andar

Asturian

Etymology

Either from Vulgar Latin *and(i)tāre < *ambitāre, frequentative of Latin ambīre, or from *amnāre, from dissimilation of earlier *amlāre, a proto-Romance or Vulgar Latin variant of ambulāre, present active infinitive of ambulō. Other theories include aditāre or adnāre. Compare Spanish andar, Galician andar, Italian andare.

Verb

andar

1. to walk
2. to work (function)
3. to go, be

   Ando bien. ― I'm alright.

4. to go out (with someone)

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

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Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German ander, from Old High German andar, from Proto-Germanic *anþeraz. Cognate with German ander, Dutch ander, English other, Icelandic annar.

Pronoun

andar (plural àndarn)

1. (Sette Comuni) other

References

• “andar” in Martalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

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Faroese

Noun

andar m pl

1. plural of andi

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Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Portuguese andar, either from Vulgar Latin *and(i)tāre < *ambitāre, frequentative of Latin ambīre, or from *amnāre, from dissimilation of earlier *amlāre, a proto-Romance or Vulgar Latin variant of ambulāre, present active infinitive of ambulō. Other theories include aditāre or adnāre. Compare Portuguese andar, Spanish andar, Italian andare.

Verb

andar (first-person singular present ando, first-person singular preterite andei, past participle andado)

1. to walk

   Synonym: camiñar

2. to wander, to travel
3. to go, to proceed

   Synonym: ir

4. to be; to do

   A que andas, ho? ― Hey! What are you doing?

   Andas a saltar e caiches. ― You are jumping around and now you have fallen.

   Synonym: estar

5. (transitive) to move
6. (with por and a verb in infinitive) to be about to

Conjugation

    Conjugation of andar

infinitive			andar
gerund			andando
past participle				singular		plural
		masculine		andado		andados
		feminine		andada		andadas
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		eu	ti	el / ela / Vde.	nós	vós	eles / elas / Vdes.
	present	ando	andas	anda	andamos	andades	andan
	imperfect	andaba	andabas	andaba	andabamos	andabades	andaban
	preterite	andei	andaches	andou	andamos	andastes	andaron
	pluperfect	andara	andaras	andara	andaramos	andarades	andaran
	future	andarei	andarás	andará	andaremos	andaredes	andarán
	conditional	andaría	andarías	andaría	andariamos	andariades	andarían
subjunctive		eu	ti	el / ela / Vde.	nós	vós	eles / elas / Vdes.
	present	ande	andes	ande	andemos	andedes	anden
	preterite	andase	andases	andase	andásemos	andásedes	andasen
	future	andar	andares	andar	andarmos	andardes	andaren
imperative		—	ti	Vde.	nós	vós	Vdes.
	affirmative	—	anda	ande	andemos	andade	anden
	negative	—	andes	ande	andemos	andedes	anden
personal infinitive		eu	ti	el / ela / Vde.	nós	vós	eles / elas / Vdes.
		andar	andares	andar	andarmos	andardes	andaren

Derived terms

• anda alá

Noun

andar m (plural andares)

1. storey, stage, floor, level
   • 1833, Florencio Pol, Espello de deputados, page 4 (in Ramón Mariño Paz (2008), Papés d'emprenta condenada. A escrita galega entre 1797 e 1846.):

     ó chegar á súa casa fun dar, que é indo polo cantón sin torcer, no mesmo andar pregunto polo Señor pro mui logo o vin baixar

     arriving there I found his house, which is just straight down the promenade, on the same floor I asked for the lord, but at the moment I saw him coming down

2. walk, pace, gait
   • c1300, R. Martínez López (ed.), General Estoria. Versión gallega del siglo XIV. Oviedo: Publicacións de Archivum, page 183:

     sol [...] tanto he oseu lume et tam grande o poder (dos) seus rrayos que por donde el vay tolle áás outras planetas o andar

     the Sun [...] it is so large its light and so big the power of its rays that wherever it goes it takes from the other planets its walk

Further reading

• “andar” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

References

• “andar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
• “andar” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
• “andar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “andar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “andar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Icelandic

