vagar

See also: Vágar, vägar, and vågar

Aragonese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin vacāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈɡa(ɾ)/
• Syllabification: va‧gar
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

vagar

1. to have time to do something.
2. to roam, to wander

Asturian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin vacāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈɡaɾ/ [baˈɡaɾ]

Verb

vagar (first-person singular indicative present vago, past participle vagáu)

1. to have time (to do something)

   Nun me vaga dir pa Uviéu

   I don't have time to go to Oviedo

2. to become longer (the expected time), to take time (for something to happen)

   Va vagate diquiá a que vengan

   You are going to wait a long time from now until they come

   Va vagar

   It's going to take a long time

   Ha vagar

   It's going to take a long time for that to happen

3. to deserve (what happens to a person)

   Nun quixo trayer la chaqueta y agora vága-y pasar fríu

   He didn't want to bring the jacket and now he deserves to be cold

Conjugation

Conjugation of vagar

infinitive		vagar
gerund		vagando
past participle		m vagáu, f vagada, n vagao, m pl vagaos, f pl vagaes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	vago	vagues	vaga	vagamos	vagáis	vaguen
	imperfect	vagaba	vagabes	vagaba	vagábemos, vagábamos	vagabeis, vagabais	vagaben
	preterite	vagué	vagasti, vaguesti	vagó	vaguemos	vagastis, vaguestis	vagaron
	pluperfect	vagare, vagara	vagares, vagaras	vagare, vagara	vagáremos, vagáramos	vagareis, vagarais	vagaren, vagaran
	future	vagaré	vagarás	vagará	vagaremos	vagaréis	vagarán
	conditional	vagaría	vagaríes	vagaría	vagaríemos, vagaríamos	vagaríeis, vagaríais	vagaríen
subjunctive	present	vague	vagues, vagas	vague	vaguemos	vaguéis	vaguen, vagan
	imperfect	vagare, vagara	vagares, vagaras	vagare, vagara	vagáremos, vagáramos	vagareis, vagarais	vagaren, vagaran
imperative		—	vaga	—	—	vagái	—

Noun

vagar m (uncountable)

1. free time

   Synonyms: fuelga, tarda, vacantín, avagu

Derived terms

• vagarosu

Further reading

• “vagar (verb)”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN
• “vagar (noun)”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN
• Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “vagar (verb)”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
• Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “vagar (noun)”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [bəˈɣa]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [vəˈɣa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [vaˈɣaɾ]

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin vagārī.

Verb

vagar (first-person singular present vago, first-person singular preterite vaguí, past participle vagat)

1. (intransitive) to roam, to wander

   Synonyms: vagarejar, banderejar

Derived terms

• vagant
• vagarejar
• vagarívol
• vagarós

Related terms

• vagabund

Etymology 2

Inherited from Latin vacāre. Doublet of vacar.

Verb

vagar (first-person singular present vago, first-person singular preterite vaguí, past participle vagat)(intransitive)

1. to idle, to loiter
2. to be vacant

   Synonym: vacar

Derived terms

• vaga
• vagant

Related terms

• evagació

Conjugation

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

infinitive			vagar
gerund			vagant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		vagat		vagada
		plural		vagats		vagades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	vago	vagues	vaga	vaguem	vagueu	vaguen
	imperfect	vagava	vagaves	vagava	vagàvem	vagàveu	vagaven
	future	vagaré	vagaràs	vagarà	vagarem	vagareu	vagaran
	preterite	vaguí	vagares	vagà	vagàrem	vagàreu	vagaren
	conditional	vagaria	vagaries	vagaria	vagaríem	vagaríeu	vagarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	vagui	vaguis	vagui	vaguem	vagueu	vaguin
	imperfect	vagués	vaguessis	vagués	vaguéssim	vaguéssiu	vaguessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	vaga	vagui	vaguem	vagueu	vaguin
	negative (no)	—	no vaguis	no vagui	no vaguem	no vagueu	no vaguin

Further reading

• “vagar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025

Galician

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese vagar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin vacō, vacāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [baˈɣaɾ]
• Hyphenation: va‧gar

Verb

vagar (first-person singular present vago, first-person singular preterite vaguei, past participle vagado)

