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agarrar
agarrar
Asturian
Verb
agarrar (first-person singular indicative present agarro, past participle agarráu)
Conjugation
Conjugation of agarrar
Portuguese
Etymology
From a- + garra (“claw”) + -ar.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: a‧gar‧rar
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌa.ɡa.ˈʁa(ʁ)/
Verb
agarrar (first-person singular present indicative agarro, past participle agarrado)
- (transitive) to grab; to grip; to grasp (to hold, or take hold of, forcefully)
- Alguém me agarrou por trás.
- Someone grabbed me from behind.
- Alguém me agarrou por trás.
- (transitive) to claw (to grab or strike with one’s claws)
- A águia agarrou o peixe.
- The eagle clawed the fish.
- A águia agarrou o peixe.
- (takes a reflexive pronoun, intransitive, or transitive with em) to hold on (to); to cling (to) (to hold very tightly)
- Se a escada estiver muito lisa, se agarre no corrimão.
- If the stairs are too slippery, hold on to the railing.
- Se a escada estiver muito lisa, se agarre no corrimão.
- (figuratively, takes a reflexive pronoun, transitive with em or a) to cling to; to love (to be very fond of; to feel strongly about)
- Eu me agarro em leitura.
- I love reading.
- Eu me agarro em leitura.
- (takes a reflexive pronoun, intransitive, or transitive with com or a) to have a go at; to brawl with; to get physical with (to engage in a physical fight)
- Os bêbados começaram a se agarrar.
- The drunks began brawling.
- Um idiota queria se agarrar comigo.
- Some idiot wanted to fight with me.
- Os bêbados começaram a se agarrar.
- (transitive) to get physical with (to make physical contact sexually)
- Os estudantes foram pegos se agarrando.
- The students were caught getting physical with one another.
- Os estudantes foram pegos se agarrando.
Conjugation
Conjugation of the Portuguese -ar verb agarrar
Synonyms
Spanish
Etymology
From garra (“claw”).
Verb
agarrar (first-person singular present agarro, first-person singular preterite agarré, past participle agarrado)
- to grab or take hold of
- (reflexive) to hold on
- Se agarró de mi brazo para no caerse - "She caught hold of my arm so she wouldn't fall"
Conjugation
1Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not be attested. Pronoun usage varies by region.
singular | plural | ||||||
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1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
with infinitive agarrar | |||||||
dative | agarrarme | agarrarte, agarrarle | agarrarle, agarrarse | agarrarnos | agarraros, agarrarles | agarrarles, agarrarse | |
accusative | agarrarme | agarrarte, agarrarlo, agarrarla | agarrarlo, agarrarla, agarrarse | agarrarnos | agarraros, agarrarlos, agarrarlas | agarrarlos, agarrarlas, agarrarse | |
with gerund agarrando | |||||||
dative | agarrándome | agarrándote, agarrándole | agarrándole, agarrándose | agarrándonos | agarrándoos, agarrándoles | agarrándoles, agarrándose | |
accusative | agarrándome | agarrándote, agarrándolo, agarrándola | agarrándolo, agarrándola, agarrándose | agarrándonos | agarrándoos, agarrándolos, agarrándolas | agarrándolos, agarrándolas, agarrándose | |
with informal second-person singular imperative agarra | |||||||
dative | agárrame | agárrate, agárrale | agárrale | agárranos | agárraos, agárrales | agárrales | |
accusative | agárrame | agárrate, agárralo, agárrala | agárralo, agárrala | agárranos | agárraos, agárralos, agárralas | agárralos, agárralas | |
with formal second-person singular imperative agarre | |||||||
dative | agárreme | agárrete, agárrele | agárrele, agárrese | agárrenos | agárreles | agárreles, agárrese | |
accusative | agárreme | agárrete, agárrelo, agárrela | agárrelo, agárrela, agárrese | agárrenos | agárrelos, agárrelas | agárrelos, agárrelas, agárrese | |
with first-person plural imperative agarremos | |||||||
dative | not used | agarrémosle | agarrémosle | agarrémonos | agarrémosles | agarrémosles | |
accusative | not used | agarrémoslo, agarrémosla | agarrémoslo, agarrémosla | agarrémonos | agarrémoslos, agarrémoslas | agarrémoslos, agarrémoslas | |
with informal second-person plural imperative agarrad | |||||||
dative | agarradme | agarradle | agarradle | agarradnos | agarraos, agarradles | agarradles | |
accusative | agarradme | agarradlo, agarradla | agarradlo, agarradla | agarradnos | agarraos, agarradlos, agarradlas | agarradlos, agarradlas | |
with formal second-person plural imperative agarren | |||||||
dative | agárrenme | agárrente, agárrenle | agárrenle, agárrense | agárrenos | agárrenles | agárrenles, agárrense | |
accusative | agárrenme | agárrente, agárrenlo, agárrenla | agárrenlo, agárrenla, agárrense | agárrenos | agárrenlos, agárrenlas | agárrenlos, agárrenlas, agárrense |