apagar

Catalan

Etymology

From a- +‎ pagar, or possibly from a Vulgar Latin *appācāre, from Latin ad- + pācāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ə.pəˈɣa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [a.paˈɣaɾ]
• Homophone: apegar

Verb

apagar (first-person singular present apago, first-person singular preterite apaguí, past participle apagat)

2. (transitive) to put out; to extinguish (to stop something from burning)
4. (reflexive) to go out (to stop burning)
6. (transitive) to turn off (to deactivate a device)
8. (of a device, reflexive) to go off (to be deactivated)

Conjugation

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

infinitive			apagar
gerund			apagant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		apagat		apagada
		plural		apagats		apagades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	apago	apagues	apaga	apaguem	apagueu	apaguen
	imperfect	apagava	apagaves	apagava	apagàvem	apagàveu	apagaven
	future	apagaré	apagaràs	apagarà	apagarem	apagareu	apagaran
	preterite	apaguí	apagares	apagà	apagàrem	apagàreu	apagaren
	conditional	apagaria	apagaries	apagaria	apagaríem	apagaríeu	apagarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	apagui	apaguis	apagui	apaguem	apagueu	apaguin
	imperfect	apagués	apaguessis	apagués	apaguéssim	apaguéssiu	apaguessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	apaga	apagui	apaguem	apagueu	apaguin
	negative (no)	—	no apaguis	no apagui	no apaguem	no apagueu	no apaguin

Derived terms

• apagada
• apagador
• apagallums
• apagament
• apagat
• apagaveles

 

Related terms

• pagar
• pau

Further reading

• “apagar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Galician

Etymology

Attested since the 18th century. Probably ultimately from Catalan apagar, perhaps from a Vulgar Latin *appācāre, from Latin ad- + pācāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [apaˈɣaɾ]

Verb

apagar (first-person singular present apago, first-person singular preterite apaguei, past participle apagado)

1. (transitive) to put out; to extinguish; to quench (to stop something from burning)

   Synonym: matar

2. (intransitive or pronominal) to go out (to stop burning)
3. (transitive) to turn off (to deactivate a device)
4. (of a device, intransitive or pronominal) to go off (to be deactivated)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of apagar (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	apagar
Personal	apagar	apagares	apagar	apagarmos	apagardes	apagaren
Gerund
	apagando
Past participle
Masculine	apagado			apagados
Feminine	apagada			apagadas
Indicative
Present	apago	apagas	apaga	apagamos	apagades	apagan
Imperfect	apagaba	apagabas	apagaba	apagabamos	apagabades	apagaban
Preterite	apaguei	apagaches	apagou	apagamos	apagastes	apagaron
Pluperfect	apagara	apagaras	apagara	apagaramos	apagarades	apagaran
Future	apagarei	apagarás	apagará	apagaremos	apagaredes	apagarán
Conditional	apagaría	apagarías	apagaría	apagariamos	apagariades	apagarían
Subjunctive
Present	apague	apagues	apague	apaguemos	apaguedes	apaguen
Imperfect	apagase	apagases	apagase	apagásemos	apagásedes	apagasen
Future	apagar	apagares	apagar	apagarmos	apagardes	apagaren
Imperative
Affirmative		apaga	apague	apaguemos	apagade	apaguen
Negative (non)		non apagues	non apague	non apaguemos	non apaguedes	non apaguen

