Verb Lookup
mangar
to catch
🇵🇷 Puerto Rican Spanish· pending native-speaker review
Note · Nota: Used for catching/grabbing something concrete, e.g. “mangar la guagua” = catch the bus. Not related to stealing.
Mangar algo concreto: “mangar la guagua” = alcanzar/coger el autobús. No tiene relación con robar.
🚌 Infinitive · Infinitivo
mangar
mahn-GAHR
to catch
Gerund · Gerundio: mangando
Participle · Participio: mangado
Orthographic (spelling) change
Yo · I
mango
catch
Yo mango.
I catch.
Tú · You
mangas
catch
Tú mangas.
You catch.
Él / Ella · He / She
manga
catches
Él / Ella manga.
He / She catches.
Nosotros · We
mangamos
catch
Nosotros mangamos.
We catch.
Ellos · They
mangan
catch
Ellos mangan.
They catch.
Why does this change?
- Orthographic (spelling) change
- The spelling shifts in some forms to keep the pronunciation consistent (e.g. c→qu, g→gu) — the sound doesn't actually change, just how it's written.
Used in lessons · Usado en lecciones
- 🍳 Cooking & Mealtime at Home
Prefiero jugo de mango.
I prefer mango juice.
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