colgar

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin collocāre (“set in place”).

Verb

colgar (first-person singular indicative present colgo, past participle colgáu)

1. to hang

   Synonyms: engolar, colingar, encolingar, trescollerar

Conjugation

Conjugation of colgar

infinitive		colgar
gerund		colgando
past participle		m colgáu, f colgada, n colgao, m pl colgaos, f pl colgaes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	colgo	colgues	colga	colgamos	colgáis	colguen
	imperfect	colgaba	colgabes	colgaba	colgábemos, colgábamos	colgabeis, colgabais	colgaben
	preterite	colgué	colgasti, colguesti	colgó	colguemos	colgastis, colguestis	colgaron
	pluperfect	colgare, colgara	colgares, colgaras	colgare, colgara	colgáremos, colgáramos	colgareis, colgarais	colgaren, colgaran
	future	colgaré	colgarás	colgará	colgaremos	colgaréis	colgarán
	conditional	colgaría	colgaríes	colgaría	colgaríemos, colgaríamos	colgaríeis, colgaríais	colgaríen
subjunctive	present	colgue	colgues, colgas	colgue	colguemos	colguéis	colguen, colgan
	imperfect	colgare, colgara	colgares, colgaras	colgare, colgara	colgáremos, colgáramos	colgareis, colgarais	colgaren, colgaran
imperative		—	colga	—	—	colgái	—

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin collocāre (“set in place”). Doublet of col·locar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [kulˈɣa]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [kolˈɣa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [kolˈɣaɾ]

• Audio (Barcelona):

  (file)

Verb

colgar (first-person singular present colgo, first-person singular preterite colguí, past participle colgat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /o/

1. to bury

   Synonyms: enterrar, soterrar

Conjugation

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

infinitive			colgar
gerund			colgant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		colgat		colgada
		plural		colgats		colgades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	colgo	colgues	colga	colguem	colgueu	colguen
	imperfect	colgava	colgaves	colgava	colgàvem	colgàveu	colgaven
	future	colgaré	colgaràs	colgarà	colgarem	colgareu	colgaran
	preterite	colguí	colgares	colgà	colgàrem	colgàreu	colgaren
	conditional	colgaria	colgaries	colgaria	colgaríem	colgaríeu	colgarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	colgui	colguis	colgui	colguem	colgueu	colguin
	imperfect	colgués	colguessis	colgués	colguéssim	colguéssiu	colguessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	colga	colgui	colguem	colgueu	colguin
	negative (no)	—	no colguis	no colgui	no colguem	no colgueu	no colguin

Further reading

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

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese colgar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin collocāre (“set in place”). Doublet of the borrowed colocar. Cognate with English couch and collocate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kolˈɣaɾ]

Verb

colgar (first-person singular present colgo, first-person singular preterite colguei, past participle colgado)

1. to hang

   Synonyms: encolgar, pendurar

   Antonym: descolgar

   • c. 1295, R. Lorenzo, editor, La traducción gallega de la Crónica General y de la Crónica de Castilla, Ourense: I.E.O.P.F, page 685:

     Et hũus dizem que o enforcou com̃o a falsario; mays o arçebispo dom Rrodrigo, por apostar sua parauoa, diz que morreu colgado.

     And some say that he hanged him as a liar; but archbishop Don Rodrigo, to straighten his word, says he died hanged.

   • 1370, R. Lorenzo, editor, Crónica troiana, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 441:

     Demays tĩjña ẽna mão hũ ençẽçario de hũ topaz moy claro et moy rrico, colgado de hũus fíos de ouro enlaçados et laurados a moy grã nobreza.

     Besides, he had in his hand a censer made of very rich and clear topaz, hanging from some gold threads tied and worked in the most noble manner

2. to hang up

   Antonym: descolgar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of colgar (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	colgar
Personal	colgar	colgares	colgar	colgarmos	colgardes	colgaren
Gerund
	colgando
Past participle
Masculine	colgado			colgados
Feminine	colgada			colgadas
Indicative
Present	colgo	colgas	colga	colgamos	colgades	colgan
Imperfect	colgaba	colgabas	colgaba	colgabamos	colgabades	colgaban
Preterite	colguei	colgaches	colgou	colgamos	colgastes	colgaron
Pluperfect	colgara	colgaras	colgara	colgaramos	colgarades	colgaran
Future	colgarei	colgarás	colgará	colgaremos	colgaredes	colgarán
Conditional	colgaría	colgarías	colgaría	colgariamos	colgariades	colgarían
Subjunctive
Present	colgue	colgues	colgue	colguemos	colguedes	colguen
Imperfect	colgase	colgases	colgase	colgásemos	colgásedes	colgasen
Future	colgar	colgares	colgar	colgarmos	colgardes	colgaren
Imperative
Affirmative		colga	colgue	colguemos	colgade	colguen
Negative (non)		non colgues	non colgue	non colguemos	non colguedes	non colguen

