enganar

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese enganar, from Vulgar Latin or Late Latin ingannāre, present active infinitive of ingannō (“I trick, deceive”) (attested in a gloss), from Latin ganniō, gannīre. Compare Portuguese enganar and Spanish engañar.

Pronunciation

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Verb

enganar (first-person singular present engano, first-person singular preterite enganei, past participle enganado)

1. (transitive) to deceive; to mislead
2. (transitive) to cheat, swindle
3. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to be mistaken; to make a mistake

   Synonyms: equivocar, trabucar

   Enganacheste. ― You were wrong / You made a mistake.

4. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to deceive oneself

Conjugation

Related terms

• desenganar
• engano

References

• “enganar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “engan” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “enganar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “enganar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “enganar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
• “enganar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan enganar, from Vulgar Latin or Late Latin ingannāre, present active infinitive of ingannō (attested in a gloss), from Latin ganniō. Compare Catalan enganyar, Old French engignier, Italian ingannare.

Pronunciation

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Verb

enganar

1. to deceive
2. (reflexive, s'enganar) to make a mistake

Conjugation

    Lengadocian (Central Occitan)

		simple			compound
infinitive		enganar			aver enganat
gerund		enganant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		enganat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	engani	enganas	engana	enganam	enganatz	enganan
	imperfect	enganavi	enganavas	enganava	enganàvem	enganàvetz	enganavan
	preterite	enganèri	enganères	enganèt	enganèrem	enganèretz	enganèron
	future	enganarai	enganaràs	enganarà	enganarem	enganaretz	enganaràn
	conditional	enganariái	enganariás	enganariá	enganariam	enganariatz	enganarián
	conditional 2nd form1	enganèra	enganèras	enganèra	enganeram	enganeratz	enganèran
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	engane	enganes	engane	enganem	enganetz	enganen
	imperfect	enganèssi	enganèsses	enganèsse	enganèssem	enganèssetz	enganèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			engana		enganem	enganatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Auvernhàs

		simple			compound
infinitive		enganar			aver enganat
gerund		enganant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		enganat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	engane	enganes	engana	enganam	enganatz	enganon
	imperfect	enganave	enganaves	enganava	enganaviam	enganaviatz	enganavon
	preterite	enganere	enganeres	enganet	enganem	enganetz	enganeron
	future	enganarai	enganaràs	enganará	enganarem	enganaretz	enganarán
	conditional	enganariá	enganariás	enganariá	enganariam	enganariatz	enganarián
	conditional 2nd form1	enganèra	enganèras	enganèra	enganeram	enganeratz	enganèran
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	engane	enganes	engane	enganassiam	enganassiatz	enganon
	imperfect	enganesse	enganesses	enganesse	enganessiam	enganessiatz	enganesson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			engana		enganassiam	enganatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Gascon

		simple			compound
infinitive		enganar			aver enganat
gerund		enganant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		enganat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	engani	enganas	engana	enganam	enganatz	enganan
	imperfect	enganavi	enganavas	enganava	enganàvam	enganàvatz	enganavan
	preterite	enganèi	enganès	enganè	enganèm	enganètz	enganèn
	future	enganarèi	enganaràs	enganarà	enganaram	enganaratz	enganaràn
	conditional	enganarí	enganarés	enganaré	enganarem	enganaretz	enganarén
	conditional 2nd form1	enganèra	enganèras	enganèra	enganeram	enganeratz	enganèran
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	engani	enganes	engane	enganem	enganetz	enganen
	imperfect	enganèssi	enganèsses	enganèsse	enganèssem	enganèssetz	enganèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			engana		enganem	enganatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Lemosin

		simple			compound
infinitive		enganar			aver enganat
gerund		enganant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		enganat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	engane	enganas	engana	enganam	enganatz	enganan
	imperfect	enganava	enganavas	enganava	enganàvam	enganàvatz	enganavan
	preterite	enganei	enganeras	enganet	enganèram	enganèratz	enganeran
	future	enganarai	enganaràs	enganará	enganarem	enganaretz	enganarán
	conditional	enganariá	enganariàs	enganariá	enganariam	enganariatz	enganarián
	conditional 2nd form1	enganèra	enganèras	enganèra	enganeram	enganeratz	enganèran
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	engane	enganes	engane	enganem	enganetz	enganen
	imperfect	enganèsse	enganèsses	enganèsse	enganèssem	enganèssetz	enganèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			engana		enganem	enganatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Provençau

		simple			compound
infinitive		enganar			aver enganat
gerund		enganant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		enganat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	engane	enganes	engana	enganam	enganatz	enganan
	imperfect	enganavi	enganavas	enganava	enganàvem	enganàvetz	enganavan
	preterite	enganère	enganères	enganèt	enganeriam	enganeriatz	enganèron
	future	enganarai	enganaràs	enganarà	enganarem	enganaretz	enganaràn
	conditional	enganariáu	enganariás	enganariá	enganariam	enganariatz	enganarián
	conditional 2nd form1	enganèra	enganèras	enganèra	enganeram	enganeratz	enganèran
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	engane	enganes	engane	enganem	enganetz	enganan
	imperfect	enganèsse	enganèsses	enganèsse	enganessiam	enganessiatz	enganèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			engana		enganem	enganatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese enganar, from Vulgar Latin or Late Latin ingannāre (“to trick, to deceive”) (attested in a gloss), from Latin gannīre. Compare Spanish engañar, Italian ingannare.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: en‧ga‧nar

Verb

enganar (first-person singular present engano, first-person singular preterite enganei, past participle enganado)

1. (transitive) to deceive

   Não o engane. ― Don't deceive him.

   As aparências enganam. ― Appearances are deceiving.

2. (transitive) to cheat, swindle
3. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to be mistaken

   Synonym: equivocar

   Enganei-me. ― I was wrong.

4. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to deceive oneself
5. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to make a mistake

   Enganaram-se. ― They made a mistake.

6. (reflexive) to make a mistake in thought; to be wrong

   Synonym: errar

   Pensei que esse livro seria bom, mas enganei-me.

   I thought this book would be good, but I was wrong.

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

• “enganar” in iDicionário Aulete.
• “enganar” in Dicionário inFormal.
• “enganar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “enganar” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
• “enganar” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
• “enganar” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.