Noun

andar m

1. indefinite nominative plural of andi

Noun

andar f

1. indefinite genitive singular of önd

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Italian

Verb

andar

1. Apocopic form of andare

Anagrams

• andrà, randa

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

andar m

1. indefinite plural of ande

Verb

andar

1. present tense of anda
2. present tense of ande

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Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *anþeraz, whence also Old English ōþer, Old Norse annarr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈan.dar/

Adjective

andar

1. second
2. other

Descendants

• Middle High German: ander

  Cimbrian: andar

  German: anderer, ander

  Hunsrik: anere

  Luxembourgish: aner

  Mòcheno: ònder

  Yiddish: אַנדער‎ (ander)

References

• Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer

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Old Portuguese

Etymology

Either from Vulgar Latin *and(i)tāre < *ambitāre, frequentative of Latin ambīre, or from *amnāre, from dissimilation of earlier *amlāre, a proto-Romance or Vulgar Latin variant of ambulāre, present active infinitive of ambulō. Other theories include aditāre or adnāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ã.ˈdaɾ/

Verb

andar

1. to walk

Descendants

• Fala: andal
• Galician: andar
• Portuguese: andar

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese andar, either from Vulgar Latin *and(i)tāre < *ambitāre, frequentative of Latin ambire, or from *amnāre, from dissimilation of earlier *amlāre, a proto-Romance or Vulgar Latin variant of ambulāre, present active infinitive of ambulō (whence also Portuguese ambrar). Other theories include aditāre or adnāre. Compare Spanish andar, Italian andare, compare also Catalan anar and French aller.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.ˈdaɾ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.ˈda(ʁ)/
• Hyphenation: an‧dar

Verb

andar (first-person singular present indicative ando, past participle andado)

2. (intransitive) to walk (to move on one’s feet)

   Estive andando o dia todo, procurando por você. ― I’ve been walking all day, looking for you.

   Synonym: caminhar

4. (transitive with em or por or with no preposition (somewhat formal)) to walk (to travel through a given path)

   Já andei essa estrada mil vezes. ― I’ve walked this road a thousand times.

6. (transitive with de) to ride; to take; to travel by (to use a given mode of transportation)

   Ela está andando de ônibus para economizar tempo. ― She’s traveling by bus to save time.

   Andamos de cavalo ontem. ― We rode horses yesterday.

8. (copulative) to habitually or continuously be in the given state

   Bons amigos sempre andam juntos. ― Good friends are always together.

   Ele anda deprimido. ― He has been depressed.

10. (auxiliary with a verb in the gerund) to have been (to habitually or continuously do something)

    Ele anda tentando consertar aquele carro. ― He has been trying to fix that car.

    Synonym: vir

12. (transitive with por) to be around; to be to (to visit or be within a given area)

    Eu já andei pela França e Itália. ― I’ve already been to France and Italy.

    Faz algum tempo que o xerife não anda por aqui. ― It's been some time since the sheriff has been around here .

    Synonyms: estar em, visitar

14. (intransitive, or transitive with com) to hurry up (with) (to do something more quickly)

    Anda! ― Hurry up!

    Preciso andar com o projeto. ― I need to hurry up with the project.

    Synonyms: acelerar, ir

16. (intransitive) to proceed; to pass; to go on (to continue in action)

    Os meses andam e eu continuo nesta situação. ― The months pass and I continue on this situation.

    Essa fila não anda. ― This queue doesn’t move.

    Synonyms: ir, passar

18. (intransitive) to function; to work

    Há meses meu relógio não anda. ― My clock hasn’t been working for months.

