alugar

Galician

Etymology

13th century. From Old Galician-Portuguese alugar, from Latin allocare. Cognate with Portuguese alugar and French louer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aluˈɣaɾ/

Verb

alugar (first-person singular present alugo, first-person singular preterite aluguei, past participle alugado)

1. (transitive) to hire, to employ
   • 1881, J. A, Saco y Arce (ed.), Literatura popular de Galicia:

     Miña ama do inverno / Alugaime polo vran / Para vos sachá-lo millo / E para comé-lo pan (folk song)

     My mistress of the winter, hire me in the summer, for collecting the corn, and for eating the bread

   Synonyms: contratar, empregar

2. (transitive) to rent
   • 1370, R. Lorenzo, editor, Crónica troiana, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 711:

     Et tragía doze naues, que alugara de mercadores por mil morauedís

     And he brought twelve ships that he had rented from merchants for a thousand moravedis

   Synonym: arrendar

3. (transitive) to rent out
   • 1293, José-Luis Novo Cazón, editor, El priorato santiaguista de Vilar de Donas en la Edad Media (1194-1500), A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 269:

     alugamos a uos Pedro Eanes e a uosa muler Maria Peres da Repostaria mea casa que y auemos na rua de Sant Antolio

     we rent out to you Pedro Eanes and to your wife Maria Perez da Respotaría my house that we have there in Saint Antony's street

   Synonym: arrendar

4. (pronominal) to hire; to accept employment

Conjugation

    Conjugation of alugar (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	alugar
Personal	alugar	alugares	alugar	alugarmos	alugardes	alugaren
Gerund
	alugando
Past participle
Masculine	alugado			alugados
Feminine	alugada			alugadas
Indicative
Present	alugo	alugas	aluga	alugamos	alugades	alugan
Imperfect	alugaba	alugabas	alugaba	alugabamos	alugabades	alugaban
Preterite	aluguei	alugaches	alugou	alugamos	alugastes	alugaron
Pluperfect	alugara	alugaras	alugara	alugaramos	alugarades	alugaran
Future	alugarei	alugarás	alugará	alugaremos	alugaredes	alugarán
Conditional	alugaría	alugarías	alugaría	alugariamos	alugariades	alugarían
Subjunctive
Present	alugue	alugues	alugue	aluguemos	aluguedes	aluguen
Imperfect	alugase	alugases	alugase	alugásemos	alugásedes	alugasen
Future	alugar	alugares	alugar	alugarmos	alugardes	alugaren
Imperative
Affirmative		aluga	alugue	aluguemos	alugade	aluguen
Negative (non)		non alugues	non alugue	non aluguemos	non aluguedes	non aluguen

    Reintegrated conjugation of alugar (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	alugar
Personal	alugar	alugares	alugar	alugarmos	alugardes	alugarem
Gerund
	alugando
Past participle
Masculine	alugado			alugados
Feminine	alugada			alugadas
Indicative
Present	alugo	alugas	aluga	alugamos	alugades, alugais	alugam
Imperfect	alugava	alugavas	alugava	alugávamos	alugávades, alugáveis, alugávais1	alugavam
Preterite	aluguei	alugaste, alugache1	alugou	alugamos	alugastes	alugárom, alugaram
Pluperfect	alugara	alugaras	alugara	alugáramos	alugárades, alugáreis, alugárais1	alugaram
Future	alugarei	alugarás	alugará	alugaremos	alugaredes, alugareis	alugarám, alugarão
Conditional	alugaria	alugarias	alugaria	alugaríamos	alugaríades, alugaríeis, alugaríais1	alugariam
Subjunctive
Present	alugue	alugues	alugue	aluguemos	aluguedes, alugueis	aluguem
Imperfect	alugasse	alugasses	alugasse	alugássemos	alugássedes, alugásseis	alugassem
Future	alugar	alugares	alugar	alugarmos	alugardes	alugarem
Imperative
Affirmative		aluga	alugue	aluguemos	alugade, alugai	aluguem
Negative (nom)		nom alugues	nom alugue	nom aluguemos	nom aluguedes, nom alugueis	nom aluguem

¹Less recommended.

Related terms

• alugueiro
• aluguer

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “alugar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “alug”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “alugar”, 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), “alugar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “alugar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “alugar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese alugar, from Latin allocāre. Doublet of alocar, a borrowing.

Pronunciation

 

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

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.luˈɡaɾ/ [ɐ.luˈɣaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.luˈɡaɾ/ [ɐ.luˈɣaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.luˈɡa.ɾi/ [ɐ.luˈɣa.ɾi]

• Hyphenation: a‧lu‧gar

Verb

alugar (first-person singular present alugo, first-person singular preterite aluguei, past participle alugado)

1. to rent, to hire

   Quero alugar um carro.

   I'd like to rent a car.

2. to let

   Queria alugar este quarto a um estudante.

   I want to let this room to a student.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of alugar (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	alugar
Personal	alugar	alugares	alugar	alugarmos	alugardes	alugarem
Gerund
	alugando
Past participle
Masculine	alugado			alugados
Feminine	alugada			alugadas
Indicative
Present	alugo	alugas	aluga	alugamos	alugais	alugam
Imperfect	alugava	alugavas	alugava	alugávamos	alugáveis	alugavam
Preterite	aluguei	alugaste	alugou	alugamos1, alugámos2	alugastes	alugaram
Pluperfect	alugara	alugaras	alugara	alugáramos	alugáreis	alugaram
Future	alugarei	alugarás	alugará	alugaremos	alugareis	alugarão
Conditional	alugaria	alugarias	alugaria	alugaríamos	alugaríeis	alugariam
Subjunctive
Present	alugue	alugues	alugue	aluguemos	alugueis	aluguem
Imperfect	alugasse	alugasses	alugasse	alugássemos	alugásseis	alugassem
Future	alugar	alugares	alugar	alugarmos	alugardes	alugarem
Imperative
Affirmative		aluga	alugue	aluguemos	alugai	aluguem
Negative (não)		não alugues	não alugue	não aluguemos	não alugueis	não aluguem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Synonyms

• arrendar