largar

Galician

Etymology

First attested in 1810. From largo (“large”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /laɾˈɡaɾ/ [laɾˈɣ̞ɑɾ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /laɾˈɡaɾ/ [laɾˈɣ̞ɑɾ]
• IPA^(key): (gheada) /laɾˈħaɾ/ [laɾˈħɑɾ]

• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Hyphenation: lar‧gar

Verb

largar (first-person singular present largo, first-person singular preterite larguei, past participle largado)

1. (transitive) to let go

   Synonyms: deixar, soltar

2. (transitive) to strike

   Synonym: pegar

3. (intransitive or pronominal) to leave

   Synonyms: liscar, marchar

4. (transitive, fishing) to cast

Conjugation

    Conjugation of largar (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	largar
Personal	largar	largares	largar	largarmos	largardes	largaren
Gerund
	largando
Past participle
Masculine	largado			largados
Feminine	largada			largadas
Indicative
Present	largo	largas	larga	largamos	largades	largan
Imperfect	largaba	largabas	largaba	largabamos	largabades	largaban
Preterite	larguei	largaches	largou	largamos	largastes	largaron
Pluperfect	largara	largaras	largara	largaramos	largarades	largaran
Future	largarei	largarás	largará	largaremos	largaredes	largarán
Conditional	largaría	largarías	largaría	largariamos	largariades	largarían
Subjunctive
Present	largue	largues	largue	larguemos	larguedes	larguen
Imperfect	largase	largases	largase	largásemos	largásedes	largasen
Future	largar	largares	largar	largarmos	largardes	largaren
Imperative
Affirmative		larga	largue	larguemos	largade	larguen
Negative (non)		non largues	non largue	non larguemos	non larguedes	non larguen

    Reintegrated conjugation of largar (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	largar
Personal	largar	largares	largar	largarmos	largardes	largarem
Gerund
	largando
Past participle
Masculine	largado			largados
Feminine	largada			largadas
Indicative
Present	largo	largas	larga	largamos	largades, largais	largam
Imperfect	largava	largavas	largava	largávamos	largávades, largáveis, largávais1	largavam
Preterite	larguei	largaste, largache1	largou	largamos	largastes	largárom, largaram
Pluperfect	largara	largaras	largara	largáramos	largárades, largáreis, largárais1	largaram
Future	largarei	largarás	largará	largaremos	largaredes, largareis	largarám, largarão
Conditional	largaria	largarias	largaria	largaríamos	largaríades, largaríeis, largaríais1	largariam
Subjunctive
Present	largue	largues	largue	larguemos	larguedes, largueis	larguem
Imperfect	largasse	largasses	largasse	largássemos	largássedes, largásseis	largassem
Future	largar	largares	largar	largarmos	largardes	largarem
Imperative
Affirmative		larga	largue	larguemos	largade, largai	larguem
Negative (nom)		nom largues	nom largue	nom larguemos	nom larguedes, nom largueis	nom larguem

¹Less recommended.

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “largar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “largar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “largar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “largar”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “largar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Italian largobor.

Portuguese largo

Portuguese -ar

Portuguese largar

From largo + -ar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /laʁˈɡa(ʁ)/ [laɦˈɡa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /laʁˈɡa(ʁ)/ [laɦˈɡa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /laɾˈɡa(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /laʁˈɡa(ʁ)/ [laʁˈɡa(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /laɻˈɡa(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐɾˈɡaɾ/ [lɐɾˈɣaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐɾˈɡaɾ/ [lɐɾˈɣaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐɾˈɡa.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: lar‧gar

Verb

largar (first-person singular present largo, first-person singular preterite larguei, past participle largado)

1. (transitive) to drop, shed

   Synonym: soltar

   Largue isso! ― Drop it!

2. (transitive) to abandon, leave

   Synonym: abandonar

3. (transitive, colloquial) to give up (stop or quit an activity etc.)

