manexar

Asturian

Verb

manexar

1. To handle (use with the hand)
2. To run, direct
3. To be well-off

Galician

Alternative forms

• manejar (reintegrationist)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese manejar (13th century, Alfonso X), from man +‎ -exar. Cognate of Portuguese manejar, Spanish manejar, and English manage.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maneˈʃaɾ/ [mã.neˈʃaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Hyphenation: ma‧ne‧xar

Verb

manexar (first-person singular present manexo, first-person singular preterite manexei, past participle manexado)

1. (transitive) to drive

   Synonym: conducir

2. (transitive) to handle

Conjugation

    Conjugation of manexar

	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	manexar
Personal	manexar	manexares	manexar	manexarmos	manexardes	manexaren
Gerund
	manexando
Past participle
Masculine	manexado			manexados
Feminine	manexada			manexadas
Indicative
Present	manexo	manexas	manexa	manexamos	manexades	manexan
Imperfect	manexaba	manexabas	manexaba	manexabamos	manexabades	manexaban
Preterite	manexei	manexaches	manexou	manexamos	manexastes	manexaron
Pluperfect	manexara	manexaras	manexara	manexaramos	manexarades	manexaran
Future	manexarei	manexarás	manexará	manexaremos	manexaredes	manexarán
Conditional	manexaría	manexarías	manexaría	manexariamos	manexariades	manexarían
Subjunctive
Present	manexe	manexes	manexe	manexemos	manexedes	manexen
Imperfect	manexase	manexases	manexase	manexásemos	manexásedes	manexasen
Future	manexar	manexares	manexar	manexarmos	manexardes	manexaren
Imperative
Affirmative		manexa	manexe	manexemos	manexade	manexen
Negative (non)		non manexes	non manexe	non manexemos	non manexedes	non manexen

References

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “manejar”, 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), “manej”, 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), “manexar”, 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), “manexar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “manexar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Further reading

• “manexar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025