vagar
See also: Vágar, vägar, and vågar
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin vagor.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /vəˈɡa/
- (Central) IPA(key): /bəˈɡa/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /vaˈɡaɾ/
Verb
vagar (first-person singular present vago, past participle vagat)
- to roam, to wander
Conjugation
Conjugation of vagar (first conjugation)
| infinitive | vagar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | vagant | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | vagat | vagada | |||||
| plural | vagats | vagades | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | vago | vagues | vaga | vaguem | vagueu | vaguen | |
| imperfect | vagava | vagaves | vagava | vagàvem | vagàveu | vagaven | |
| future | vagaré | vagaràs | vagarà | vagarem | vagareu | vagaran | |
| preterite | vaguí | vagares | vagà | vagàrem | vagàreu | vagaren | |
| conditional | vagaria | vagaries | vagaria | vagaríem | vagaríeu | vagarien | |
| subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | vagui | vaguis | vagui | vaguem | vagueu | vaguin | |
| imperfect | vagués | vaguessis | vagués | vaguéssim | vaguéssiu | vaguessin | |
| imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès | |
| — | vaga | vagui | vaguem | vagueu | vaguin | ||
Galician
Etymology 1
From Old Galician and Old Portuguese vagar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin vacārī.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [baˈɣaɾ]
- Hyphenation: va‧gar
Verb
vagar (first-person singular present vago, first-person singular preterite vaguei, past participle vagado)
- (archaic) to be vacant or void
Conjugation
- Note: vag- are changed to vagu- before front vowels (e).
Conjugation of vagar
| singular | plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| person | first | second | third | first | second | third |
| Infinitive | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| impersonal | vagar | |||||
| personal | vagar | vagares | vagar | vagarmos | vagardes | vagaren |
| Gerund | ||||||
| vagando | ||||||
| Past participle | singular | plural | ||||
| masculine | vagado | vagados | ||||
| feminine | vagada | vagadas | ||||
| Indicative | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| present | vago | vagas | vaga | vagamos | vagades | vagan |
| imperfect | vagaba | vagabas | vagaba | vagabamos | vagabades | vagaban |
| preterite | vaguei | vagaches | vagou | vagamos | vagastes | vagaron |
| pluperfect | vagara | vagaras | vagara | vagaramos | vagarades | vagaran |
| future | vagarei | vagarás | vagará | vagaremos | vagaredes | vagarán |
| conditional | vagaría | vagarías | vagaría | vagariamos | vagariades | vagarían |
| Subjunctive | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| present | vague | vagues | vague | vaguemos | vaguedes | vaguen |
| preterite | vagase | vagases | vagase | vagásemos | vagásedes | vagasen |
| future | vagar | vagares | vagar | vagarmos | vagardes | vagaren |
| Imperative | – | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| affirmative | – | vaga | vague | vaguemos | vagade | vaguen |
| negative | – | vagues | vague | vaguemos | vaguedes | vaguen |
Noun
vagar m (plural vagares)
- time; occasion, opportunity
- Cando teñas vagar bótalle unha ollada ― Whenever you have time take a look at this
- 1707, Salvador Francisco Roel, Entremés ao real e feliz parto da nosa raíña:
- Afonso:
- Pond'a messa, Cathaliña.
- Christobo:
- Sacad'essa bota, Irena.
- Alberte:
- Sacà, Marta, esse pernil.
- Cathaliña:
- Homes tende pouca pressa,
- que para todo ay bagar.
- Afonso:
- "Set the table, Cathaliña."
- Christobo:
- "Bring out that wineskin, Irena."
- Alberte:
- "Bring out, Marta, that ham."
- Cathaliña:
- "Men, be in little hurry,
- there is a time for everything."
- Synonyms: ocasión, tempo
- rest, delay, idleness, free time
- Synonym: lecer
- calmness, slowness
- Synonym: cachaza
Derived terms
- devagar
- devagariño
Related terms
- vougo
Etymology 2
From Old Galician and Old Portuguese, from Latin vagor, vagārī.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [baˈɣaɾ]
- Hyphenation: va‧gar
Verb
vagar (first-person singular present vago, first-person singular preterite vaguei, past participle vagado)
- to wander, roam
- first/third-person singular future subjunctive of vagar
- first/third-person singular personal infinitive of vagar
Conjugation
- Note: vag- are changed to vagu- before front vowels (e).
