engasgar

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡazˈɡa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.ɡazˈɡa(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡazˈɡa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.ɡazˈɡa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡazˈɡa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.ɡazˈɡa(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡazˈɡa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.ɡazˈɡa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡazˈɡa(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡazˈɡa(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡaʒˈɡa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.ɡaʒˈɡa(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡaʒˈɡa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.ɡaʒˈɡa(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡazˈɡa(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡazˈɡa(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.ɡɐʒˈɡaɾ/ [ẽ.ɡɐʒˈɣaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.ɡɐʒˈɡaɾ/ [ẽ.ɡɐʒˈɣaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.ɡɐʒˈɡa.ɾi/ [ẽ.ɡɐʒˈɣa.ɾi]

• Hyphenation: en‧gas‧gar

Verb

engasgar (first-person singular present engasgo, first-person singular preterite engasguei, past participle engasgado)

1. (intransitive, typically by solids) to choke (be unable to breathe because of obstruction of the windpipe)
2. (transitive, typically of solids) to choke (to obstruct the windpipe of)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of engasgar (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	engasgar
Personal	engasgar	engasgares	engasgar	engasgarmos	engasgardes	engasgarem
Gerund
	engasgando
Past participle
Masculine	engasgado			engasgados
Feminine	engasgada			engasgadas
Indicative
Present	engasgo	engasgas	engasga	engasgamos	engasgais	engasgam
Imperfect	engasgava	engasgavas	engasgava	engasgávamos	engasgáveis	engasgavam
Preterite	engasguei	engasgaste	engasgou	engasgamos1, engasgámos2	engasgastes	engasgaram
Pluperfect	engasgara	engasgaras	engasgara	engasgáramos	engasgáreis	engasgaram
Future	engasgarei	engasgarás	engasgará	engasgaremos	engasgareis	engasgarão
Conditional	engasgaria	engasgarias	engasgaria	engasgaríamos	engasgaríeis	engasgariam
Subjunctive
Present	engasgue	engasgues	engasgue	engasguemos	engasgueis	engasguem
Imperfect	engasgasse	engasgasses	engasgasse	engasgássemos	engasgásseis	engasgassem
Future	engasgar	engasgares	engasgar	engasgarmos	engasgardes	engasgarem
Imperative
Affirmative		engasga	engasgue	engasguemos	engasgai	engasguem
Negative (não)		não engasgues	não engasgue	não engasguemos	não engasgueis	não engasguem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

See also

• sufocar (gases or from something pressing the windpipe from outside)
• afogar (liquids)