escangalhar

Portuguese

Etymology

From es- +‎ cangalho +‎ -ar. Cognate with Galician escangallar.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.kɐ̃.ɡaˈʎa(ʁ)/ [is.kɐ̃.ɡaˈʎa(h)], /es.kɐ̃.ɡaˈʎa(ʁ)/ [es.kɐ̃.ɡaˈʎa(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /is.kɐ̃.ɡaˈʎa(ɾ)/, /es.kɐ̃.ɡaˈʎa(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃ.kɐ̃.ɡaˈʎa(ʁ)/ [iʃ.kɐ̃.ɡaˈʎa(χ)], /eʃ.kɐ̃.ɡaˈʎa(ʁ)/ [eʃ.kɐ̃.ɡaˈʎa(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /es.kɐ̃.ɡaˈʎa(ɻ)/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.kɐ̃.ɡɐˈʎaɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.kɐ̃.ɡɐˈʎa.ɾi/

Verb

escangalhar (first-person singular present escangalho, first-person singular preterite escangalhei, past participle escangalhado)

(transitive) to dislodge, to disjoint, to disarray
(transitive and intransitive, of an object) to break, to mess up, to ruin
Ele escangalhou a televisão. ― He broke the television.

Conjugation

Conjugation of escangalhar (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	escangalhar
Personal	escangalhar	escangalhares	escangalhar	escangalharmos	escangalhardes	escangalharem
Gerund
	escangalhando
Past participle
Masculine	escangalhado			escangalhados
Feminine	escangalhada			escangalhadas
Indicative
Present	escangalho	escangalhas	escangalha	escangalhamos	escangalhais	escangalham
Imperfect	escangalhava	escangalhavas	escangalhava	escangalhávamos	escangalháveis	escangalhavam
Preterite	escangalhei	escangalhaste	escangalhou	escangalhamos¹, escangalhámos²	escangalhastes	escangalharam
Pluperfect	escangalhara	escangalharas	escangalhara	escangalháramos	escangalháreis	escangalharam
Future	escangalharei	escangalharás	escangalhará	escangalharemos	escangalhareis	escangalharão
Conditional	escangalharia	escangalharias	escangalharia	escangalharíamos	escangalharíeis	escangalhariam
Subjunctive
Present	escangalhe	escangalhes	escangalhe	escangalhemos	escangalheis	escangalhem
Imperfect	escangalhasse	escangalhasses	escangalhasse	escangalhássemos	escangalhásseis	escangalhassem
Future	escangalhar	escangalhares	escangalhar	escangalharmos	escangalhardes	escangalharem
Imperative
Affirmative		escangalha	escangalhe	escangalhemos	escangalhai	escangalhem
Negative (não)		não escangalhes	não escangalhe	não escangalhemos	não escangalheis	não escangalhem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Derived terms

escangalhação