1. (archaic) to be vacant or void

Conjugation

    Conjugation of vagar (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	vagar
Personal	vagar	vagares	vagar	vagarmos	vagardes	vagaren
Gerund
	vagando
Past participle
Masculine	vagado			vagados
Feminine	vagada			vagadas
Indicative
Present	vago	vagas	vaga	vagamos	vagades	vagan
Imperfect	vagaba	vagabas	vagaba	vagabamos	vagabades	vagaban
Preterite	vaguei	vagaches	vagou	vagamos	vagastes	vagaron
Pluperfect	vagara	vagaras	vagara	vagaramos	vagarades	vagaran
Future	vagarei	vagarás	vagará	vagaremos	vagaredes	vagarán
Conditional	vagaría	vagarías	vagaría	vagariamos	vagariades	vagarían
Subjunctive
Present	vague	vagues	vague	vaguemos	vaguedes	vaguen
Imperfect	vagase	vagases	vagase	vagásemos	vagásedes	vagasen
Future	vagar	vagares	vagar	vagarmos	vagardes	vagaren
Imperative
Affirmative		vaga	vague	vaguemos	vagade	vaguen
Negative (non)		non vagues	non vague	non vaguemos	non vaguedes	non vaguen

    Reintegrated conjugation of vagar (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	vagar
Personal	vagar	vagares	vagar	vagarmos	vagardes	vagarem
Gerund
	vagando
Past participle
Masculine	vagado			vagados
Feminine	vagada			vagadas
Indicative
Present	vago	vagas	vaga	vagamos	vagades, vagais	vagam
Imperfect	vagava	vagavas	vagava	vagávamos	vagávades, vagáveis, vagávais1	vagavam
Preterite	vaguei	vagaste, vagache1	vagou	vagamos	vagastes	vagárom, vagaram
Pluperfect	vagara	vagaras	vagara	vagáramos	vagárades, vagáreis, vagárais1	vagaram
Future	vagarei	vagarás	vagará	vagaremos	vagaredes, vagareis	vagarám, vagarão
Conditional	vagaria	vagarias	vagaria	vagaríamos	vagaríades, vagaríeis, vagaríais1	vagariam
Subjunctive
Present	vague	vagues	vague	vaguemos	vaguedes, vagueis	vaguem
Imperfect	vagasse	vagasses	vagasse	vagássemos	vagássedes, vagásseis	vagassem
Future	vagar	vagares	vagar	vagarmos	vagardes	vagarem
Imperative
Affirmative		vaga	vague	vaguemos	vagade, vagai	vaguem
Negative (nom)		nom vagues	nom vague	nom vaguemos	nom vaguedes, nom vagueis	nom vaguem

¹Less recommended.

Noun

vagar m (plural vagares)

1. time; occasion, opportunity

   Synonyms: ocasión, tempo

   Cando teñas vagar bótalle unha ollada ― Whenever you have time take a look at this

   • 1707, Salvador Francisco Roel, Entremés ao real e feliz parto da nosa raíña:

     Afonso:
     Pond'a messa, Cathaliña.
     Christobo:
     Sacad'essa bota, Irena.
     Alberte:
     Sacà, Marta, esse pernil.
     Cathaliña:
     Homes tende pouca pressa,
     que para todo ay bagar.

     Afonso:
     "Set the table, Cathaliña."
     Christobo:
     "Bring out that wineskin, Irena."
     Alberte:
     "Bring out, Marta, that ham."
     Cathaliña:
     "Men, be in little hurry,
     there is a time for everything."

2. rest, delay, idleness, free time

   Synonym: lecer

3. calmness, slowness

   Synonym: cachaza

Derived terms

• devagar
• devagariño

Related terms

• vougo

Etymology 2

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin vagor, vagārī.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [baˈɣaɾ]
• Hyphenation: va‧gar

Verb

vagar (first-person singular present vago, first-person singular preterite vaguei, past participle vagado)

1. to wander, roam

Conjugation

    Conjugation of vagar (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	vagar
Personal	vagar	vagares	vagar	vagarmos	vagardes	vagaren
Gerund
	vagando
Past participle
Masculine	vagado			vagados
Feminine	vagada			vagadas
Indicative
Present	vago	vagas	vaga	vagamos	vagades	vagan
Imperfect	vagaba	vagabas	vagaba	vagabamos	vagabades	vagaban
Preterite	vaguei	vagaches	vagou	vagamos	vagastes	vagaron
Pluperfect	vagara	vagaras	vagara	vagaramos	vagarades	vagaran
Future	vagarei	vagarás	vagará	vagaremos	vagaredes	vagarán
Conditional	vagaría	vagarías	vagaría	vagariamos	vagariades	vagarían
Subjunctive
Present	vague	vagues	vague	vaguemos	vaguedes	vaguen
Imperfect	vagase	vagases	vagase	vagásemos	vagásedes	vagasen
Future	vagar	vagares	vagar	vagarmos	vagardes	vagaren
Imperative
Affirmative		vaga	vague	vaguemos	vagade	vaguen
Negative (non)		non vagues	non vague	non vaguemos	non vaguedes	non vaguen

