ganar

See also: gañar

Asturian

Etymology

From Old Leonese ganar, from Early Medieval Latin ganāre, q.v. Compare Spanish ganar.

Verb

ganar (first-person singular indicative present gano, past participle ganáu)

1. to win
2. to gain
3. to get, receive
4. to beat

Conjugation

Conjugation of ganar

infinitive		ganar
gerund		ganando
past participle		m ganáu, f ganada, n ganao, m pl ganaos, f pl ganaes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	gano	ganes	gana	ganamos	ganáis	ganen
	imperfect	ganaba	ganabes	ganaba	ganábemos, ganábamos	ganabeis, ganabais	ganaben
	preterite	gané	ganasti, ganesti	ganó	ganemos	ganastis, ganestis	ganaron
	pluperfect	ganare, ganara	ganares, ganaras	ganare, ganara	ganáremos, ganáramos	ganareis, ganarais	ganaren, ganaran
	future	ganaré	ganarás	ganará	ganaremos	ganaréis	ganarán
	conditional	ganaría	ganaríes	ganaría	ganaríemos, ganaríamos	ganaríeis, ganaríais	ganaríen
subjunctive	present	gane	ganes, ganas	gane	ganemos	ganéis	ganen, ganan
	imperfect	ganare, ganara	ganares, ganaras	ganare, ganara	ganáremos, ganáramos	ganareis, ganarais	ganaren, ganaran
imperative		—	gana	—	—	ganái	—

Ido

Verb

ganar (present tense ganas, past tense ganis, future tense ganos, imperative ganez, conditional ganus)

1. to win, to earn

Conjugation

Conjugation of ganar

		present		past		future
infinitive		ganar		ganir		ganor
tense		ganas		ganis		ganos
conditional		ganus		—		—
imperative		ganez		—		—
adjective active participle		gananta		ganinta		ganonta
adverbial active participle		ganante		ganinte		ganonte
nominal active participle	singular	gananto		ganinto		ganonto
	plural	gananti		ganinti		ganonti
adjective passive participle		ganata		ganita		ganota
adverbial passive participle		ganate		ganite		ganote
nominal passive participle	singular	ganato		ganito		ganoto
	plural	ganati		ganiti		ganoti

Antonyms

• perdar

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• (nonstandard) gana

Etymology

Inherited from Malay ganar.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈɡanar/ [ˈɡa.nar]
• Rhymes: -anar
• Syllabification: ga‧nar

Adjective

ganar (comparative lebih ganar, superlative paling ganar)

1. dizzy, bewildered, confused

   Synonyms: bengong, bingung, hilang akal, mamang, mumet, nanar, pakau, pening, puyeng

Further reading

• “ganar”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Ladino

Verb

ganar

1. to earn
2. to win

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡanar/ [ˈɡa.nar]
• Rhymes: -anar, -nar, -ar
• Hyphenation: ga‧nar

Etymology 1

Possibly borrowed from Minangkabau [Term?].

Adjective

ganar (Jawi spelling ݢانر, comparative lebih ganar, superlative paling ganar)

1. dizzy, bewildered, confused

   Synonyms: bengong, bingung, celaru (Kedah), gugup, kacau, keliru, lemas pikir (figurative), maman, mamang, mumet, nanar, pening, puyeng, selirat

Descendants

> Indonesian: ganar (inherited)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

ganar (Jawi spelling ݢانر, plural ganar-ganar or ganar²)

1. cannoneer

   Synonym: mitar (literary)

References

• “ganar”, in Kamus Dewan [The Institute Dictionary] (in Malay), Fourth edition, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2005, →ISBN

Further reading

• “ganar”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish ganar, from Early Medieval Latin ganāre, q.v.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaˈnaɾ/ [ɡaˈnaɾ]

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• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: ga‧nar

Verb

ganar (first-person singular present gano, first-person singular preterite gané, past participle ganado)

1. (transitive) to gain

   Synonym: obtener

   Antonym: perder

2. (transitive) to earn

   Synonym: granjear

   Antonym: perder

3. (sports) to win

   Antonym: perder

4. (transitive) to defeat, to beat

   Synonym: derrotar

5. (transitive) to reach; to attain

   Synonym: alcanzar

6. (reflexive) to earn (something) for oneself
7. (reflexive, Chile) to position oneself, to situate oneself

   Synonyms: ubicarse, ponerse, situarse, pararse, plantarse

   La gata se ganó al lado de la chimenea.