Conjugation of vagar
| singular | plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| person | first | second | third | first | second | third |
| Infinitive | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| impersonal | vagar | |||||
| personal | vagar | vagares | vagar | vagarmos | vagardes | vagaren |
| Gerund | ||||||
| vagando | ||||||
| Past participle | singular | plural | ||||
| masculine | vagado | vagados | ||||
| feminine | vagada | vagadas | ||||
| Indicative | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| present | vago | vagas | vaga | vagamos | vagades | vagan |
| imperfect | vagaba | vagabas | vagaba | vagabamos | vagabades | vagaban |
| preterite | vaguei | vagaches | vagou | vagamos | vagastes | vagaron |
| pluperfect | vagara | vagaras | vagara | vagaramos | vagarades | vagaran |
| future | vagarei | vagarás | vagará | vagaremos | vagaredes | vagarán |
| conditional | vagaría | vagarías | vagaría | vagariamos | vagariades | vagarían |
| Subjunctive | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| present | vague | vagues | vague | vaguemos | vaguedes | vaguen |
| preterite | vagase | vagases | vagase | vagásemos | vagásedes | vagasen |
| future | vagar | vagares | vagar | vagarmos | vagardes | vagaren |
| Imperative | – | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| affirmative | – | vaga | vague | vaguemos | vagade | vaguen |
| negative | – | vagues | vague | vaguemos | vaguedes | vaguen |
Related terms
- vagabundo
References
- “vagar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “vagar” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “vagar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “vagar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “vagar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Occitan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vaˈɡa/
- Hyphenation: va‧gar
Verb
vagar
- to wander
- (nautical) to drift, go adrift
Conjugation
Lengadocian (Central Occitan)| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | vagar | aver vagat | |||||
| gerund | vagant | use gerund of aver + past participle | |||||
| past participle | vagat | — | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | ieu | tu | el | nosautres | vosautres | eles | |
| present | vagui | vagas | vaga | vagam | vagatz | vagan | |
| imperfect | vagavi | vagavas | vagava | vagàvem | vagàvetz | vagavan | |
| preterite | vaguèri | vaguères | vaguèt | vaguèrem | vaguèretz | vaguèron | |
| future | vagarai | vagaràs | vagarà | vagarem | vagaretz | vagaràn | |
| conditional | vagariái | vagariás | vagariá | vagariam | vagariatz | vagarián | |
| conditional 2nd form1 | vaguèra | vaguèras | vaguèra | vagueram | vagueratz | vaguèran | |
| compound tenses | present perfect | use the present tense of aver + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | use the future tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que ieu | que tu | que el | que nosautres | que vosautres | que eles | |
| present | vague | vagues | vague | vaguem | vaguetz | vaguen | |
| imperfect | vaguèssi | vaguèsses | vaguèsse | vaguèssem | vaguèssetz | vaguèsson | |
| compound tenses | past | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | — | tu | — | nosautres | vosautres | — | |
| vaga | vaguem | vagatz | 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects | ||||
Auvernhàs| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | vagar | aver vagat | |||||
| gerund | vagant | use gerund of aver + past participle | |||||
| past participle | vagat | — | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | ieu | tu | el | nosautres | vosautres | eles | |
| present | vague | vagues | vaga | vagam | vagatz | vagon | |
| imperfect | vagave | vagaves | vagava | vagaviam | vagaviatz | vagavon | |
| preterite | vaguere | vagueres | vaguet | vaguem | vaguetz | vagueron | |
| future | vagarai | vagaràs | vagará | vagarem | vagaretz | vagarán | |
| conditional | vagariá | vagariás | vagariá | vagariam | vagariatz | vagarián | |
| conditional 2nd form1 | vaguèra | vaguèras | vaguèra | vagueram | vagueratz | vaguèran | |
| compound tenses | present perfect | use the present tense of aver + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | use the future tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que ieu | que tu | que el | que nosautres | que vosautres | que eles | |
| present | vague | vagues | vague | vagassiam | vagassiatz | vagon | |
| imperfect | vaguesse | vaguesses | vaguesse | vaguessiam | vaguessiatz | vaguesson | |
| compound tenses | past | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | — | tu | — | nosautres | vosautres | — | |
