negar

See also: Negar, négar, and ñegar

Aragonese

Etymology

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Verb

negar

1. (transitive) to deny

References

• Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002), “negar”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN

Asturian

Alternative forms

• ñegar

Etymology

From Latin negāre.

Verb

negar (first-person singular indicative present nego, past participle negáu)

1. to deny
2. (reflexive) to refuse

Conjugation

Conjugation of negar

infinitive		negar
gerund		negando
past participle		m negáu, f negada, n negao, m pl negaos, f pl negaes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	nego	negues	nega	negamos	negáis	neguen
	imperfect	negaba	negabes	negaba	negábemos, negábamos	negabeis, negabais	negaben
	preterite	negué	negasti, neguesti	negó	neguemos	negastis, neguestis	negaron
	pluperfect	negare, negara	negares, negaras	negare, negara	negáremos, negáramos	negareis, negarais	negaren, negaran
	future	negaré	negarás	negará	negaremos	negaréis	negarán
	conditional	negaría	negaríes	negaría	negaríemos, negaríamos	negaríeis, negaríais	negaríen
subjunctive	present	negue	negues, negas	negue	neguemos	neguéis	neguen, negan
	imperfect	negare, negara	negares, negaras	negare, negara	negáremos, negáramos	negareis, negarais	negaren, negaran
imperative		—	nega	—	—	negái	—

Related terms

• negación
• negativu

Basque

Pronunciation

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Noun

negar

1. weeping

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish negar (“to deny”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ne‧gar
• IPA^(key): /neˈɡaɾ/ [n̪eˈɡaɾ]

Verb

negar

1. to deny

   Synonyms: dehar, rirong

Derived terms

• magnegar
• negaran
• pagnegar

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [nəˈɣa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [neˈɣaɾ]

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• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Catalan negar, from Latin negāre (“refuse”).

Verb

negar (first-person singular present nego, first-person singular preterite neguí, past participle negat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /e/

1. to deny (not allow)
2. to deny (assert that something is not true)
3. to refuse

   Synonym: refusar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of negar (first conjugation, g-gu alternation)

infinitive			negar
gerund			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
	affirmative	—	nega	negui	neguem	negueu	neguin
	negative (no)	—	no neguis	no negui	no neguem	no negueu	no neguin

Related terms

• negació
• negatiu
• negativa
• negatori

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Catalan negar, from Latin necāre (“murder”), which specialized to the sense of 'drown' in Romance. Cognate with French noyer.

Verb

negar (first-person singular present nego, first-person singular preterite neguí, past participle negat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /e/

1. (transitive, reflexive) to drown
2. (transitive, reflexive) to flood

   Synonym: inundar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of negar (first conjugation, g-gu alternation)

infinitive			negar
gerund			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
	affirmative	—	nega	negui	neguem	negueu	neguin
	negative (no)	—	no neguis	no negui	no neguem	no negueu	no neguin

References

• “negar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “negar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “negar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “negar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese negar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin negāre.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /neˈɡaɾ/ [neˈɣ̞ɑɾ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /neˈɡaɾ/ [neˈɣ̞ɑɾ]
• IPA^(key): (gheada) /neˈħaɾ/ [neˈħɑɾ]

• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Hyphenation: ne‧gar

Verb

negar (first-person singular present nego, first-person singular preterite neguei, past participle negado)

1. to deny
2. to withhold; to deprive

Conjugation

    Conjugation of negar (g-gu alternation)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	negar
Personal	negar	negares	negar	negarmos	negardes	negaren
Gerund
	negando
Past participle
Masculine	negado			negados
Feminine	negada			negadas
Indicative
Present	nego	negas	nega	negamos	negades	negan
Imperfect	negaba	negabas	negaba	negabamos	negabades	negaban
Preterite	neguei	negaches	negou	negamos	negastes	negaron
Pluperfect	negara	negaras	negara	negaramos	negarades	negaran
Future	negarei	negarás	negará	negaremos	negaredes	negarán
Conditional	negaría	negarías	negaría	negariamos	negariades	negarían
Subjunctive
Present	negue	negues	negue	neguemos	neguedes	neguen
Imperfect	negase	negases	negase	negásemos	negásedes	negasen
Future	negar	negares	negar	negarmos	negardes	negaren
Imperative
Affirmative		nega	negue	neguemos	negade	neguen
Negative (non)		non negues	non negue	non neguemos	non neguedes	non neguen

    Reintegrated conjugation of negar (g-gu alternation) (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / 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	negades, negais	negam
Imperfect	negava	negavas	negava	negávamos	negávades, negáveis, negávais1	negavam
Preterite	neguei	negaste, negache1	negou	negamos	negastes	negárom, negaram
Pluperfect	negara	negaras	negara	negáramos	negárades, negáreis, negárais1	negaram
Future	negarei	negarás	negará	negaremos	negaredes, negareis	negarám, negarão
Conditional	negaria	negarias	negaria	negaríamos	negaríades, negaríeis, negaríais1	negariam
Subjunctive
Present	negue	negues	negue	neguemos	neguedes, negueis	neguem
Imperfect	negasse	negasses	negasse	negássemos	negássedes, negásseis	negassem
Future	negar	negares	negar	negarmos	negardes	negarem
Imperative
Affirmative		nega	negue	neguemos	negade, negai	neguem
Negative (nom)		nom negues	nom negue	nom neguemos	nom neguedes, nom negueis	nom neguem

¹Less recommended.