    Reintegrated conjugation of vagar (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	vagar
Personal	vagar	vagares	vagar	vagarmos	vagardes	vagarem
Gerund
	vagando
Past participle
Masculine	vagado			vagados
Feminine	vagada			vagadas
Indicative
Present	vago	vagas	vaga	vagamos	vagades, vagais	vagam
Imperfect	vagava	vagavas	vagava	vagávamos	vagávades, vagáveis, vagávais1	vagavam
Preterite	vaguei	vagaste, vagache1	vagou	vagamos	vagastes	vagárom, vagaram
Pluperfect	vagara	vagaras	vagara	vagáramos	vagárades, vagáreis, vagárais1	vagaram
Future	vagarei	vagarás	vagará	vagaremos	vagaredes, vagareis	vagarám, vagarão
Conditional	vagaria	vagarias	vagaria	vagaríamos	vagaríades, vagaríeis, vagaríais1	vagariam
Subjunctive
Present	vague	vagues	vague	vaguemos	vaguedes, vagueis	vaguem
Imperfect	vagasse	vagasses	vagasse	vagássemos	vagássedes, vagásseis	vagassem
Future	vagar	vagares	vagar	vagarmos	vagardes	vagarem
Imperative
Affirmative		vaga	vague	vaguemos	vagade, vagai	vaguem
Negative (nom)		nom vagues	nom vague	nom vaguemos	nom vaguedes, nom vagueis	nom vaguem

¹Less recommended.

Related terms

• vagabundo

References

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “vagar”, 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), “vagar”, 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), “vagar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “vagar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “vagar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “vagar”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2025
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “vagar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Macanese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese vagar, with influence from Portuguese devagar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vaˈɡaɾ/, /vaˈɡa/

Adverb

vagar (augmentative vagar-vagar)

1. slowly, leisurely

   Antonyms: azinha, péssa

   vagar subí ― to go up slowly

   Vagar-vagar andâ! ― Walk very slowly!

Noun

vagar

1. time, free time

   Synonym: tempo

   Iou nôm têm vagar ― I don't have time

   Si têm vagar lôgo vêm ― If I have time I'll come

References

• https://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm#v

Occitan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vaˈɡa/
• Hyphenation: va‧gar

Verb

vagar

1. to wander
2. (nautical) to drift, go adrift

Conjugation

    Lengadocian (Central Occitan)

		simple			compound
infinitive		vagar			aver vagat
gerund		vagant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		vagat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	vagui	vagas	vaga	vagam	vagatz	vagan
	imperfect	vagavi	vagavas	vagava	vagàvem	vagàvetz	vagavan
	preterite	vaguèri	vaguères	vaguèt	vaguèrem	vaguèretz	vaguèron
	future	vagarai	vagaràs	vagarà	vagarem	vagaretz	vagaràn
	conditional	vagariái	vagariás	vagariá	vagariam	vagariatz	vagarián
	conditional 2nd form1	vaguèra	vaguèras	vaguèra	vagueram	vagueratz	vaguèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	vague	vagues	vague	vaguem	vaguetz	vaguen
	imperfect	vaguèssi	vaguèsses	vaguèsse	vaguèssem	vaguèssetz	vaguèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			vaga		vaguem	vagatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Auvernhàs

		simple			compound
infinitive		vagar			aver vagat
gerund		vagant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		vagat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	vague	vagues	vaga	vagam	vagatz	vagon
	imperfect	vagave	vagaves	vagava	vagaviam	vagaviatz	vagavon
	preterite	vaguere	vagueres	vaguet	vaguem	vaguetz	vagueron
	future	vagarai	vagaràs	vagará	vagarem	vagaretz	vagarán
	conditional	vagariá	vagariás	vagariá	vagariam	vagariatz	vagarián
	conditional 2nd form1	vaguèra	vaguèras	vaguèra	vagueram	vagueratz	vaguèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	vague	vagues	vague	vagassiam	vagassiatz	vagon
	imperfect	vaguesse	vaguesses	vaguesse	vaguessiam	vaguessiatz	vaguesson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			vaga		vagassiam	vagatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Gascon