    Synonym: funcionar

19. first-person singular (eu) personal infinitive of andar
20. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) personal infinitive of andar
21. first-person singular (eu) future subjunctive of andar
22. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) future subjunctive of andar

Conjugation

  Conjugation of the Portuguese -ar verb andar

Notes:[edit] This is a regular verb of the -ar group. Verbs with this conjugation include: amar, cantar, gritar, marchar, mostrar, nadar, parar, participar, retirar, separar, viajar.
	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	andar
Personal	andar	andares	andar	andarmos	andardes	andarem
Gerund
	andando
Past participle
Masculine	andado			andados
Feminine	andada			andadas
Indicative
Present	ando	andas	anda	andamos	andais	andam
Imperfect	andava	andavas	andava	andávamos	andáveis	andavam
Preterite	andei	andaste	andou	andamos andámos	andastes	andaram
Pluperfect	andara	andaras	andara	andáramos	andáreis	andaram
Future	andarei	andarás	andará	andaremos	andareis	andarão
Conditional
	andaria	andarias	andaria	andaríamos	andaríeis	andariam
Subjunctive
Present	ande	andes	ande	andemos	andeis	andem
Imperfect	andasse	andasses	andasse	andássemos	andásseis	andassem
Future	andar	andares	andar	andarmos	andardes	andarem
Imperative
Affirmative	-	anda	ande	andemos	andai	andem
Negative (não)	-	andes	ande	andemos	andeis	andem

Noun

andar m (plural andares)

1. floor, storey (level of a building)
2. (Portugal) apartment, flat
3. gait, walk (manner of walking)

Synonyms

• (floor): piso
• (apartment): apartamento
• (gait): andadura

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Spanish

Etymology

Either from a Vulgar Latin *and(i)tāre < *ambitāre, frequentative of Latin ambīre, or from *amnāre, from dissimilation of an earlier *amlāre, a proto-Romance or Vulgar Latin variant of ambulāre, present active infinitive of ambulō (whence also Spanish amblar). Other theories include aditāre or adnāre (in view of Occitan anar, never *andar). Compare Portuguese andar, Italian andare. Compare also Catalan anar, French aller.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /anˈdaɾ/

Verb

andar (first-person singular present ando, first-person singular preterite anduve, past participle andado)

1. to walk, to go
2. to amble, to travel
3. to ride

   Ando en bicicleta.

   I ride a bicycle.

4. to function, to work, to go
5. to pass, to go by, to elapse
6. to go about; to busy oneself with

   ¿Cómo andarse en las redes sociales?.

   How to go about social networks?.

   Andaba en mis asuntos, cuando repentinamente se cortó la electricidad.

   I was going about my business, when suddenly the power went out.

7. to be, to feel

   ¿Cómo andas?

   How do you feel?

8. to go around, to move or spread from person to person

   Anda el rumor de que don Fulano y doña Zutana están teniendo un amorío.

   The rumor is going around that Mr. X and Ms. Y are having an affair.

   Anda una tos que hay.

   There's a cough that's going around.

9. (transitive) to have been feeling; to feel emotions over a period of time

   Ando solitario últimamente.

   I have been feeling lonely lately.

10. to be in a boyfriend/girlfriend relationship with someone; to go out with

    ¿Quieres andar conmigo?

    Do you want to be my boyfriend/girlfriend?

    Juan anda con María.

    Juan and María are dating.

11. (reflexive) to go away, to leave
12. (reflexive, imperative) to take out, to remove yourself

    ¡Ándate de mi presencia!.

    Remove yourself from my presence!.

Conjugation

• Irregular preterite, subjunctive imperfect, and subjunctive future forms.

    Conjugation of andar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)^{edit data}

infinitive			andar
gerund			andando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		andado		andada
		plural		andados		andadas
		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	ando	andastú andásvos	anda	andamos	andáis	andan
	imperfect	andaba	andabas	andaba	andábamos	andabais	andaban
	preterite	anduve	anduviste	anduvo	anduvimos	anduvisteis	anduvieron
	future	andaré	andarás	andará	andaremos	andaréis	andarán
	conditional	andaría	andarías	andaría	andaríamos	andaríais	andarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	ande	andestú andésvos2	ande	andemos	andéis	anden
	imperfect (ra)	anduviera	anduvieras	anduviera	anduviéramos	anduvierais	anduvieran
	imperfect (se)	anduviese	anduvieses	anduviese	anduviésemos	anduvieseis	anduviesen
	future1	anduviere	anduvieres	anduviere	anduviéremos	anduviereis	anduvieren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		andatú andávos	ande	andemos	andad	anden
	negative		no andes	no ande	no andemos	no andéis	no anden

