apersogar

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Spanish a-

Spanish per-

Proto-Indo-European *sew-der.

Gaulish *soucābor.

Late Latin sōcader.

Vulgar Latinder.

Spanish soga

Spanish -ar

Spanish apersogar

From a- + per- + soga + -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /apeɾsoˈɡaɾ/ [a.peɾ.soˈɣ̞aɾ]

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• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: a‧per‧so‧gar

Verb

apersogar (first-person singular present apersogo, first-person singular preterite apersogué, past participle apersogado)

1. (transitive, rustic, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela) to tie an animal with a rope, especially for them to graze
2. (intransitive, pronominal, Honduras, Venezuela) to tie several things together
3. (reciprocal, rustic, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua) to get married

Conjugation

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

infinitive			apersogar
gerund			apersogando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		apersogado		apersogada
		plural		apersogados		apersogadas
		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	apersogo	apersogastú apersogásvos	apersoga	apersogamos	apersogáis	apersogan
	imperfect	apersogaba	apersogabas	apersogaba	apersogábamos	apersogabais	apersogaban
	preterite	apersogué	apersogaste	apersogó	apersogamos	apersogasteis	apersogaron
	future	apersogaré	apersogarás	apersogará	apersogaremos	apersogaréis	apersogarán
	conditional	apersogaría	apersogarías	apersogaría	apersogaríamos	apersogaríais	apersogarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	apersogue	apersoguestú apersoguésvos2	apersogue	apersoguemos	apersoguéis	apersoguen
	imperfect (ra)	apersogara	apersogaras	apersogara	apersogáramos	apersogarais	apersogaran
	imperfect (se)	apersogase	apersogases	apersogase	apersogásemos	apersogaseis	apersogasen
	future1	apersogare	apersogares	apersogare	apersogáremos	apersogareis	apersogaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		apersogatú apersogávos	apersogue	apersoguemos	apersogad	apersoguen
	negative		no apersogues	no apersogue	no apersoguemos	no apersoguéis	no apersoguen

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of apersogar (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 apersogar	dative	apersogarme	apersogarte	apersogarle, apersogarse	apersogarnos	apersogaros	apersogarles, apersogarse
	accusative	apersogarme	apersogarte	apersogarlo, apersogarla, apersogarse	apersogarnos	apersogaros	apersogarlos, apersogarlas, apersogarse
with gerund apersogando	dative	apersogándome	apersogándote	apersogándole, apersogándose	apersogándonos	apersogándoos	apersogándoles, apersogándose
	accusative	apersogándome	apersogándote	apersogándolo, apersogándola, apersogándose	apersogándonos	apersogándoos	apersogándolos, apersogándolas, apersogándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative apersoga	dative	apersógame	apersógate	apersógale	apersóganos	not used	apersógales
	accusative	apersógame	apersógate	apersógalo, apersógala	apersóganos	not used	apersógalos, apersógalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative apersogá	dative	apersogame	apersogate	apersogale	apersoganos	not used	apersogales
	accusative	apersogame	apersogate	apersogalo, apersogala	apersoganos	not used	apersogalos, apersogalas
with formal second-person singular imperative apersogue	dative	apersógueme	not used	apersóguele, apersóguese	apersóguenos	not used	apersógueles
	accusative	apersógueme	not used	apersóguelo, apersóguela, apersóguese	apersóguenos	not used	apersóguelos, apersóguelas
with first-person plural imperative apersoguemos	dative	not used	apersoguémoste	apersoguémosle	apersoguémonos	apersoguémoos	apersoguémosles
	accusative	not used	apersoguémoste	apersoguémoslo, apersoguémosla	apersoguémonos	apersoguémoos	apersoguémoslos, apersoguémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative apersogad	dative	apersogadme	not used	apersogadle	apersogadnos	apersogaos	apersogadles
	accusative	apersogadme	not used	apersogadlo, apersogadla	apersogadnos	apersogaos	apersogadlos, apersogadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative apersoguen	dative	apersóguenme	not used	apersóguenle	apersóguennos	not used	apersóguenles, apersóguense
	accusative	apersóguenme	not used	apersóguenlo, apersóguenla	apersóguennos	not used	apersóguenlos, apersóguenlas, apersóguense

Further reading

• “apersogar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
• “apersogar”, 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