		simple			compound
infinitive		vagar			aver vagat
gerund		vagant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		vagat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	vagui	vagas	vaga	vagam	vagatz	vagan
	imperfect	vagavi	vagavas	vagava	vagàvam	vagàvatz	vagavan
	preterite	vaguèi	vaguès	vaguè	vaguèm	vaguètz	vaguèn
	future	vagarèi	vagaràs	vagarà	vagaram	vagaratz	vagaràn
	conditional	vagarí	vagarés	vagaré	vagarem	vagaretz	vagarén
	conditional 2nd form1	vaguèra	vaguèras	vaguèra	vagueram	vagueratz	vaguèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	vagui	vagues	vague	vaguem	vaguetz	vaguen
	imperfect	vaguèssi	vaguèsses	vaguèsse	vaguèssem	vaguèssetz	vaguèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			vaga		vaguem	vagatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Lemosin

		simple			compound
infinitive		vagar			aver vagat
gerund		vagant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		vagat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	vague	vagas	vaga	vagam	vagatz	vagan
	imperfect	vagava	vagavas	vagava	vagàvam	vagàvatz	vagavan
	preterite	vaguei	vagueras	vaguet	vaguèram	vaguèratz	vagueran
	future	vagarai	vagaràs	vagará	vagarem	vagaretz	vagarán
	conditional	vagariá	vagariàs	vagariá	vagariam	vagariatz	vagarián
	conditional 2nd form1	vaguèra	vaguèras	vaguèra	vagueram	vagueratz	vaguèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	vague	vagues	vague	vaguem	vaguetz	vaguen
	imperfect	vaguèsse	vaguèsses	vaguèsse	vaguèssem	vaguèssetz	vaguèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			vaga		vaguem	vagatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Provençau

		simple			compound
infinitive		vagar			aver vagat
gerund		vagant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		vagat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	vague	vagues	vaga	vagam	vagatz	vagan
	imperfect	vagavi	vagavas	vagava	vagàvem	vagàvetz	vagavan
	preterite	vaguère	vaguères	vaguèt	vagueriam	vagueriatz	vaguèron
	future	vagarai	vagaràs	vagarà	vagarem	vagaretz	vagaràn
	conditional	vagariáu	vagariás	vagariá	vagariam	vagariatz	vagarián
	conditional 2nd form1	vaguèra	vaguèras	vaguèra	vagueram	vagueratz	vaguèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	vague	vagues	vague	vaguem	vaguetz	vagan
	imperfect	vaguèsse	vaguèsses	vaguèsse	vaguessiam	vaguessiatz	vaguèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			vaga		vaguem	vagatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

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

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɐˈɡaɾ/ [vɐˈɣaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɐˈɡaɾ/ [vɐˈɣaɾ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈɡaɾ/ [bɐˈɣaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɐˈɡa.ɾi/ [vɐˈɣa.ɾi]

• Hyphenation: va‧gar

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese vagar, from Latin vagārī.

Noun

vagar m (plural vagares)

1. time; occasion, opportunity
2. calmness, slowness

Verb

vagar (first-person singular present vago, first-person singular preterite vaguei, past participle vagado)

1. to wander

Conjugation

    Conjugation of vagar (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	vagar
Personal	vagar	vagares	vagar	vagarmos	vagardes	vagarem
Gerund
	vagando
Past participle
Masculine	vagado			vagados
Feminine	vagada			vagadas
Indicative
Present	vago	vagas	vaga	vagamos	vagais	vagam
Imperfect	vagava	vagavas	vagava	vagávamos	vagáveis	vagavam
Preterite	vaguei	vagaste	vagou	vagamos1, vagámos2	vagastes	vagaram
Pluperfect	vagara	vagaras	vagara	vagáramos	vagáreis	vagaram
Future	vagarei	vagarás	vagará	vagaremos	vagareis	vagarão
Conditional	vagaria	vagarias	vagaria	vagaríamos	vagaríeis	vagariam
Subjunctive
Present	vague	vagues	vague	vaguemos	vagueis	vaguem
Imperfect	vagasse	vagasses	vagasse	vagássemos	vagásseis	vagassem
Future	vagar	vagares	vagar	vagarmos	vagardes	vagarem
Imperative
Affirmative		vaga	vague	vaguemos	vagai	vaguem
Negative (não)		não vagues	não vague	não vaguemos	não vagueis	não vaguem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Etymology 2