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

Other verbs with this conjugation:

► Spanish verbs ending in -ar (conjugation andar)

    Selected combined forms of andar^{edit data}

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 andar
	dative	andarme	andarte	andarle, andarse	andarnos	andaros	andarles, andarse
	accusative	andarme	andarte	andarlo, andarla, andarse	andarnos	andaros	andarlos, andarlas, andarse
with gerund andando
	dative	andándome	andándote	andándole, andándose	andándonos	andándoos	andándoles, andándose
	accusative	andándome	andándote	andándolo, andándola, andándose	andándonos	andándoos	andándolos, andándolas, andándose
with informal second-person singular imperative anda
	dative	ándame	ándate	ándale	ándanos	not used	ándales
	accusative	ándame	ándate	ándalo, ándala	ándanos	not used	ándalos, ándalas
with formal second-person singular imperative ande
	dative	ándeme	not used	ándele, ándese	ándenos	not used	ándeles
	accusative	ándeme	not used	ándelo, ándela, ándese	ándenos	not used	ándelos, ándelas
with first-person plural imperative andemos
	dative	not used	andémoste	andémosle	andémonos	andémoos	andémosles
	accusative	not used	andémoste	andémoslo, andémosla	andémonos	andémoos	andémoslos, andémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative andad
	dative	andadme	not used	andadle	andadnos	andaos	andadles
	accusative	andadme	not used	andadlo, andadla	andadnos	andaos	andadlos, andadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative anden
	dative	ándenme	not used	ándenle	ándennos	not used	ándenles, ándense
	accusative	ándenme	not used	ándenlo, ándenla	ándennos	not used	ándenlos, ándenlas, ándense

• Irregular preterite, subjunctive imperfect, and subjunctive future forms.

    Conjugation of andarse (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)^{edit data}

infinitive			andarse
gerund			andándose
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		andado		andada
		plural		andados		andadas
		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	me ando	te andastú se andásvos	se anda	nos andamos	os andáis	se andan
	imperfect	me andaba	te andabas	se andaba	nos andábamos	os andabais	se andaban
	preterite	me anduve	te anduviste	se anduvo	nos anduvimos	os anduvisteis	se anduvieron
	future	me andaré	te andarás	se andará	nos andaremos	os andaréis	se andarán
	conditional	me andaría	te andarías	se andaría	nos andaríamos	os andaríais	se andarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	me ande	te andestú se andésvos2	se ande	nos andemos	os andéis	se anden
	imperfect (ra)	me anduviera	te anduvieras	se anduviera	nos anduviéramos	os anduvierais	se anduvieran
	imperfect (se)	me anduviese	te anduvieses	se anduviese	nos anduviésemos	os anduvieseis	se anduviesen
	future1	me anduviere	te anduvieres	se anduviere	nos anduviéremos	os anduviereis	se anduvieren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		ándate	ándese	andémonos	andaos	ándense
	negative		no te andes	no se ande	no nos andemos	no os andéis	no se anden

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

Other verbs with this conjugation:

► Spanish verbs ending in -ar (conjugation andar)

    Selected combined forms of andarse^{edit data}

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
Infinitives
	accusative	andarme	andarte	andarse	andarnos	andaros	andarse
gerunds
	accusative	andándome	andándote	andándose	andándonos	andándoos	andándose
with positive imperatives
	accusative	not used	ándate	ándese	andémonos	andaos	ándense

See also

• caminar
• correr
• marchar
• ir

Noun

andar m (plural andares)

1. walk, pace, gait
2. behavior, manner

Further reading

• “andar” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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Swedish

Noun

andar

1. indefinite plural of ande

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Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish andar (“to function”).

Noun

andár

1. function; operation (of a machine)
2. progress; operation (of a business or an entreprise)
3. way or manner of movement or acting
4. start of an activity

Derived terms

• magpaandar
• paandar
• paandarin
• pag-andar
• pagpapaandar
• umandar