tangar

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English

Noun

tangar (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of tincal (“borax”)

Icelandic

Noun

tangar

  1. indefinite nominative plural of tangi

Noun

tangar

  1. indefinite genitive singular of töng

Latin

Verb

tangar

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

Old Norse

Noun

tangar

  1. indefinite nominative plural of tangi
  2. indefinite genitive singular of tǫng

Portuguese

Etymology

From Argentinian Spanish tango, probably from a Niger-Congo language.

Pronunciation

 
 

Verb

tangar (first-person singular present tango, first-person singular preterite tanguei, past participle tangado)

  1. to tango

Conjugation

    Conjugation of tangar (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 tangar
Personal tangar tangares tangar tangarmos tangardes tangarem
Gerund
tangando
Past participle
Masculine tangado tangados
Feminine tangada tangadas
Indicative
Present tango tangas tanga tangamos tangais tangam
Imperfect tangava tangavas tangava tangávamos tangáveis tangavam
Preterite tanguei tangaste tangou tangamos1, tangámos2 tangastes tangaram
Pluperfect tangara tangaras tangara tangáramos tangáreis tangaram
Future tangarei tangarás tangará tangaremos tangareis tangarão
Conditional tangaria tangarias tangaria tangaríamos tangaríeis tangariam
Subjunctive
Present tangue tangues tangue tanguemos tangueis tanguem
Imperfect tangasse tangasses tangasse tangássemos tangásseis tangassem
Future tangar tangares tangar tangarmos tangardes tangarem
Imperative
Affirmative tanga tangue tanguemos tangai tanguem
Negative (não) não tangues não tangue não tanguemos não tangueis não tanguem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tanˈɡaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: tan‧gar

Verb

tangar (first-person singular present tango, first-person singular preterite tangué, past participle tangado)

  1. (colloquial) to trick; to swindle

Conjugation

    Conjugation of tangar (g-gu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive tangar
gerund tangando
past participle masculine feminine
singular tangado tangada
plural tangados tangadas
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 tango tangastú
tangásvos 		tanga tangamos tangáis tangan
imperfect tangaba tangabas tangaba tangábamos tangabais tangaban
preterite tangué tangaste tangó tangamos tangasteis tangaron
future tangaré tangarás tangará tangaremos tangaréis tangarán
conditional tangaría tangarías tangaría tangaríamos tangaríais tangarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present tangue tanguestú
tanguésvos2 		tangue tanguemos tanguéis tanguen
imperfect
(ra) 		tangara tangaras tangara tangáramos tangarais tangaran
imperfect
(se) 		tangase tangases tangase tangásemos tangaseis tangasen
future1 tangare tangares tangare tangáremos tangareis tangaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative tangatú
tangávos 		tangue tanguemos tangad tanguen
negative no tangues no tangue no tanguemos no tanguéis no tanguen

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

    Selected combined forms of tangar (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 tangar
dative tangarme tangarte tangarle, tangarse tangarnos tangaros tangarles, tangarse
accusative tangarme tangarte tangarlo, tangarla, tangarse tangarnos tangaros tangarlos, tangarlas, tangarse
with gerund tangando
dative tangándome tangándote tangándole, tangándose tangándonos tangándoos tangándoles, tangándose
accusative tangándome tangándote tangándolo, tangándola, tangándose tangándonos tangándoos tangándolos, tangándolas, tangándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative tanga
dative tángame tángate tángale tánganos not used tángales
accusative tángame tángate tángalo, tángala tánganos not used tángalos, tángalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative tangá
dative tangame tangate tangale tanganos not used tangales
accusative tangame tangate tangalo, tangala tanganos not used tangalos, tangalas
with formal second-person singular imperative tangue
dative tángueme not used tánguele, tánguese tánguenos not used tángueles
accusative tángueme not used tánguelo, tánguela, tánguese tánguenos not used tánguelos, tánguelas
with first-person plural imperative tanguemos
dative not used tanguémoste tanguémosle tanguémonos tanguémoos tanguémosles
accusative not used tanguémoste tanguémoslo, tanguémosla tanguémonos tanguémoos tanguémoslos, tanguémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative tangad
dative tangadme not used tangadle tangadnos tangaos tangadles
accusative tangadme not used tangadlo, tangadla tangadnos tangaos tangadlos, tangadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative tanguen
dative tánguenme not used tánguenle tánguennos not used tánguenles, tánguense
accusative tánguenme not used tánguenlo, tánguenla tánguennos not used tánguenlos, tánguenlas, tánguense

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