguen
	dative	riéguenme	not used	riéguenle	riéguennos	not used	riéguenles, riéguense
	accusative	riéguenme	not used	riéguenlo, riéguenla	riéguennos	not used	riéguenlos, riéguenlas, riéguense

Related terms

• riego
• reguera
• reguero
• regadera

Further reading

• “regar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014