Derived terms

• renegar

References

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “negar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “negar”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “negar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “negar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “negar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “negar”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “negar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Lombard

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin *adnecāre (“to drown”), derived from necō (“I kill”). Compare Spanish anegar, Romanian îneca, French noyer.

Pronunciation

• (Western) IPA^(key): /(a)neˈɡa/
• (Eastern) IPA^(key): /(a)neˈɡa(ɾ)/

Verb

negar

1. (transitive) to drown

Etymology 2

From Latin negāre (“to deny”).

Pronunciation

• (Western) IPA^(key): /neˈɡa/
• (Eastern) IPA^(key): /neˈɡa(ɾ)/

Verb

negar

1. (transitive) to deny, to not allow

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese negar, from Latin negāre.

Pronunciation

 

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

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /neˈɡa(ʁ)/ [neˈɡa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /neˈɡa(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /neˈɡa(ʁ)/ [neˈɡa(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /neˈɡa(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /nɨˈɡaɾ/ [nɨˈɣaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /nɨˈɡaɾ/ [nɨˈɣaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /nɨˈɡa.ɾi/ [nɨˈɣa.ɾi]

• Hyphenation: ne‧gar

Verb

negar (first-person singular present nego, first-person singular preterite neguei, past participle negado)

1. to deny
   1. to disallow, to prohibit (to not allow)

      Synonyms: proibir, recusar

      Antonyms: autorizar, consentir, deixar, permitir

   2. to assert that something is not true

      Synonyms: desdizer, desmentir

      Antonyms: afirmar, confirmar

2. (reflexive) to refuse
3. to contest (call into question)

   Synonym: contestar

   Antonym: aceitar

4. (card games) to refuse to let go of a card

Conjugation

    Conjugation of negar (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	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	negamos1, negámos2	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)		não negues	não negue	não neguemos	não negueis	não neguem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Derived terms

• negar a
• negável

Related terms

• nega
• negado
• negador
• negamento
• negativa
• negativamente
• negativar
• negativizar
• negativo
• negatória
• negatório
• negável

Further reading

• “negar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “negar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin negāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /neˈɡaɾ/ [neˈɣ̞aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: ne‧gar

Verb

negar (first-person singular present niego, first-person singular preterite negué, past participle negado)

1. to deny
2. (reflexive, with a when followed by an infinitive) to refuse

   Me niego a creer que él dijera eso.

   I refuse to believe that he said that.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of negar (e-ie alternation; g-gu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

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/ello 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/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	niegue	nieguestú neguésvos2	niegue	neguemos	neguéis	nieguen
	imperfect (ra)	negara	negaras	negara	negáramos	negarais	negaran
	imperfect (se)	negase	negases	negase	negásemos	negaseis	negasen
	future1	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

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of negar (e-ie alternation; 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 negar	dative	negarme	negarte	negarle, negarse	negarnos	negaros	negarles, negarse
	accusative	negarme	negarte	negarlo, negarla, negarse	negarnos	negaros	negarlos, negarlas, negarse
with gerund negando	dative	negándome	negándote	negándole, negándose	negándonos	negándoos	negándoles, negándose
	accusative	negándome	negándote	negándolo, negándola, negándose	negándonos	negándoos	negándolos, negándolas, negándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative niega	dative	niégame	niégate	niégale	niéganos	not used	niégales
	accusative	niégame	niégate	niégalo, niégala	niéganos	not used	niégalos, niégalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative negá	dative	negame	negate	negale	neganos	not used	negales
	accusative	negame	negate	negalo, negala	neganos	not used	negalos, negalas
with formal second-person singular imperative niegue	dative	niégueme	not used	niéguele, niéguese	niéguenos	not used	niégueles
	accusative	niégueme	not used	niéguelo, niéguela, niéguese	niéguenos	not used	niéguelos, niéguelas
with first-person plural imperative neguemos	dative	not used	neguémoste	neguémosle	neguémonos	neguémoos	neguémosles
	accusative	not used	neguémoste	neguémoslo, neguémosla	neguémonos	neguémoos	neguémoslos, neguémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative negad	dative	negadme	not used	negadle	negadnos	negaos	negadles
	accusative	negadme	not used	negadlo, negadla	negadnos	negaos	negadlos, negadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative nieguen	dative	niéguenme	not used	niéguenle	niéguennos	not used	niéguenles, niéguense
	accusative	niéguenme	not used	niéguenlo, niéguenla	niéguennos	not used	niéguenlos, niéguenlas, niéguense

Related terms

• denegar
• negación
• negar la cabeza
• negativa
• negatividad
• negativo

See also

• negar la mayor

Further reading

• “negar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025