   Synonym: desistir

4. (intransitive) to leave

   Vou largar ― I'm leaving now

Conjugation

    Conjugation of largar (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	largar
Personal	largar	largares	largar	largarmos	largardes	largarem
Gerund
	largando
Past participle
Masculine	largado			largados
Feminine	largada			largadas
Indicative
Present	largo	largas	larga	largamos	largais	largam
Imperfect	largava	largavas	largava	largávamos	largáveis	largavam
Preterite	larguei	largaste	largou	largamos1, largámos2	largastes	largaram
Pluperfect	largara	largaras	largara	largáramos	largáreis	largaram
Future	largarei	largarás	largará	largaremos	largareis	largarão
Conditional	largaria	largarias	largaria	largaríamos	largaríeis	largariam
Subjunctive
Present	largue	largues	largue	larguemos	largueis	larguem
Imperfect	largasse	largasses	largasse	largássemos	largásseis	largassem
Future	largar	largares	largar	largarmos	largardes	largarem
Imperative
Affirmative		larga	largue	larguemos	largai	larguem
Negative (não)		não largues	não largue	não larguemos	não largueis	não larguem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Further reading

• “largar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From largo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laɾˈɡaɾ/ [laɾˈɣ̞aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: lar‧gar

Verb

largar (first-person singular present largo, first-person singular preterite largué, past participle largado)

1. to chase away

   Synonym: ahuyentar

2. to let go
3. to release
4. (reflexive, derogatory in imperative) to go away, to scram, get out, shove off

Conjugation

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

infinitive			largar
gerund			largando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		largado		largada
		plural		largados		largadas
		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	largo	largastú largásvos	larga	largamos	largáis	largan
	imperfect	largaba	largabas	largaba	largábamos	largabais	largaban
	preterite	largué	largaste	largó	largamos	largasteis	largaron
	future	largaré	largarás	largará	largaremos	largaréis	largarán
	conditional	largaría	largarías	largaría	largaríamos	largaríais	largarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	largue	larguestú larguésvos2	largue	larguemos	larguéis	larguen
	imperfect (ra)	largara	largaras	largara	largáramos	largarais	largaran
	imperfect (se)	largase	largases	largase	largásemos	largaseis	largasen
	future1	largare	largares	largare	largáremos	largareis	largaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		largatú largávos	largue	larguemos	largad	larguen
	negative		no largues	no largue	no larguemos	no larguéis	no larguen

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

    Selected combined forms of largar (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 largar	dative	largarme	largarte	largarle, largarse	largarnos	largaros	largarles, largarse
	accusative	largarme	largarte	largarlo, largarla, largarse	largarnos	largaros	largarlos, largarlas, largarse
with gerund largando	dative	largándome	largándote	largándole, largándose	largándonos	largándoos	largándoles, largándose
	accusative	largándome	largándote	largándolo, largándola, largándose	largándonos	largándoos	largándolos, largándolas, largándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative larga	dative	lárgame	lárgate	lárgale	lárganos	not used	lárgales
	accusative	lárgame	lárgate	lárgalo, lárgala	lárganos	not used	lárgalos, lárgalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative largá	dative	largame	largate	largale	larganos	not used	largales
	accusative	largame	largate	largalo, largala	larganos	not used	largalos, largalas
with formal second-person singular imperative largue	dative	lárgueme	not used	lárguele, lárguese	lárguenos	not used	lárgueles
	accusative	lárgueme	not used	lárguelo, lárguela, lárguese	lárguenos	not used	lárguelos, lárguelas
with first-person plural imperative larguemos	dative	not used	larguémoste	larguémosle	larguémonos	larguémoos	larguémosles
	accusative	not used	larguémoste	larguémoslo, larguémosla	larguémonos	larguémoos	larguémoslos, larguémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative largad	dative	largadme	not used	largadle	largadnos	largaos	largadles
	accusative	largadme	not used	largadlo, largadla	largadnos	largaos	largadlos, largadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative larguen	dative	lárguenme	not used	lárguenle	lárguennos	not used	lárguenles, lárguense
	accusative	lárguenme	not used	lárguenlo, lárguenla	lárguennos	not used	lárguenlos, lárguenlas, lárguense

Related terms

• alargar
• largamente
• largo

See also

• soltar
• correr

Further reading

• “largar”, 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