   The cat sat down beside the fireplace.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of ganar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			ganar
gerund			ganando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		ganado		ganada
		plural		ganados		ganadas
		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	gano	ganastú ganásvos	gana	ganamos	ganáis	ganan
	imperfect	ganaba	ganabas	ganaba	ganábamos	ganabais	ganaban
	preterite	gané	ganaste	ganó	ganamos	ganasteis	ganaron
	future	ganaré	ganarás	ganará	ganaremos	ganaréis	ganarán
	conditional	ganaría	ganarías	ganaría	ganaríamos	ganaríais	ganarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	gane	ganestú ganésvos2	gane	ganemos	ganéis	ganen
	imperfect (ra)	ganara	ganaras	ganara	ganáramos	ganarais	ganaran
	imperfect (se)	ganase	ganases	ganase	ganásemos	ganaseis	ganasen
	future1	ganare	ganares	ganare	ganáremos	ganareis	ganaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		ganatú ganávos	gane	ganemos	ganad	ganen
	negative		no ganes	no gane	no ganemos	no ganéis	no ganen

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

    Selected combined forms of ganar

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 ganar	dative	ganarme	ganarte	ganarle, ganarse	ganarnos	ganaros	ganarles, ganarse
	accusative	ganarme	ganarte	ganarlo, ganarla, ganarse	ganarnos	ganaros	ganarlos, ganarlas, ganarse
with gerund ganando	dative	ganándome	ganándote	ganándole, ganándose	ganándonos	ganándoos	ganándoles, ganándose
	accusative	ganándome	ganándote	ganándolo, ganándola, ganándose	ganándonos	ganándoos	ganándolos, ganándolas, ganándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative gana	dative	gáname	gánate	gánale	gánanos	not used	gánales
	accusative	gáname	gánate	gánalo, gánala	gánanos	not used	gánalos, gánalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative ganá	dative	ganame	ganate	ganale	gananos	not used	ganales
	accusative	ganame	ganate	ganalo, ganala	gananos	not used	ganalos, ganalas
with formal second-person singular imperative gane	dative	gáneme	not used	gánele, gánese	gánenos	not used	gáneles
	accusative	gáneme	not used	gánelo, gánela, gánese	gánenos	not used	gánelos, gánelas
with first-person plural imperative ganemos	dative	not used	ganémoste	ganémosle	ganémonos	ganémoos	ganémosles
	accusative	not used	ganémoste	ganémoslo, ganémosla	ganémonos	ganémoos	ganémoslos, ganémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative ganad	dative	ganadme	not used	ganadle	ganadnos	ganaos	ganadles
	accusative	ganadme	not used	ganadlo, ganadla	ganadnos	ganaos	ganadlos, ganadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative ganen	dative	gánenme	not used	gánenle	gánennos	not used	gánenles, gánense
	accusative	gánenme	not used	gánenlo, gánenla	gánennos	not used	gánenlos, gánenlas, gánense

    Conjugation of ganarse (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			ganarse
gerund			ganándose
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		ganado		ganada
		plural		ganados		ganadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
personal non-finite		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	infinitive	ganarme	ganarte	ganarse	ganarnos	ganaros	ganarse
	gerund	ganándome	ganándote	ganándose	ganándonos	ganándoos	ganándose
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	me gano	te ganastú te ganásvos	se gana	nos ganamos	os ganáis	se ganan
	imperfect	me ganaba	te ganabas	se ganaba	nos ganábamos	os ganabais	se ganaban
	preterite	me gané	te ganaste	se ganó	nos ganamos	os ganasteis	se ganaron
	future	me ganaré	te ganarás	se ganará	nos ganaremos	os ganaréis	se ganarán
	conditional	me ganaría	te ganarías	se ganaría	nos ganaríamos	os ganaríais	se ganarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	me gane	te ganestú te ganésvos2	se gane	nos ganemos	os ganéis	se ganen
	imperfect (ra)	me ganara	te ganaras	se ganara	nos ganáramos	os ganarais	se ganaran
	imperfect (se)	me ganase	te ganases	se ganase	nos ganásemos	os ganaseis	se ganasen
	future1	me ganare	te ganares	se ganare	nos ganáremos	os ganareis	se ganaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		gánatetú ganatevos	gánese	ganémonos	ganaos	gánense
	negative		no te ganes	no se gane	no nos ganemos	no os ganéis	no se ganen

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

Derived terms

• ganada
• ganadería
• ganadero
• ganado
• ganador (“winner”)
• ganancia
• ganapierde
• ganar con su cuerpo
• ganar el barlovento
• ganar el jubileo
• ganar el viento
• ganar la cara
• ganar la palmeta
• ganar la partida
• ganar peso
• ganar terreno
• ganar tiempo
• ganarse
• ganarse la vida
• ganarse las habichuelas
• ganarse las lentejas
• ganarse los frijoles
• ganarse los garbanzos
• no ganar para sustos
• no se ganó Zamora en una hora
• quien empieza ganando acaba llorando
• tener las de ganar

Further reading

• “ganar”, 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

Yagara

Numeral

ganar

1. alternative form of kunnar

References

• State Library of Queensland, Indigenous Language Wordlists Indigenous Numbers.