    Reintegrated conjugation of apagar (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	apagar
Personal	apagar	apagares	apagar	apagarmos	apagardes	apagarem
Gerund
	apagando
Past participle
Masculine	apagado			apagados
Feminine	apagada			apagadas
Indicative
Present	apago	apagas	apaga	apagamos	apagades, apagais	apagam
Imperfect	apagava	apagavas	apagava	apagávamos	apagávades, apagáveis, apagávais1	apagavam
Preterite	apaguei	apagaste, apagache1	apagou	apagamos	apagastes	apagárom, apagaram
Pluperfect	apagara	apagaras	apagara	apagáramos	apagárades, apagáreis, apagárais1	apagaram
Future	apagarei	apagarás	apagará	apagaremos	apagaredes, apagareis	apagarám, apagarão
Conditional	apagaria	apagarias	apagaria	apagaríamos	apagaríades, apagaríeis, apagaríais1	apagariam
Subjunctive
Present	apague	apagues	apague	apaguemos	apaguedes, apagueis	apaguem
Imperfect	apagasse	apagasses	apagasse	apagássemos	apagássedes, apagásseis	apagassem
Future	apagar	apagares	apagar	apagarmos	apagardes	apagarem
Imperative
Affirmative		apaga	apague	apaguemos	apagade, apagai	apaguem
Negative (nom)		nom apagues	nom apague	nom apaguemos	nom apaguedes, nom apagueis	nom apaguem

¹Less recommended.

Related terms

• pagar
• pago

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “apagar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “apagar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “apagar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “apagar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from a Vulgar Latin *appācāre, from Latin ad- + pācāre.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.paˈɡa(ʁ)/ [a.paˈɡa(h)]

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.pɐˈɡaɾ/ [ɐ.pɐˈɣaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.pɐˈɡaɾ/ [ɐ.pɐˈɣaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.pɐˈɡa.ɾi/ [ɐ.pɐˈɣa.ɾi]

Verb

apagar (first-person singular present apago, first-person singular preterite apaguei, past participle apagado)

2. (transitive) to put out; to extinguish (to stop something from burning)
4. (intransitive) to go out (to stop burning)
6. (transitive) to turn off (to deactivate a device)

   Synonym: desligar

8. (of a device, intransitive) to go off (to be deactivated)

   Synonym: desligar

10. (transitive) to erase (to remove markings or information)
12. (computing, electronics, transitive) to erase; to delete (to remove digital information)

    Synonyms: excluir, deletar

14. (transitive) to get rid of; to eliminate (to destroy completely)

    Synonyms: livrar-se de, eliminar

16. (intransitive) to pass out (to fall into deep sleep or unconsciousness)

    Synonym: desmaiar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of apagar (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	apagar
Personal	apagar	apagares	apagar	apagarmos	apagardes	apagarem
Gerund
	apagando
Past participle
Masculine	apagado			apagados
Feminine	apagada			apagadas
Indicative
Present	apago	apagas	apaga	apagamos	apagais	apagam
Imperfect	apagava	apagavas	apagava	apagávamos	apagáveis	apagavam
Preterite	apaguei	apagaste	apagou	apagamos1, apagámos2	apagastes	apagaram
Pluperfect	apagara	apagaras	apagara	apagáramos	apagáreis	apagaram
Future	apagarei	apagarás	apagará	apagaremos	apagareis	apagarão
Conditional	apagaria	apagarias	apagaria	apagaríamos	apagaríeis	apagariam
Subjunctive
Present	apague	apagues	apague	apaguemos	apagueis	apaguem
Imperfect	apagasse	apagasses	apagasse	apagássemos	apagásseis	apagassem
Future	apagar	apagares	apagar	apagarmos	apagardes	apagarem
Imperative
Affirmative		apaga	apague	apaguemos	apagai	apaguem
Negative (não)		não apagues	não apague	não apaguemos	não apagueis	não apaguem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Derived terms

• apagador
• apagamento

Related terms

• pagar
• paz

Further reading

• “apagar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *appācāre, from Latin ad- + pācāre. Compare to English apay.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /apaˈɡaɾ/ [a.paˈɣ̞aɾ]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: a‧pa‧gar

Verb

apagar (first-person singular present apago, first-person singular preterite apagué, past participle apagado)

1. (transitive) to extinguish (a flame, fire), to douse

   Synonym: extinguir

   Antonym: encender

2. (transitive, obsolete) to satisfy
3. (transitive) quench, slake (thirst, etc.)
4. (transitive) to shut off, to turn off, to switch off, to shut down, to power off