    Reintegrated conjugation of colgar (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	colgar
Personal	colgar	colgares	colgar	colgarmos	colgardes	colgarem
Gerund
	colgando
Past participle
Masculine	colgado			colgados
Feminine	colgada			colgadas
Indicative
Present	colgo	colgas	colga	colgamos	colgades, colgais	colgam
Imperfect	colgava	colgavas	colgava	colgávamos	colgávades, colgáveis, colgávais1	colgavam
Preterite	colguei	colgaste, colgache1	colgou	colgamos	colgastes	colgárom, colgaram
Pluperfect	colgara	colgaras	colgara	colgáramos	colgárades, colgáreis, colgárais1	colgaram
Future	colgarei	colgarás	colgará	colgaremos	colgaredes, colgareis	colgarám, colgarão
Conditional	colgaria	colgarias	colgaria	colgaríamos	colgaríades, colgaríeis, colgaríais1	colgariam
Subjunctive
Present	colgue	colgues	colgue	colguemos	colguedes, colgueis	colguem
Imperfect	colgasse	colgasses	colgasse	colgássemos	colgássedes, colgásseis	colgassem
Future	colgar	colgares	colgar	colgarmos	colgardes	colgarem
Imperative
Affirmative		colga	colgue	colguemos	colgade, colgai	colguem
Negative (nom)		nom colgues	nom colgue	nom colguemos	nom colguedes, nom colgueis	nom colguem

¹Less recommended.

Derived terms

• colgarecho
• descolgar
• encolgar

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022), “colgar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018), “colg”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “colgar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “colgar”, 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), “colgar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “colgar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “colgar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese colgar (“hang”), from Latin collocāre (“set in place”). Doublet of colocar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kowˈɡa(ʁ)/ [koʊ̯ˈɡa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kowˈɡa(ʁ)/ [koʊ̯ˈɡa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /kowˈɡa(ɾ)/ [koʊ̯ˈɡa(ɾ)]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kowˈɡa(ʁ)/ [koʊ̯ˈɡa(χ)]
  • (Porto Alegre) IPA^(key): /kowˈɡa(ɻ)/ [koʊ̯ˈɡa(ɻ)]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kolˈɡaɾ/ [koɫˈɣaɾ], /kɔlˈɡaɾ/ [kɔɫˈɣaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kolˈɡaɾ/ [koɫˈɣaɾ], /kɔlˈɡaɾ/ [kɔɫˈɣaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kolˈɡa.ɾi/ [koɫˈɣa.ɾi], /kɔlˈɡa.ɾi/ [kɔɫˈɣa.ɾi]

Verb

colgar (first-person singular present colgo, first-person singular preterite colguei, past participle colgado)

1. (archaic) synonym of pendurar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of colgar (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	colgar
Personal	colgar	colgares	colgar	colgarmos	colgardes	colgarem
Gerund
	colgando
Past participle
Masculine	colgado			colgados
Feminine	colgada			colgadas
Indicative
Present	colgo	colgas	colga	colgamos	colgais	colgam
Imperfect	colgava	colgavas	colgava	colgávamos	colgáveis	colgavam
Preterite	colguei	colgaste	colgou	colgamos1, colgámos2	colgastes	colgaram
Pluperfect	colgara	colgaras	colgara	colgáramos	colgáreis	colgaram
Future	colgarei	colgarás	colgará	colgaremos	colgareis	colgarão
Conditional	colgaria	colgarias	colgaria	colgaríamos	colgaríeis	colgariam
Subjunctive
Present	colgue	colgues	colgue	colguemos	colgueis	colguem
Imperfect	colgasse	colgasses	colgasse	colgássemos	colgásseis	colgassem
Future	colgar	colgares	colgar	colgarmos	colgardes	colgarem
Imperative
Affirmative		colga	colgue	colguemos	colgai	colguem
Negative (não)		não colgues	não colgue	não colguemos	não colgueis	não colguem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin collocāre (“set in place”). Doublet of the borrowed colocar. Cognate with English couch and collocate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kolˈɡaɾ/ [kolˈɣ̞aɾ]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: col‧gar

Verb

colgar (first-person singular present cuelgo, first-person singular preterite colgué, past participle colgado)

1. (transitive) to hang

   Synonyms: pender, tender

   Antonym: descolgar

2. to hang up (the telephone, etc.)

