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Negar
negar
negar
Asturian
Alternative forms
Verb
negar
Related terms
Catalan
Etymology
From Old Provençal, from Latin negāre, present active infinitive of negō.
Pronunciation
- (Oriental) IPA(key): /nə.ˈɣa/
- (North-Occidental) IPA(key): /ne.ˈɣa/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ne.ˈɣar/
Verb
negar (first-person singular present nego, past participle negat)
Conjugation
Conjugation of negar (first conjugation)
| infinitive | negar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | negant | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | negat | negada | |||||
| plural | negats | negades | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès |
|
| present | nego | negues | nega | neguem | negueu | neguen | |
| imperfect | negava | negaves | negava | negàvem | negàveu | negaven | |
| future | negaré | negaràs | negarà | negarem | negareu | negaran | |
| preterite | neguí | negares | negà | negàrem | negàreu | negaren | |
| conditional | negaria | negaries | negaria | negaríem | negaríeu | negarien | |
| subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès |
|
| present | negui | neguis | negui | neguem | negueu | neguin | |
| imperfect | negués | neguessis | negués | neguéssim | neguéssiu | neguessin | |
| imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós |
vostès | |
| — | nega | negui | neguem | negueu | neguin | ||
Related terms
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Portuguese negar, from Latin negāre, present active infinitive of negō.
Pronunciation
- (Paulista) IPA(key): /ne.ˈɡa(ɹ)/
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ne.ˈɡa(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /nɨ.ˈɣaɾ/
Verb
negar (first-person singular present indicative nego, past participle negado)
- to deny (to not allow)
- to deny (to assert that something is not true)
- to contest (to call into question)
- (card games) to refuse to let go of a card
Conjugation
Conjugation of the Portuguese -ar verb negar
| Notes:[edit] | ||||||
| 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 | negar | |||||
| Personal | negar | negares | negar | negarmos | negardes | negarem |
| Gerund | ||||||
| negando | ||||||
| Past participle | ||||||
| Masculine | negado | negados | ||||
| Feminine | negada | negadas | ||||
| Indicative | ||||||
| Present | nego | negas | nega | negamos | negais | negam |
| Imperfect | negava | negavas | negava | negávamos | negáveis | negavam |
| Preterite | neguei | negaste | negou | negamos negámos |
negastes | negaram |
| Pluperfect | negara | negaras | negara | negáramos | negáreis | negaram |
| Future | negarei | negarás | negará | negaremos | negareis | negarão |
| Conditional | ||||||
| negaria | negarias | negaria | negaríamos | negaríeis | negariam | |
| Subjunctive | ||||||
| Present | negue | negues | negue | neguemos | negueis | neguem |
| Imperfect | negasse | negasses | negasse | negássemos | negásseis | negassem |
| Future | negar | negares | negar | negarmos | negardes | negarem |
| Imperative | ||||||
| Affirmative | - | nega | negue | neguemos | negai | neguem |
| Negative (não) | - | negues | negue | neguemos | negueis | neguem |
Synonyms
- (not allow): proibir, recusar
- (assert that something isn’t true): desdizer, desmentir
- (contest): contestar
Antonyms
- (not allow): autorizar, consentir, deixar, permitir
- (assert that something isn’t true): afirmar, confirmar
- (contest): aceitar
Derived terms
- negar a
Related terms
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Spanish
Etymology
From Latin negāre, present active infinitive of negō.
Verb
negar (first-person singular present niego, first-person singular preterite negué, past participle negado)
Conjugation
- Rule: e becomes ie in stressed syllables; g becomes a gu before e.
| infinitive | negar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | negando | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | negado | negada | |||||
| plural | negados | negadas | |||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| indicative | yo | tú vos |
él/ella usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes |
|
| present | niego | niegastú negásvos |
niega | negamos | negáis | niegan | |
| imperfect | negaba | negabas | negaba | negábamos | negabais | negaban | |
| preterite | negué | negaste | negó | negamos | negasteis | negaron | |
| future | negaré | negarás | negará | negaremos | negaréis | negarán | |
| conditional | negaría | negarías | negaría | negaríamos | negaríais | negarían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos |
él/ella usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes |
|
| present | niegue | niegues | niegue | neguemos | neguéis | nieguen | |
| imperfect (ra) |
negara | negaras | negara | negáramos | negarais | negaran | |
| imperfect (se) |
negase | negases | negase | negásemos | negaseis | negasen | |
| future | negare | negares | negare | negáremos | negareis | negaren | |
| imperative | — | tú vos |
usted | nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ustedes | |
| affirmative | niegatú negávos |
niegue | neguemos | negad | nieguen | ||
| negative | no niegues | no niegue | no neguemos | no neguéis | no nieguen | ||
Other verbs with this conjugation:
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Spanish_verbs_ending_in_-ar_(conjugation_-gar_(e-ie))'>Spanish verbs ending in -ar (conjugation -gar (e-ie))</a>
These forms are generated automatically and may not be attested. Pronoun usage varies by region.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| with infinitive negar | |||||||
| dative | negarme | negarte, negarle | negarle, negarse | negarnos | negaros, negarles | negarles, negarse | |
| accusative | negarme | negarte, negarlo, negarla | negarlo, negarla, negarse | negarnos | negaros, negarlos, negarlas | negarlos, negarlas, negarse | |
| with gerund negando | |||||||
| dative | negándome | negándote, negándole | negándole, negándose | negándonos | negándoos, negándoles | negándoles, negándose | |
| accusative | negándome | negándote, negándolo, negándola | negándolo, negándola, negándose | negándonos | negándoos, negándolos, negándolas | negándolos, negándolas, negándose | |
| with informal second-person singular imperative niega | |||||||
| dative | niegame | niegate, niegale | niegale | nieganos | niegaos, niegales | niegales | |
| accusative | niegame | niegate, niegalo, niegala | niegalo, niegala | nieganos | niegaos, niegalos, niegalas | niegalos, niegalas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative niegue | |||||||
| dative | niégueme | niéguete, niéguele | niéguele, niéguese | niéguenos | niégueles | niégueles, niéguese | |
| accusative | niégueme | niéguete, niéguelo, niéguela | niéguelo, niéguela, niéguese | niéguenos | niéguelos, niéguelas | niéguelos, niéguelas, niéguese | |
| with first-person plural imperative neguemos | |||||||
| dative | not used | neguémosle | neguémosle | neguémonos | neguémosles | neguémosles | |
| accusative | not used | neguémoslo, neguémosla | neguémoslo, neguémosla | neguémonos | neguémoslos, neguémoslas | neguémoslos, neguémoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative negad | |||||||
| dative | negadme | negadle | negadle | negadnos | negaos, negadles | negadles | |
| accusative | negadme | negadlo, negadla | negadlo, negadla | negadnos | negaos, negadlos, negadlas | negadlos, negadlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative nieguen | |||||||
| dative | niéguenme | niéguente, niéguenle | niéguenle, niéguense | niéguenos | niéguenles | niéguenles, niéguense | |
| accusative | niéguenme | niéguente, niéguenlo, niéguenla | niéguenlo, niéguenla, niéguense | niéguenos | niéguenlos, niéguenlas | niéguenlos, niéguenlas, niéguense | |