regar

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Aragonese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin rigāre.

Verb

regar

  1. (transitive) to irrigate

References

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin rigāre.

Pronunciation

Verb

regar (first-person singular present rego, first-person singular preterite reguí, past participle regat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencian) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

  1. (transitive) to irrigate, to water
    Synonyms: espargir, vessar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of regar (first conjugation, g-gu alternation)
infinitive regar
gerund 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
affirmative — rega regui reguem regueu reguin
negative (no) — no reguis no regui no reguem no regueu no reguin

Derived terms

Further reading

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

Galician

Etymology

From Latin rigāre.

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. to water (to provide water to, of a river)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of regar (g-gu alternation)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(ti) 		Third-person
(el / ela / Vde.) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal regar
Personal regar regares regar regarmos regardes regaren
Gerund
regando
Past participle
Masculine regado regados
Feminine regada regadas
Indicative
Present rego regas rega regamos regades regan
Imperfect regaba regabas regaba regabamos regabades regaban
Preterite reguei regaches regou regamos regastes regaron
Pluperfect regara regaras regara regaramos regarades regaran
Future regarei regarás regará regaremos regaredes regarán
Conditional regaría regarías regaría regariamos regariades regarían
Subjunctive
Present regue regues regue reguemos reguedes reguen
Imperfect regase regases regase regásemos regásedes regasen
Future regar regares regar regarmos regardes regaren
Imperative
Affirmative rega regue reguemos regade reguen
Negative (non) non regues non regue non reguemos non reguedes non reguen
    Reintegrated conjugation of regar (g-gu alternation) (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(ti / 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 regades, regais regam
Imperfect regava regavas regava regávamos regávades, regáveis, regávais1 regavam
Preterite reguei regaste, regache1 regou regamos regastes regárom, regaram
Pluperfect regara regaras regara regáramos regárades, regáreis, regárais1 regaram
Future regarei regarás regará regaremos regaredes, regareis regarám, regarão
Conditional regaria regarias regaria regaríamos regaríades, regaríeis, regaríais1 regariam
Subjunctive
Present regue regues regue reguemos reguedes, regueis reguem
Imperfect regasse regasses regasse regássemos regássedes, regásseis regassem
Future regar regares regar regarmos regardes regarem
Imperative
Affirmative rega regue reguemos regade, regai reguem
Negative (nom) nom regues nom regue nom reguemos nom reguedes, nom regueis nom reguem

1Less recommended.

Related terms

Latin

Verb

regar

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

Portuguese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin, from Latin rigāre.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: re‧gar

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) to water (pour water into the soil surrounding (plants))
  2. (transitive, figurative) to provide beverages
  3. inflection of regar:
    1. first/third-person singular future subjunctive
    2. first/third-person singular personal infinitive

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

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

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Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin rigāre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /reˈɡaɾ/
  • 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
  5. (colloquial) to ruin
  6. (colloquial) to err, to mess up

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

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Further reading

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