largar

Galician

Etymology

Attested since 1810. From largo (“large”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [laɾˈɣaɾ]

Verb

largar (first-person singular present largo, first-person singular preterite larguei, past participle largado)

1. (transitive) to let go

   Synonyms: deixar, soltar

2. (transitive) to strike

   Synonym: pegar

3. (intransitive or takes a reflexive pronoun) to leave

   Synonyms: liscar, marchar

4. (transitive, fishing) to cast

Conjugation

• Note: larg- are changed to largu- before front vowels (e).

Conjugation of largar

	singular			plural
person	first	second	third	first	second	third
Infinitive	eu	ti	el/ela/Vde.	nós	vós	eles/elas/Vdes.
impersonal	largar
personal	largar	largares	largar	largarmos	largardes	largaren
Gerund
	largando
Past participle	singular			plural
masculine	largado			largados
feminine	largada			largadas
Indicative	eu	ti	el/ela/Vde.	nós	vós	eles/elas/Vdes.
present	largo	largas	larga	largamos	largades	largan
imperfect	largaba	largabas	largaba	largabamos	largabades	largaban
preterite	larguei	largaches	largou	largamos	largastes	largaron
pluperfect	largara	largaras	largara	largaramos	largarades	largaran
future	largarei	largarás	largará	largaremos	largaredes	largarán
conditional	largaría	largarías	largaría	largariamos	largariades	largarían
Subjunctive	eu	ti	el/ela/Vde.	nós	vós	eles/elas/Vdes.
present	largue	largues	largue	larguemos	larguedes	larguen
preterite	largase	largases	largase	largásemos	largásedes	largasen
future	largar	largares	largar	largarmos	largardes	largaren
Imperative	–	ti	el/ela/Vde.	nós	vós	eles/elas/Vdes.
affirmative	–	larga	largue	larguemos	largade	larguen
negative	–	largues	largue	larguemos	larguedes	larguen

References

• “largar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “largar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “largar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Etymology

From largo +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /laʁˈɡa(ʁ)/ [laɦˈɡa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /laʁˈɡa(ʁ)/ [laɦˈɡa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /laɾˈɡa(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /laʁˈɡa(ʁ)/ [laʁˈɡa(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /laɻˈɡa(ɻ)/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐɾˈɡaɾ/ [lɐɾˈɣaɾ]

• Hyphenation: lar‧gar

Verb

largar (first-person singular present largo, first-person singular preterite larguei, past participle largado)

1. (transitive) to drop, shed

   Largue isso! ― Drop it!

   Synonym: soltar

2. (transitive) to abandon, leave

   Synonym: abandonar

3. (transitive, colloquial) to give up (stop or quit an activity etc.)

   Synonym: desistir

4. (intransitive) to leave

   Vou largar ― I'm leaving now

Conjugation

    Conjugation of largar (g-gu alternation) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	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	largar
Personal	largar	largares	largar	largarmos	largardes	largarem
Gerund
	largando
Past participle
Masculine	largado			largados
Feminine	largada			largadas
Indicative
Present	largo	largas	larga	largamos	largais	largam
Imperfect	largava	largavas	largava	largávamos	largáveis	largavam
Preterite	larguei	largaste	largou	largamos1, largámos2	largastes	largaram
Pluperfect	largara	largaras	largara	largáramos	largáreis	largaram
Future	largarei	largarás	largará	largaremos	largareis	largarão
Conditional
	largaria	largarias	largaria	largaríamos	largaríeis	largariam
Subjunctive
Present	largue	largues	largue	larguemos	largueis	larguem
Imperfect	largasse	largasses	largasse	largássemos	largásseis	largassem
Future	largar	largares	largar	largarmos	largardes	largarem
Imperative
Affirmative		larga	largue	larguemos	largai	larguem
Negative (não)		não largues	não largue	não larguemos	não largueis	não larguem

¹Brazil.
²Portugal.

Spanish

Etymology

From largo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laɾˈɡaɾ/ [laɾˈɣ̞aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: lar‧gar

Verb

largar (first-person singular present largo, first-person singular preterite largué, past participle largado)

1. to chase away
2. to let go
3. to release
4. (reflexive) to go away, to scram, get out, shove off

Conjugation

    Conjugation of largar (g-gu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			largar
gerund			largando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		largado		largada
		plural		largados		largadas
		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	largo	largastú largásvos	larga	largamos	largáis	largan
	imperfect	largaba	largabas	largaba	largábamos	largabais	largaban
	preterite	largué	largaste	largó	largamos	largasteis	largaron
	future	largaré	largarás	largará	largaremos	largaréis	largarán
	conditional	largaría	largarías	largaría	largaríamos	largaríais	largarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	largue	larguestú larguésvos2	largue	larguemos	larguéis	larguen
	imperfect (ra)	largara	largaras	largara	largáramos	largarais	largaran
	imperfect (se)	largase	largases	largase	largásemos	largaseis	largasen
	future1	largare	largares	largare	largáremos	largareis	largaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		largatú largávos	largue	larguemos	largad	larguen
	negative		no largues	no largue	no larguemos	no larguéis	no larguen

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

    Selected combined forms of largar (g-gu alternation)

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 largar
	dative	largarme	largarte	largarle, largarse	largarnos	largaros	largarles, largarse
	accusative	largarme	largarte	largarlo, largarla, largarse	largarnos	largaros	largarlos, largarlas, largarse
with gerund largando
	dative	largándome	largándote	largándole, largándose	largándonos	largándoos	largándoles, largándose
	accusative	largándome	largándote	largándolo, largándola, largándose	largándonos	largándoos	largándolos, largándolas, largándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative larga
	dative	lárgame	lárgate	lárgale	lárganos	not used	lárgales
	accusative	lárgame	lárgate	lárgalo, lárgala	lárganos	not used	lárgalos, lárgalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative largá
	dative	largame	largate	largale	larganos	not used	largales
	accusative	largame	largate	largalo, largala	larganos	not used	largalos, largalas
with formal second-person singular imperative largue
	dative	lárgueme	not used	lárguele, lárguese	lárguenos	not used	lárgueles
	accusative	lárgueme	not used	lárguelo, lárguela, lárguese	lárguenos	not used	lárguelos, lárguelas
with first-person plural imperative larguemos
	dative	not used	larguémoste	larguémosle	larguémonos	larguémoos	larguémosles
	accusative	not used	larguémoste	larguémoslo, larguémosla	larguémonos	larguémoos	larguémoslos, larguémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative largad
	dative	largadme	not used	largadle	largadnos	largaos	largadles
	accusative	largadme	not used	largadlo, largadla	largadnos	largaos	largadlos, largadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative larguen
	dative	lárguenme	not used	lárguenle	lárguennos	not used	lárguenles, lárguense
	accusative	lárguenme	not used	lárguenlo, lárguenla	lárguennos	not used	lárguenlos, lárguenlas, lárguense

Related terms

• alargar
• largamente
• largo

 

See also

• soltar
• correr

Further reading

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