atanguer

Galician

Alternative forms

• atinxir

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese atanger (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin attingo. Cognate of Portuguese atingir and Spanish atañer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ataŋˈɡeɾ/

Verb

atanguer (first-person singular present atango, first-person singular preterite atanguín, past participle atanguido)
atanguer (first-person singular present atango, first-person singular preterite atanguim or atangui, past participle atanguido, reintegrationist norm)

1. (transitive) to touch, grab, reach; to attain

   Synonyms: acadar, abranguer

   • c. 1300, R. Martínez López, editor, General Estoria. Versión gallega del siglo XIV, Oviedo: Archivum, page 57:

     ẽna çidade façamos hũa torre tam alta que abaste et atãga ata o çeo

     Let's build in this city a tower so high that it reaches and attains the sky

2. (intransitive) to concern

Conjugation

    Conjugation of atanguer (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	atanguer
Personal	atanguer	atangueres	atanguer	atanguermos	atanguerdes	atangueren
Gerund
	atanguendo
Past participle
Masculine	atanguido			atanguidos
Feminine	atanguida			atanguidas
Indicative
Present	atango	atangues	atangue	atanguemos	atanguedes	atanguen
Imperfect	atanguía	atanguías	atanguía	atanguiamos	atanguiades	atanguían
Preterite	atanguín	atanguiches	atangueu	atanguemos	atanguestes	atangueron
Pluperfect	atanguera	atangueras	atanguera	atangueramos	atanguerades	atangueran
Future	atanguerei	atanguerás	atanguerá	atangueremos	atangueredes	atanguerán
Conditional	atanguería	atanguerías	atanguería	atangueriamos	atangueriades	atanguerían
Subjunctive
Present	atanga	atangas	atanga	atangamos	atangades	atangan
Imperfect	atanguese	atangueses	atanguese	atanguésemos	atanguésedes	atanguesen
Future	atanguer	atangueres	atanguer	atanguermos	atanguerdes	atangueren
Imperative
Affirmative		atangue	atanga	atangamos	atanguede	atangan
Negative (non)		non atangas	non atanga	non atangamos	non atangades	non atangan

    Reintegrated conjugation of atanguer (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	atanguer
Personal	atanguer	atangueres	atanguer	atanguermos	atanguerdes	atanguerem
Gerund
	atanguendo
Past participle
Masculine	atanguido			atanguidos
Feminine	atanguida			atanguidas
Indicative
Present	atango	atangues	atangue	atanguemos	atanguedes, atangueis	atanguem
Imperfect	atanguia	atanguias	atanguia	atanguíamos	atanguíades, atanguíeis, atanguíais1	atanguiam
Preterite	atanguim, atangui	atangueste, atangueche1	atangueu	atanguemos	atanguestes	atanguêrom, atangueram
Pluperfect	atanguera	atangueras	atanguera	atanguêramos	atanguêrades, atanguêreis, atanguêrais1	atangueram
Future	atanguerei	atanguerás	atanguerá	atangueremos	atangueredes, atanguereis	atanguerám, atanguerão
Conditional	atangueria	atanguerias	atangueria	atangueríamos	atangueríades, atangueríeis, atangueríais1	atangueriam
Subjunctive
Present	atanga	atangas	atanga	atangamos	atangades, atangais	atangam
Imperfect	atanguesse	atanguesses	atanguesse	atanguêssemos	atanguêssedes, atanguêsseis	atanguessem
Future	atanguer	atangueres	atanguer	atanguermos	atanguerdes	atanguerem
Imperative
Affirmative		atangue	atanga	atangamos	atanguede, atanguei	atangam
Negative (nom)		nom atangas	nom atanga	nom atangamos	nom atangades, nom atangais	nom atangam

¹Less recommended.

Related terms

• tanguer

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “atanger”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “atang”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “atanguer”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “atanguer”, 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), “atanguer”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega