ganar

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See also: gañar

Asturian

Etymology

From Old Leonese ganar, from Early Medieval Latin ganāre, q.v. Compare Spanish ganar.

Verb

ganar (first-person singular indicative present gano, past participle ganáu)

  1. to win
  2. to gain
  3. to get, receive
  4. to beat

Conjugation

Conjugation of ganar
infinitive ganar
gerund ganando
past participle m ganáu, f ganada, n ganao, m pl ganaos, f pl ganaes
person first singular
yo 		second singular
tu 		third singular
él/elli 		first plural
nosotros/nós 		second plural
vosotros/vós 		third plural
ellos
indicative present gano ganes gana ganamos ganáis ganen
imperfect ganaba ganabes ganaba ganábemos, ganábamos ganabeis, ganabais ganaben
preterite gané ganasti, ganesti ganó ganemos ganastis, ganestis ganaron
pluperfect ganare, ganara ganares, ganaras ganare, ganara ganáremos, ganáramos ganareis, ganarais ganaren, ganaran
future ganaré ganarás ganará ganaremos ganaréis ganarán
conditional ganaría ganaríes ganaría ganaríemos, ganaríamos ganaríeis, ganaríais ganaríen
subjunctive present gane ganes, ganas gane ganemos ganéis ganen, ganan
imperfect ganare, ganara ganares, ganaras ganare, ganara ganáremos, ganáramos ganareis, ganarais ganaren, ganaran
imperative — gana — — ganái —

Ido

Verb

ganar (present tense ganas, past tense ganis, future tense ganos, imperative ganez, conditional ganus)

  1. to win, to earn

Conjugation

    Conjugation of ganar
present past future
infinitive ganar ganir ganor
tense ganas ganis ganos
conditional ganus
imperative ganez
adjective active participle gananta ganinta ganonta
adverbial active participle ganante ganinte ganonte
nominal active participle singular gananto ganinto ganonto
plural gananti ganinti ganonti
adjective passive participle ganata ganita ganota
adverbial passive participle ganate ganite ganote
nominal passive participle singular ganato ganito ganoto
plural ganati ganiti ganoti

Antonyms

Ladino

Verb

ganar (Latin spelling)

  1. to earn
  2. to win

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish ganar, from Early Medieval Latin ganāre, q.v.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡaˈnaɾ/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: ga‧nar

Verb

ganar (first-person singular present gano, first-person singular preterite gané, past participle ganado)

  1. (transitive) to gain
    Synonym: obtener
    Antonym: perder
  2. (transitive) to earn
    Synonym: granjear
    Antonym: perder
  3. (sports) to win
    Antonym: perder
  4. (transitive) to defeat, to beat
    Synonym: derrotar
  5. (transitive) to reach; to attain
    Synonym: alcanzar
  6. (reflexive) to earn (something) for oneself
  7. (reflexive, Chile) to position oneself, to situate oneself
    Synonyms: ubicarse, ponerse, situarse, pararse, plantarse
    La gata se ganó al lado de la chimenea.
    The cat sat down beside the fireplace.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of ganar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive ganar
gerund ganando
past participle masculine feminine
singular ganado ganada
plural ganados ganadas
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 gano ganastú
ganásvos 		gana ganamos ganáis ganan
imperfect ganaba ganabas ganaba ganábamos ganabais ganaban
preterite gané ganaste ganó ganamos ganasteis ganaron
future ganaré ganarás ganará ganaremos ganaréis ganarán
conditional ganaría ganarías ganaría ganaríamos ganaríais ganarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present gane ganestú
ganésvos2 		gane ganemos ganéis ganen
imperfect
(ra) 		ganara ganaras ganara ganáramos ganarais ganaran
imperfect
(se) 		ganase ganases ganase ganásemos ganaseis ganasen
future1 ganare ganares ganare ganáremos ganareis ganaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative ganatú
ganávos 		gane ganemos ganad ganen
negative no ganes no gane no ganemos no ganéis no ganen

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

    Selected combined forms of ganar

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 ganar
dative ganarme ganarte ganarle, ganarse ganarnos ganaros ganarles, ganarse
accusative ganarme ganarte ganarlo, ganarla, ganarse ganarnos ganaros ganarlos, ganarlas, ganarse
with gerund ganando
dative ganándome ganándote ganándole, ganándose ganándonos ganándoos ganándoles, ganándose
accusative ganándome ganándote ganándolo, ganándola, ganándose ganándonos ganándoos ganándolos, ganándolas, ganándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative gana
dative gáname gánate gánale gánanos not used gánales
accusative gáname gánate gánalo, gánala gánanos not used gánalos, gánalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative ganá
dative ganame ganate ganale gananos not used ganales
accusative ganame ganate ganalo, ganala gananos not used ganalos, ganalas
with formal second-person singular imperative gane
dative gáneme not used gánele, gánese gánenos not used gáneles
accusative gáneme not used gánelo, gánela, gánese gánenos not used gánelos, gánelas
with first-person plural imperative ganemos
dative not used ganémoste ganémosle ganémonos ganémoos ganémosles
accusative not used ganémoste ganémoslo, ganémosla ganémonos ganémoos ganémoslos, ganémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative ganad
dative ganadme not used ganadle ganadnos ganaos ganadles
accusative ganadme not used ganadlo, ganadla ganadnos ganaos ganadlos, ganadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative ganen
dative gánenme not used gánenle gánennos not used gánenles, gánense
accusative gánenme not used gánenlo, gánenla gánennos not used gánenlos, gánenlas, gánense
    Conjugation of ganarse (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive ganarse
gerund ganándose
past participle masculine feminine
singular ganado ganada
plural ganados ganadas
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
personal non-finite yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
infinitive ganarme ganarte ganarse ganarnos ganaros ganarse
gerund ganándome ganándote ganándose ganándonos ganándoos ganándose
indicative yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present me gano te ganastú
te ganásvos 		se gana nos ganamos os ganáis se ganan
imperfect me ganaba te ganabas se ganaba nos ganábamos os ganabais se ganaban
preterite me gané te ganaste se ganó nos ganamos os ganasteis se ganaron
future me ganaré te ganarás se ganará nos ganaremos os ganaréis se ganarán
conditional me ganaría te ganarías se ganaría nos ganaríamos os ganaríais se ganarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present me gane te ganestú
te ganésvos2 		se gane nos ganemos os ganéis se ganen
imperfect
(ra) 		me ganara te ganaras se ganara nos ganáramos os ganarais se ganaran
imperfect
(se) 		me ganase te ganases se ganase nos ganásemos os ganaseis se ganasen
future1 me ganare te ganares se ganare nos ganáremos os ganareis se ganaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative gánatetú
ganatevos 		gánese ganémonos ganaos gánense
negative no te ganes no se gane no nos ganemos no os ganéis no se ganen

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

Derived terms

Further reading

Yagara

Numeral

ganar

  1. Alternative form of kunnar.

References

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