| vaga | vagassiam | vagatz | 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects | ||||
Gascon| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | vagar | aver vagat | |||||
| gerund | vagant | use gerund of aver + past participle | |||||
| past participle | vagat | — | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | ieu | tu | el | nosautres | vosautres | eles | |
| present | vagui | vagas | vaga | vagam | vagatz | vagan | |
| imperfect | vagavi | vagavas | vagava | vagàvam | vagàvatz | vagavan | |
| preterite | vaguèi | vaguès | vaguè | vaguèm | vaguètz | vaguèn | |
| future | vagarèi | vagaràs | vagarà | vagaram | vagaratz | vagaràn | |
| conditional | vagarí | vagarés | vagaré | vagarem | vagaretz | vagarén | |
| conditional 2nd form1 | vaguèra | vaguèras | vaguèra | vagueram | vagueratz | vaguèran | |
| compound tenses | present perfect | use the present tense of aver + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | use the future tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que ieu | que tu | que el | que nosautres | que vosautres | que eles | |
| present | vagui | vagues | vague | vaguem | vaguetz | vaguen | |
| imperfect | vaguèssi | vaguèsses | vaguèsse | vaguèssem | vaguèssetz | vaguèssen | |
| compound tenses | past | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | — | tu | — | nosautres | vosautres | — | |
| vaga | vaguem | vagatz | 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects | ||||
Lemosin| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | vagar | aver vagat | |||||
| gerund | vagant | use gerund of aver + past participle | |||||
| past participle | vagat | — | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | ieu | tu | el | nosautres | vosautres | eles | |
| present | vague | vagas | vaga | vagam | vagatz | vagan | |
| imperfect | vagava | vagavas | vagava | vagàvam | vagàvatz | vagavan | |
| preterite | vaguei | vagueras | vaguet | vaguèram | vaguèratz | vagueran | |
| future | vagarai | vagaràs | vagará | vagarem | vagaretz | vagarán | |
| conditional | vagariá | vagariàs | vagariá | vagariam | vagariatz | vagarián | |
| conditional 2nd form1 | vaguèra | vaguèras | vaguèra | vagueram | vagueratz | vaguèran | |
| compound tenses | present perfect | use the present tense of aver + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | use the future tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que ieu | que tu | que el | que nosautres | que vosautres | que eles | |
| present | vague | vagues | vague | vaguem | vaguetz | vaguen | |
| imperfect | vaguèsse | vaguèsses | vaguèsse | vaguèssem | vaguèssetz | vaguèssen | |
| compound tenses | past | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | — | tu | — | nosautres | vosautres | — | |
| vaga | vaguem | vagatz | 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects | ||||
Provençau| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | vagar | aver vagat | |||||
| gerund | vagant | use gerund of aver + past participle | |||||
| past participle | vagat | — | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | ieu | tu | el | nosautres | vosautres | eles | |
| present | vague | vagues | vaga | vagam | vagatz | vagan | |
| imperfect | vagavi | vagavas | vagava | vagàvem | vagàvetz | vagavan | |
| preterite | vaguère | vaguères | vaguèt | vagueriam | vagueriatz | vaguèron | |
| future | vagarai | vagaràs | vagarà | vagarem | vagaretz | vagaràn | |
| conditional | vagariáu | vagariás | vagariá | vagariam | vagariatz | vagarián | |
| conditional 2nd form1 | vaguèra | vaguèras | vaguèra | vagueram | vagueratz | vaguèran | |
| compound tenses | present perfect | use the present tense of aver + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | use the future tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que ieu | que tu | que el | que nosautres | que vosautres | que eles | |
| present | vague | vagues | vague | vaguem | vaguetz | vagan | |
| imperfect | vaguèsse | vaguèsses | vaguèsse | vaguessiam | vaguessiatz | vaguèsson | |
| compound tenses | past | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | — | tu | — | nosautres | vosautres | — | |
| vaga | vaguem | vagatz | 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects | ||||
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /vaˈɡa(ʁ)/ [vaˈɡa(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /vaˈɡa(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /vaˈɡa(ʁ)/ [vaˈɡa(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /vaˈɡa(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /vɐˈɡaɾ/ [vɐˈɣaɾ]
- Hyphenation: va‧gar
Etymology 1
From Old Portuguese vagar, from Latin vagārī.
