cangar

Galician

Etymology

From canga +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /kaŋˈɡaɾ/ [kɑŋˈɡɑɾ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /kaŋˈɡaɾ/ [kɑŋˈɡɑɾ]
• IPA^(key): (gheada) /kaŋˈħaɾ/ [kɑŋˈħɑɾ]

• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Hyphenation: can‧gar

Verb

cangar (first-person singular present cango, first-person singular preterite canguei, past participle cangado)

1. to frame a roof
2. to yoke
3. (figurative) to obstruct, delay, burden

Conjugation

    Conjugation of cangar (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	cangar
Personal	cangar	cangares	cangar	cangarmos	cangardes	cangaren
Gerund
	cangando
Past participle
Masculine	cangado			cangados
Feminine	cangada			cangadas
Indicative
Present	cango	cangas	canga	cangamos	cangades	cangan
Imperfect	cangaba	cangabas	cangaba	cangabamos	cangabades	cangaban
Preterite	canguei	cangaches	cangou	cangamos	cangastes	cangaron
Pluperfect	cangara	cangaras	cangara	cangaramos	cangarades	cangaran
Future	cangarei	cangarás	cangará	cangaremos	cangaredes	cangarán
Conditional	cangaría	cangarías	cangaría	cangariamos	cangariades	cangarían
Subjunctive
Present	cangue	cangues	cangue	canguemos	canguedes	canguen
Imperfect	cangase	cangases	cangase	cangásemos	cangásedes	cangasen
Future	cangar	cangares	cangar	cangarmos	cangardes	cangaren
Imperative
Affirmative		canga	cangue	canguemos	cangade	canguen
Negative (non)		non cangues	non cangue	non canguemos	non canguedes	non canguen

    Reintegrated conjugation of cangar (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	cangar
Personal	cangar	cangares	cangar	cangarmos	cangardes	cangarem
Gerund
	cangando
Past participle
Masculine	cangado			cangados
Feminine	cangada			cangadas
Indicative
Present	cango	cangas	canga	cangamos	cangades, cangais	cangam
Imperfect	cangava	cangavas	cangava	cangávamos	cangávades, cangáveis, cangávais1	cangavam
Preterite	canguei	cangaste, cangache1	cangou	cangamos	cangastes	cangárom, cangaram
Pluperfect	cangara	cangaras	cangara	cangáramos	cangárades, cangáreis, cangárais1	cangaram
Future	cangarei	cangarás	cangará	cangaremos	cangaredes, cangareis	cangarám, cangarão
Conditional	cangaria	cangarias	cangaria	cangaríamos	cangaríades, cangaríeis, cangaríais1	cangariam
Subjunctive
Present	cangue	cangues	cangue	canguemos	canguedes, cangueis	canguem
Imperfect	cangasse	cangasses	cangasse	cangássemos	cangássedes, cangásseis	cangassem
Future	cangar	cangares	cangar	cangarmos	cangardes	cangarem
Imperative
Affirmative		canga	cangue	canguemos	cangade, cangai	canguem
Negative (nom)		nom cangues	nom cangue	nom canguemos	nom canguedes, nom cangueis	nom canguem

¹Less recommended.

Related terms

• cangallo
• cango
• escangallar

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cangar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “cangar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “cangar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
• “cangar”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2025
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cangar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Spanish

Etymology

From canga +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kanˈɡaɾ/ [kãŋˈɡaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: can‧gar

Verb

cangar (first-person singular present cango, first-person singular preterite cangué, past participle cangado)

1. (transitive, Salamanca) to cut the line, to skip the turn (to remove the time or turn to play pina)
2. (figurative) to obstruct, delay, burden

Conjugation

    Conjugation of cangar (g-gu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			cangar
gerund			cangando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		cangado		cangada
		plural		cangados		cangadas
		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	cango	cangastú cangásvos	canga	cangamos	cangáis	cangan
	imperfect	cangaba	cangabas	cangaba	cangábamos	cangabais	cangaban
	preterite	cangué	cangaste	cangó	cangamos	cangasteis	cangaron
	future	cangaré	cangarás	cangará	cangaremos	cangaréis	cangarán
	conditional	cangaría	cangarías	cangaría	cangaríamos	cangaríais	cangarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	cangue	canguestú canguésvos2	cangue	canguemos	canguéis	canguen
	imperfect (ra)	cangara	cangaras	cangara	cangáramos	cangarais	cangaran
	imperfect (se)	cangase	cangases	cangase	cangásemos	cangaseis	cangasen
	future1	cangare	cangares	cangare	cangáremos	cangareis	cangaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		cangatú cangávos	cangue	canguemos	cangad	canguen
	negative		no cangues	no cangue	no canguemos	no canguéis	no canguen

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of cangar (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 cangar	dative	cangarme	cangarte	cangarle, cangarse	cangarnos	cangaros	cangarles, cangarse
	accusative	cangarme	cangarte	cangarlo, cangarla, cangarse	cangarnos	cangaros	cangarlos, cangarlas, cangarse
with gerund cangando	dative	cangándome	cangándote	cangándole, cangándose	cangándonos	cangándoos	cangándoles, cangándose
	accusative	cangándome	cangándote	cangándolo, cangándola, cangándose	cangándonos	cangándoos	cangándolos, cangándolas, cangándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative canga	dative	cángame	cángate	cángale	cánganos	not used	cángales
	accusative	cángame	cángate	cángalo, cángala	cánganos	not used	cángalos, cángalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative cangá	dative	cangame	cangate	cangale	canganos	not used	cangales
	accusative	cangame	cangate	cangalo, cangala	canganos	not used	cangalos, cangalas
with formal second-person singular imperative cangue	dative	cángueme	not used	cánguele, cánguese	cánguenos	not used	cángueles
	accusative	cángueme	not used	cánguelo, cánguela, cánguese	cánguenos	not used	cánguelos, cánguelas
with first-person plural imperative canguemos	dative	not used	canguémoste	canguémosle	canguémonos	canguémoos	canguémosles
	accusative	not used	canguémoste	canguémoslo, canguémosla	canguémonos	canguémoos	canguémoslos, canguémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative cangad	dative	cangadme	not used	cangadle	cangadnos	cangaos	cangadles
	accusative	cangadme	not used	cangadlo, cangadla	cangadnos	cangaos	cangadlos, cangadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative canguen	dative	cánguenme	not used	cánguenle	cánguennos	not used	cánguenles, cánguense
	accusative	cánguenme	not used	cánguenlo, cánguenla	cánguennos	not used	cánguenlos, cánguenlas, cánguense

Further reading

• “cangar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025