   Synonym: cerrar

   Antonyms: encender, abrir

5. (transitive, computing) to shut off, to turn off, to switch off, to shut down, to power off
6. (transitive) to put out, to stub out (e.g., cigarette)
7. (transitive) to blow out (e.g., a candle), to snuff or snuff out (e.g., a torch)
8. (reflexive) to fade; to wane
9. (reflexive) to go out, be extinguished

   Synonym: extinguirse

Conjugation

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

infinitive			apagar
gerund			apagando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		apagado		apagada
		plural		apagados		apagadas
		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	apago	apagastú apagásvos	apaga	apagamos	apagáis	apagan
	imperfect	apagaba	apagabas	apagaba	apagábamos	apagabais	apagaban
	preterite	apagué	apagaste	apagó	apagamos	apagasteis	apagaron
	future	apagaré	apagarás	apagará	apagaremos	apagaréis	apagarán
	conditional	apagaría	apagarías	apagaría	apagaríamos	apagaríais	apagarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	apague	apaguestú apaguésvos2	apague	apaguemos	apaguéis	apaguen
	imperfect (ra)	apagara	apagaras	apagara	apagáramos	apagarais	apagaran
	imperfect (se)	apagase	apagases	apagase	apagásemos	apagaseis	apagasen
	future1	apagare	apagares	apagare	apagáremos	apagareis	apagaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		apagatú apagávos	apague	apaguemos	apagad	apaguen
	negative		no apagues	no apague	no apaguemos	no apaguéis	no apaguen

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

    Selected combined forms of apagar (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 apagar
	dative	apagarme	apagarte	apagarle, apagarse	apagarnos	apagaros	apagarles, apagarse
	accusative	apagarme	apagarte	apagarlo, apagarla, apagarse	apagarnos	apagaros	apagarlos, apagarlas, apagarse
with gerund apagando
	dative	apagándome	apagándote	apagándole, apagándose	apagándonos	apagándoos	apagándoles, apagándose
	accusative	apagándome	apagándote	apagándolo, apagándola, apagándose	apagándonos	apagándoos	apagándolos, apagándolas, apagándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative apaga
	dative	apágame	apágate	apágale	apáganos	not used	apágales
	accusative	apágame	apágate	apágalo, apágala	apáganos	not used	apágalos, apágalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative apagá
	dative	apagame	apagate	apagale	apaganos	not used	apagales
	accusative	apagame	apagate	apagalo, apagala	apaganos	not used	apagalos, apagalas
with formal second-person singular imperative apague
	dative	apágueme	not used	apáguele, apáguese	apáguenos	not used	apágueles
	accusative	apágueme	not used	apáguelo, apáguela, apáguese	apáguenos	not used	apáguelos, apáguelas
with first-person plural imperative apaguemos
	dative	not used	apaguémoste	apaguémosle	apaguémonos	apaguémoos	apaguémosles
	accusative	not used	apaguémoste	apaguémoslo, apaguémosla	apaguémonos	apaguémoos	apaguémoslos, apaguémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative apagad
	dative	apagadme	not used	apagadle	apagadnos	apagaos	apagadles
	accusative	apagadme	not used	apagadlo, apagadla	apagadnos	apagaos	apagadlos, apagadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative apaguen
	dative	apáguenme	not used	apáguenle	apáguennos	not used	apáguenles, apáguense
	accusative	apáguenme	not used	apáguenlo, apáguenla	apáguennos	not used	apáguenlos, apáguenlas, apáguense

Derived terms

• apaga y vámonos
• apagable
• apagado
• apagador
• apagafuegos
• apagallamas
• apagar el hambre
• apagar los fuegos
• apagar un fuego
• apagavelas
• apagón

 

Related terms

• pagar
• paz

 

Further reading

• “apagar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28