persogar

Spanish

Etymology

From per- +‎ soga +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peɾsoˈɡaɾ/ [peɾ.soˈɣ̞aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: per‧so‧gar

Verb

persogar (first-person singular present persogo, first-person singular preterite persogué, past participle persogado)

1. (transitive, rustic, Mexico, Nicaragua, Costa Rica) to tie an animal with a rope, especially for them to graze

Conjugation

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

infinitive			persogar
gerund			persogando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		persogado		persogada
		plural		persogados		persogadas
		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	persogo	persogastú persogásvos	persoga	persogamos	persogáis	persogan
	imperfect	persogaba	persogabas	persogaba	persogábamos	persogabais	persogaban
	preterite	persogué	persogaste	persogó	persogamos	persogasteis	persogaron
	future	persogaré	persogarás	persogará	persogaremos	persogaréis	persogarán
	conditional	persogaría	persogarías	persogaría	persogaríamos	persogaríais	persogarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	persogue	persoguestú persoguésvos2	persogue	persoguemos	persoguéis	persoguen
	imperfect (ra)	persogara	persogaras	persogara	persogáramos	persogarais	persogaran
	imperfect (se)	persogase	persogases	persogase	persogásemos	persogaseis	persogasen
	future1	persogare	persogares	persogare	persogáremos	persogareis	persogaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		persogatú persogávos	persogue	persoguemos	persogad	persoguen
	negative		no persogues	no persogue	no persoguemos	no persoguéis	no persoguen

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

    Selected combined forms of persogar (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 persogar	dative	persogarme	persogarte	persogarle, persogarse	persogarnos	persogaros	persogarles, persogarse
	accusative	persogarme	persogarte	persogarlo, persogarla, persogarse	persogarnos	persogaros	persogarlos, persogarlas, persogarse
with gerund persogando	dative	persogándome	persogándote	persogándole, persogándose	persogándonos	persogándoos	persogándoles, persogándose
	accusative	persogándome	persogándote	persogándolo, persogándola, persogándose	persogándonos	persogándoos	persogándolos, persogándolas, persogándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative persoga	dative	persógame	persógate	persógale	persóganos	not used	persógales
	accusative	persógame	persógate	persógalo, persógala	persóganos	not used	persógalos, persógalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative persogá	dative	persogame	persogate	persogale	persoganos	not used	persogales
	accusative	persogame	persogate	persogalo, persogala	persoganos	not used	persogalos, persogalas
with formal second-person singular imperative persogue	dative	persógueme	not used	persóguele, persóguese	persóguenos	not used	persógueles
	accusative	persógueme	not used	persóguelo, persóguela, persóguese	persóguenos	not used	persóguelos, persóguelas
with first-person plural imperative persoguemos	dative	not used	persoguémoste	persoguémosle	persoguémonos	persoguémoos	persoguémosles
	accusative	not used	persoguémoste	persoguémoslo, persoguémosla	persoguémonos	persoguémoos	persoguémoslos, persoguémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative persogad	dative	persogadme	not used	persogadle	persogadnos	persogaos	persogadles
	accusative	persogadme	not used	persogadlo, persogadla	persogadnos	persogaos	persogadlos, persogadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative persoguen	dative	persóguenme	not used	persóguenle	persóguennos	not used	persóguenles, persóguense
	accusative	persóguenme	not used	persóguenlo, persóguenla	persóguennos	not used	persóguenlos, persóguenlas, persóguense

Further reading

• “persogar”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010