tangar

English

Noun

tangar (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of tincal (“borax”).

Chungli Ao

Etymology

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

Pronoun

tangar

1. another

Further reading

• Clark, Mary M. (1893), Ao Naga grammar with illustrative phrases and vocabulary, Molung: Assam Secretariat Printing Office, pages 12-13

Icelandic

Noun

tangar

1. indefinite nominative plural of tangi

Noun

tangar

1. indefinite genitive singular of töng

Latin

Verb

tangar

1. inflection of tangō:
   1. first-person singular future passive indicative
   2. first-person singular present passive subjunctive

Old Norse

Noun

tangar

1. indefinite nominative plural of tangi
2. indefinite genitive singular of tǫng

Portuguese

Etymology

From Argentinian Spanish tango, probably from a Niger-Congo language.

Pronunciation

 

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

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɐ̃ˈɡaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɐ̃ˈɡaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɐ̃ˈɡa.ɾi/

Verb

tangar (first-person singular present tango, first-person singular preterite tanguei, past participle tangado)

1. to tango

Conjugation

    Conjugation of tangar (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	tangar
Personal	tangar	tangares	tangar	tangarmos	tangardes	tangarem
Gerund
	tangando
Past participle
Masculine	tangado			tangados
Feminine	tangada			tangadas
Indicative
Present	tango	tangas	tanga	tangamos	tangais	tangam
Imperfect	tangava	tangavas	tangava	tangávamos	tangáveis	tangavam
Preterite	tanguei	tangaste	tangou	tangamos1, tangámos2	tangastes	tangaram
Pluperfect	tangara	tangaras	tangara	tangáramos	tangáreis	tangaram
Future	tangarei	tangarás	tangará	tangaremos	tangareis	tangarão
Conditional	tangaria	tangarias	tangaria	tangaríamos	tangaríeis	tangariam
Subjunctive
Present	tangue	tangues	tangue	tanguemos	tangueis	tanguem
Imperfect	tangasse	tangasses	tangasse	tangássemos	tangásseis	tangassem
Future	tangar	tangares	tangar	tangarmos	tangardes	tangarem
Imperative
Affirmative		tanga	tangue	tanguemos	tangai	tanguem
Negative (não)		não tangues	não tangue	não tanguemos	não tangueis	não tanguem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Further reading

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

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tanˈɡaɾ/ [t̪ãŋˈɡaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: tan‧gar

Verb

tangar (first-person singular present tango, first-person singular preterite tangué, past participle tangado)

1. (colloquial) to trick; to swindle

Conjugation

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

infinitive			tangar
gerund			tangando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		tangado		tangada
		plural		tangados		tangadas
		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	tango	tangastú tangásvos	tanga	tangamos	tangáis	tangan
	imperfect	tangaba	tangabas	tangaba	tangábamos	tangabais	tangaban
	preterite	tangué	tangaste	tangó	tangamos	tangasteis	tangaron
	future	tangaré	tangarás	tangará	tangaremos	tangaréis	tangarán
	conditional	tangaría	tangarías	tangaría	tangaríamos	tangaríais	tangarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	tangue	tanguestú tanguésvos2	tangue	tanguemos	tanguéis	tanguen
	imperfect (ra)	tangara	tangaras	tangara	tangáramos	tangarais	tangaran
	imperfect (se)	tangase	tangases	tangase	tangásemos	tangaseis	tangasen
	future1	tangare	tangares	tangare	tangáremos	tangareis	tangaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		tangatú tangávos	tangue	tanguemos	tangad	tanguen
	negative		no tangues	no tangue	no tanguemos	no tanguéis	no tanguen

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

    Selected combined forms of tangar (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 tangar	dative	tangarme	tangarte	tangarle, tangarse	tangarnos	tangaros	tangarles, tangarse
	accusative	tangarme	tangarte	tangarlo, tangarla, tangarse	tangarnos	tangaros	tangarlos, tangarlas, tangarse
with gerund tangando	dative	tangándome	tangándote	tangándole, tangándose	tangándonos	tangándoos	tangándoles, tangándose
	accusative	tangándome	tangándote	tangándolo, tangándola, tangándose	tangándonos	tangándoos	tangándolos, tangándolas, tangándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative tanga	dative	tángame	tángate	tángale	tánganos	not used	tángales
	accusative	tángame	tángate	tángalo, tángala	tánganos	not used	tángalos, tángalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative tangá	dative	tangame	tangate	tangale	tanganos	not used	tangales
	accusative	tangame	tangate	tangalo, tangala	tanganos	not used	tangalos, tangalas
with formal second-person singular imperative tangue	dative	tángueme	not used	tánguele, tánguese	tánguenos	not used	tángueles
	accusative	tángueme	not used	tánguelo, tánguela, tánguese	tánguenos	not used	tánguelos, tánguelas
with first-person plural imperative tanguemos	dative	not used	tanguémoste	tanguémosle	tanguémonos	tanguémoos	tanguémosles
	accusative	not used	tanguémoste	tanguémoslo, tanguémosla	tanguémonos	tanguémoos	tanguémoslos, tanguémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative tangad	dative	tangadme	not used	tangadle	tangadnos	tangaos	tangadles
	accusative	tangadme	not used	tangadlo, tangadla	tangadnos	tangaos	tangadlos, tangadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative tanguen	dative	tánguenme	not used	tánguenle	tánguennos	not used	tánguenles, tánguense
	accusative	tánguenme	not used	tánguenlo, tánguenla	tánguennos	not used	tánguenlos, tánguenlas, tánguense

Further reading

• “tangar”, 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