Verb

vagar (first-person singular present vago, first-person singular preterite vaguei, past participle vagado)

1. alternative form of vacar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of vagar (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	vagar
Personal	vagar	vagares	vagar	vagarmos	vagardes	vagarem
Gerund
	vagando
Past participle
Masculine	vagado			vagados
Feminine	vagada			vagadas
Indicative
Present	vago	vagas	vaga	vagamos	vagais	vagam
Imperfect	vagava	vagavas	vagava	vagávamos	vagáveis	vagavam
Preterite	vaguei	vagaste	vagou	vagamos1, vagámos2	vagastes	vagaram
Pluperfect	vagara	vagaras	vagara	vagáramos	vagáreis	vagaram
Future	vagarei	vagarás	vagará	vagaremos	vagareis	vagarão
Conditional	vagaria	vagarias	vagaria	vagaríamos	vagaríeis	vagariam
Subjunctive
Present	vague	vagues	vague	vaguemos	vagueis	vaguem
Imperfect	vagasse	vagasses	vagasse	vagássemos	vagásseis	vagassem
Future	vagar	vagares	vagar	vagarmos	vagardes	vagarem
Imperative
Affirmative		vaga	vague	vaguemos	vagai	vaguem
Negative (não)		não vagues	não vague	não vaguemos	não vagueis	não vaguem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈɡaɾ/ [baˈɣ̞aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: va‧gar

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin vacāre. Doublet of vacar.

Verb

vagar (first-person singular present vago, first-person singular preterite vagué, past participle vagado)

1. to idle

Conjugation

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

infinitive			vagar
gerund			vagando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		vagado		vagada
		plural		vagados		vagadas
		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	vago	vagastú vagásvos	vaga	vagamos	vagáis	vagan
	imperfect	vagaba	vagabas	vagaba	vagábamos	vagabais	vagaban
	preterite	vagué	vagaste	vagó	vagamos	vagasteis	vagaron
	future	vagaré	vagarás	vagará	vagaremos	vagaréis	vagarán
	conditional	vagaría	vagarías	vagaría	vagaríamos	vagaríais	vagarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	vague	vaguestú vaguésvos2	vague	vaguemos	vaguéis	vaguen
	imperfect (ra)	vagara	vagaras	vagara	vagáramos	vagarais	vagaran
	imperfect (se)	vagase	vagases	vagase	vagásemos	vagaseis	vagasen
	future1	vagare	vagares	vagare	vagáremos	vagareis	vagaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		vagatú vagávos	vague	vaguemos	vagad	vaguen
	negative		no vagues	no vague	no vaguemos	no vaguéis	no vaguen

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

Related terms

• vago

Etymology 2

From Latin vagārī.

Verb

vagar (first-person singular present vago, first-person singular preterite vagué, past participle vagado)

1. to roam, to wander

   Synonym: divagar

Conjugation

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

infinitive			vagar
gerund			vagando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		vagado		vagada
		plural		vagados		vagadas
		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	vago	vagastú vagásvos	vaga	vagamos	vagáis	vagan
	imperfect	vagaba	vagabas	vagaba	vagábamos	vagabais	vagaban
	preterite	vagué	vagaste	vagó	vagamos	vagasteis	vagaron
	future	vagaré	vagarás	vagará	vagaremos	vagaréis	vagarán
	conditional	vagaría	vagarías	vagaría	vagaríamos	vagaríais	vagarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	vague	vaguestú vaguésvos2	vague	vaguemos	vaguéis	vaguen
	imperfect (ra)	vagara	vagaras	vagara	vagáramos	vagarais	vagaran
	imperfect (se)	vagase	vagases	vagase	vagásemos	vagaseis	vagasen
	future1	vagare	vagares	vagare	vagáremos	vagareis	vagaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		vagatú vagávos	vague	vaguemos	vagad	vaguen
	negative		no vagues	no vague	no vaguemos	no vaguéis	no vaguen

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

Related terms

• divagar
• vagabundo
• vago

Further reading

• “vagar”, 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