   Antonym: descolgar

3. (computing) to upload

   Synonym: subir

   Antonym: descargar

4. (transitive, colloquial) (+ con) to hang out with, relax with
5. (reflexive, computing) to freeze, to hang (to come a sudden halt, stop working)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of colgar (o-ue alternation; g-gu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			colgar
gerund			colgando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		colgado		colgada
		plural		colgados		colgadas
		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	cuelgo	cuelgastú colgásvos	cuelga	colgamos	colgáis	cuelgan
	imperfect	colgaba	colgabas	colgaba	colgábamos	colgabais	colgaban
	preterite	colgué	colgaste	colgó	colgamos	colgasteis	colgaron
	future	colgaré	colgarás	colgará	colgaremos	colgaréis	colgarán
	conditional	colgaría	colgarías	colgaría	colgaríamos	colgaríais	colgarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	cuelgue	cuelguestú colguésvos2	cuelgue	colguemos	colguéis	cuelguen
	imperfect (ra)	colgara	colgaras	colgara	colgáramos	colgarais	colgaran
	imperfect (se)	colgase	colgases	colgase	colgásemos	colgaseis	colgasen
	future1	colgare	colgares	colgare	colgáremos	colgareis	colgaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		cuelgatú colgávos	cuelgue	colguemos	colgad	cuelguen
	negative		no cuelgues	no cuelgue	no colguemos	no colguéis	no cuelguen

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

    Selected combined forms of colgar (o-ue 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 colgar	dative	colgarme	colgarte	colgarle, colgarse	colgarnos	colgaros	colgarles, colgarse
	accusative	colgarme	colgarte	colgarlo, colgarla, colgarse	colgarnos	colgaros	colgarlos, colgarlas, colgarse
with gerund colgando	dative	colgándome	colgándote	colgándole, colgándose	colgándonos	colgándoos	colgándoles, colgándose
	accusative	colgándome	colgándote	colgándolo, colgándola, colgándose	colgándonos	colgándoos	colgándolos, colgándolas, colgándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative cuelga	dative	cuélgame	cuélgate	cuélgale	cuélganos	not used	cuélgales
	accusative	cuélgame	cuélgate	cuélgalo, cuélgala	cuélganos	not used	cuélgalos, cuélgalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative colgá	dative	colgame	colgate	colgale	colganos	not used	colgales
	accusative	colgame	colgate	colgalo, colgala	colganos	not used	colgalos, colgalas
with formal second-person singular imperative cuelgue	dative	cuélgueme	not used	cuélguele, cuélguese	cuélguenos	not used	cuélgueles
	accusative	cuélgueme	not used	cuélguelo, cuélguela, cuélguese	cuélguenos	not used	cuélguelos, cuélguelas
with first-person plural imperative colguemos	dative	not used	colguémoste	colguémosle	colguémonos	colguémoos	colguémosles
	accusative	not used	colguémoste	colguémoslo, colguémosla	colguémonos	colguémoos	colguémoslos, colguémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative colgad	dative	colgadme	not used	colgadle	colgadnos	colgaos	colgadles
	accusative	colgadme	not used	colgadlo, colgadla	colgadnos	colgaos	colgadlos, colgadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative cuelguen	dative	cuélguenme	not used	cuélguenle	cuélguennos	not used	cuélguenles, cuélguense
	accusative	cuélguenme	not used	cuélguenlo, cuélguenla	cuélguennos	not used	cuélguenlos, cuélguenlas, cuélguense

Derived terms

• colgar clase
• colgar la galleta
• colgar los botines
• colgar los guantes
• colgar los tenis
• tomate de colgar

Related terms

• colgador
• colgante
• colocar

See also

• suspender

Further reading

• “colgar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024