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Galician
Etymology
Probably from es- (“ex-”) + cana (“cane, windpipe”), but influenced by ganir (“to wail”). Compare Catalan escanyar.
Pronunciation
Verb
esganar (first-person singular present esgano, first-person singular preterite esganei, past participle esganado)
- (transitive) to strangle (to squeeze someone’s throat)
- Synonyms: afogar, estrangular
- (transitive) to choke
- (takes a reflexive pronoun) to choke
Conjugation
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Singular
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Plural
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First-person (eu)
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Second-person (ti / tu)
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Third-person (ele / ela / você)
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First-person (nós)
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Second-person (vós)
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Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
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Infinitive
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Impersonal
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esganar
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Personal
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esganar
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esganares
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esganar
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esganarmos
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esganardes
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esganarem
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Gerund
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esganando
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Past participle
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Masculine
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esganado
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esganados
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Feminine
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esganada
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esganadas
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Indicative
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Present
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esgano
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esganas
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esgana
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esganamos
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esganades, esganais
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esganam
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Imperfect
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esganava
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esganavas
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esganava
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esganávamos
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esganávades, esganáveis, esganávais1
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esganavam
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Preterite
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esganei
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esganaste, esganache1
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esganou
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esganamos
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esganastes
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esganárom, esganaram
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Pluperfect
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esganara
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esganaras
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esganara
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esganáramos
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esganárades, esganáreis, esganárais1
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esganaram
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Future
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esganarei
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esganarás
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esganará
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esganaremos
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esganaredes, esganareis
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esganarám, esganarão
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Conditional
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esganaria
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esganarias
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esganaria
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esganaríamos
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esganaríades, esganaríeis, esganaríais1
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esganariam
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Subjunctive
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Present
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esgane
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esganes
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esgane
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esganemos
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esganedes, esganeis
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esganem
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Imperfect
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esganasse
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esganasses
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esganasse
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esganássemos
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esganássedes, esganásseis
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esganassem
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Future
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esganar
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esganares
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esganar
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esganarmos
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esganardes
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esganarem
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Imperative
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Affirmative
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esgana
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esgane
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esganemos
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esganade, esganai
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esganem
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Negative (nom)
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nom esganes
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nom esgane
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nom esganemos
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nom esganedes, nom esganeis
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nom esganem
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References
Portuguese
Etymology
es- + gana + -ar
Pronunciation
Verb
esganar (first-person singular present esgano, first-person singular preterite esganei, past participle esganado)
- to strangle (to squeeze someone’s throat)
- Synonyms: estrangular, enforcar
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.