Noun
vagar m (plural vagares)
- time; occasion, opportunity
- calmness, slowness
Verb
vagar (first-person singular present vago, first-person singular preterite vaguei, past participle vagado)
- to wander
Conjugation
Conjugation of vagar (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 | vagar | |||||
| Personal | vagar | vagares | vagar | vagarmos | vagardes | vagarem |
| Gerund | ||||||
| vagando | ||||||
| Past participle | ||||||
| Masculine | vagado | vagados | ||||
| Feminine | vagada | vagadas | ||||
| Indicative | ||||||
| Present | vago | vagas | vaga | vagamos | vagais | vagam |
| Imperfect | vagava | vagavas | vagava | vagávamos | vagáveis | vagavam |
| Preterite | vaguei | vagaste | vagou | vagamos1, vagámos2 | vagastes | vagaram |
| Pluperfect | vagara | vagaras | vagara | vagáramos | vagáreis | vagaram |
| Future | vagarei | vagarás | vagará | vagaremos | vagareis | vagarão |
| Conditional | ||||||
| vagaria | vagarias | vagaria | vagaríamos | vagaríeis | vagariam | |
| Subjunctive | ||||||
| Present | vague | vagues | vague | vaguemos | vagueis | vaguem |
| Imperfect | vagasse | vagasses | vagasse | vagássemos | vagásseis | vagassem |
| Future | vagar | vagares | vagar | vagarmos | vagardes | vagarem |
| Imperative | ||||||
| Affirmative | vaga | vague | vaguemos | vagai | vaguem | |
| Negative (não) | não vagues | não vague | não vaguemos | não vagueis | não vaguem | |
1Brazil.
2Portugal.
Verb
vagar (first-person singular present vago, first-person singular preterite vaguei, past participle vagado)
- Alternative form of vacar
Conjugation
Conjugation of vagar (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 | vagar | |||||
| Personal | vagar | vagares | vagar | vagarmos | vagardes | vagarem |
| Gerund | ||||||
| vagando | ||||||
| Past participle | ||||||
| Masculine | vagado | vagados | ||||
| Feminine | vagada | vagadas | ||||
| Indicative | ||||||
| Present | vago | vagas | vaga | vagamos | vagais | vagam |
| Imperfect | vagava | vagavas | vagava | vagávamos | vagáveis | vagavam |
| Preterite | vaguei | vagaste | vagou | vagamos1, vagámos2 | vagastes | vagaram |
| Pluperfect | vagara | vagaras | vagara | vagáramos | vagáreis | vagaram |
| Future | vagarei | vagarás | vagará | vagaremos | vagareis | vagarão |
| Conditional | ||||||
| vagaria | vagarias | vagaria | vagaríamos | vagaríeis | vagariam | |
| Subjunctive | ||||||
| Present | vague | vagues | vague | vaguemos | vagueis | vaguem |
| Imperfect | vagasse | vagasses | vagasse | vagássemos | vagásseis | vagassem |
| Future | vagar | vagares | vagar | vagarmos | vagardes | vagarem |
| Imperative | ||||||
| Affirmative | vaga | vague | vaguemos | vagai | vaguem | |
| Negative (não) | não vagues | não vague | não vaguemos | não vagueis | não vaguem | |
1Brazil.
2Portugal.
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin vagor, vagārī.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baˈɡaɾ/ [baˈɣ̞aɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: va‧gar
Verb
vagar (first-person singular present vago, first-person singular preterite vagué, past participle vagado)
- to roam, to wander
- Synonym: divagar
Conjugation
Conjugation of vagar (g-gu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
| infinitive | vagar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | vagando | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | vagado | vagada | |||||
| plural | vagados | vagadas | |||||
| 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 | vago | vagastú vagásvos | vaga | vagamos | vagáis | vagan | |
| imperfect | vagaba | vagabas | vagaba | vagábamos | vagabais | vagaban | |
| preterite | vagué | vagaste | vagó | vagamos | vagasteis | vagaron | |
| future | vagaré | vagarás | vagará | vagaremos | vagaréis | vagarán | |
| conditional | vagaría | vagarías | vagaría | vagaríamos | vagaríais | vagarían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | vague | vaguestú vaguésvos2 | vague | vaguemos | vaguéis | vaguen | |
| imperfect (ra) | vagara | vagaras | vagara | vagáramos | vagarais | vagaran | |
| imperfect (se) | vagase | vagases | vagase | vagásemos | vagaseis | vagasen | |
| future1 | vagare | vagares | vagare | vagáremos | vagareis | vagaren | |
| imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
| affirmative | vagatú vagávos | vague | vaguemos | vagad | vaguen | ||
| negative | no vagues | no vague | no vaguemos | no vaguéis | no vaguen | ||
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Related terms
- divagar
- vagabundo
- vago
Further reading
- “vagar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014