cagar

See also: čagar

Asturian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin cacāre, from a Proto-Indo-European *kakka-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈɡaɾ/ [kaˈɡaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: ca‧gar

Verb

cagar

1. to shit
2. (reflexive) to shit involuntarily, one's self, to fear a lot

   Cágome cuando la oyo berrame

   I shit myself when I hear her scream at me

3. (vulgar) to tell someone off

   ¡Toi fartu, cago pa ti!

   I'm done, fuck you!

4. to pay someone with malice

Conjugation

Conjugation of cagar

infinitive		cagar
gerund		cagando
past participle		m cagáu, f cagada, n cagao, m pl cagaos, f pl cagaes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	cago	cages	caga	cagamos	cagáis	cagen
	imperfect	cagaba	cagabes	cagaba	cagábemos, cagábamos	cagabeis, cagabais	cagaben
	preterite	cagé	cagasti, cagesti	cagó	cagemos	cagastis, cagestis	cagaron
	pluperfect	cagare, cagara	cagares, cagaras	cagare, cagara	cagáremos, cagáramos	cagareis, cagarais	cagaren, cagaran
	future	cagaré	cagarás	cagará	cagaremos	cagaréis	cagarán
	conditional	cagaría	cagaríes	cagaría	cagaríemos, cagaríamos	cagaríeis, cagaríais	cagaríen
subjunctive	present	cage	cages, cagas	cage	cagemos	cagéis	cagen, cagan
	imperfect	cagare, cagara	cagares, cagaras	cagare, cagara	cagáremos, cagáramos	cagareis, cagarais	cagaren, cagaran
imperative		—	caga	—	—	cagái	—

Derived terms

• cagala
• cagar centelles
• cagar el nisu
• cagar la berza
• cagar per sí
• meca

Further reading

• Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “cagar”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
• “cagar”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin cacāre, from a Proto-Indo-European *kakka-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [kəˈɣa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [kaˈɣaɾ]
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Verb

cagar (first-person singular present cago, first-person singular preterite caguí, past participle cagat)

1. (intransitive, vulgar) to shit
2. (pronominal, vulgar) to shit involuntarily, in public, etc.
3. (transitive, vulgar) to shit out

Conjugation

    Conjugation of cagar (first conjugation, g-gu alternation)

infinitive			cagar
gerund			cagant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		cagat		cagada
		plural		cagats		cagades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	cago	cagues	caga	caguem	cagueu	caguen
	imperfect	cagava	cagaves	cagava	cagàvem	cagàveu	cagaven
	future	cagaré	cagaràs	cagarà	cagarem	cagareu	cagaran
	preterite	caguí	cagares	cagà	cagàrem	cagàreu	cagaren
	conditional	cagaria	cagaries	cagaria	cagaríem	cagaríeu	cagarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	cagui	caguis	cagui	caguem	cagueu	caguin
	imperfect	cagués	caguessis	cagués	caguéssim	caguéssiu	caguessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	caga	cagui	caguem	cagueu	caguin
	negative (no)	—	no caguis	no cagui	no caguem	no cagueu	no caguin

Derived terms

• a cagar al bancal
• caga tió
• cagacalces
• cagadora
• cagadubtes
• cagaferro
• cagalló
• caganer
• caganiu
• cagarada
• cagarina
• cagarro
• caguera

Related terms

• cagat
• concagar

Further reading

• “cagar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “cagar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese cagar, from Latin cacāre, from a Proto-Indo-European *kakka-. Compare Portuguese, Asturian, Spanish, and Catalan cagar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈɣaɾ/, /kaˈħaɾ/

Verb

cagar (first-person singular present cago, first-person singular preterite caguei, past participle cagado)

1. (vulgar, intransitive) to shit
2. (vulgar, intransitive) to tell someone off, exclamation of rejection

   Vai cagar! ― Go s yourself!

3. (vulgar, transitive) to ruin, to spoil
4. (vulgar, pronominal) to shit oneself (to be very scared)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of cagar (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	cagar
Personal	cagar	cagares	cagar	cagarmos	cagardes	cagaren
Gerund
	cagando
Past participle
Masculine	cagado			cagados
Feminine	cagada			cagadas
Indicative
Present	cago	cagas	caga	cagamos	cagades	cagan
Imperfect	cagaba	cagabas	cagaba	cagabamos	cagabades	cagaban
Preterite	caguei	cagaches	cagou	cagamos	cagastes	cagaron
Pluperfect	cagara	cagaras	cagara	cagaramos	cagarades	cagaran
Future	cagarei	cagarás	cagará	cagaremos	cagaredes	cagarán
Conditional	cagaría	cagarías	cagaría	cagariamos	cagariades	cagarían
Subjunctive
Present	cague	cagues	cague	caguemos	caguedes	caguen
Imperfect	cagase	cagases	cagase	cagásemos	cagásedes	cagasen
Future	cagar	cagares	cagar	cagarmos	cagardes	cagaren
Imperative
Affirmative		caga	cague	caguemos	cagade	caguen
Negative (non)		non cagues	non cague	non caguemos	non caguedes	non caguen

    Reintegrated conjugation of cagar (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	cagar
Personal	cagar	cagares	cagar	cagarmos	cagardes	cagarem
Gerund
	cagando
Past participle
Masculine	cagado			cagados
Feminine	cagada			cagadas
Indicative
Present	cago	cagas	caga	cagamos	cagades, cagais	cagam
Imperfect	cagava	cagavas	cagava	cagávamos	cagávades, cagáveis, cagávais1	cagavam
Preterite	caguei	cagaste, cagache1	cagou	cagamos	cagastes	cagárom, cagaram
Pluperfect	cagara	cagaras	cagara	cagáramos	cagárades, cagáreis, cagárais1	cagaram
Future	cagarei	cagarás	cagará	cagaremos	cagaredes, cagareis	cagarám, cagarão
Conditional	cagaria	cagarias	cagaria	cagaríamos	cagaríades, cagaríeis, cagaríais1	cagariam
Subjunctive
Present	cague	cagues	cague	caguemos	caguedes, cagueis	caguem
Imperfect	cagasse	cagasses	cagasse	cagássemos	cagássedes, cagásseis	cagassem
Future	cagar	cagares	cagar	cagarmos	cagardes	cagarem
Imperative
Affirmative		caga	cague	caguemos	cagade, cagai	caguem
Negative (nom)		nom cagues	nom cague	nom caguemos	nom caguedes, nom cagueis	nom caguem

¹Less recommended.

Derived terms

• cagalla
• cagallón

Related terms

• caca

References

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “cagar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “caga”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cagar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “cagar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “cagar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cagar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN