navegar

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin nāvigāre.

Verb

navegar (first-person singular indicative present navego, past participle navegáu)

1. to sail (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat)

Conjugation

Conjugation of navegar

infinitive		navegar
gerund		navegando
past participle		m navegáu, f navegada, n navegao, m pl navegaos, f pl navegaes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	navego	navegues	navega	navegamos	navegáis	naveguen
	imperfect	navegaba	navegabes	navegaba	navegábemos, navegábamos	navegabeis, navegabais	navegaben
	preterite	navegué	navegasti, naveguesti	navegó	naveguemos	navegastis, naveguestis	navegaron
	pluperfect	navegare, navegara	navegares, navegaras	navegare, navegara	navegáremos, navegáramos	navegareis, navegarais	navegaren, navegaran
	future	navegaré	navegarás	navegará	navegaremos	navegaréis	navegarán
	conditional	navegaría	navegaríes	navegaría	navegaríemos, navegaríamos	navegaríeis, navegaríais	navegaríen
subjunctive	present	navegue	navegues, navegas	navegue	naveguemos	naveguéis	naveguen, navegan
	imperfect	navegare, navegara	navegares, navegaras	navegare, navegara	navegáremos, navegáramos	navegareis, navegarais	navegaren, navegaran
imperative		—	navega	—	—	navegái	—

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin nāvigāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [nə.βəˈɣa]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [nə.vəˈɣa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [na.veˈɣaɾ]

• Audio (Barcelona):

  (file)

Verb

navegar (first-person singular present navego, first-person singular preterite naveguí, past participle navegat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

1. to navigate, to sail

Conjugation

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

infinitive			navegar
gerund			navegant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		navegat		navegada
		plural		navegats		navegades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	navego	navegues	navega	naveguem	navegueu	naveguen
	imperfect	navegava	navegaves	navegava	navegàvem	navegàveu	navegaven
	future	navegaré	navegaràs	navegarà	navegarem	navegareu	navegaran
	preterite	naveguí	navegares	navegà	navegàrem	navegàreu	navegaren
	conditional	navegaria	navegaries	navegaria	navegaríem	navegaríeu	navegarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	navegui	naveguis	navegui	naveguem	navegueu	naveguin
	imperfect	navegués	naveguessis	navegués	naveguéssim	naveguéssiu	naveguessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	navega	navegui	naveguem	navegueu	naveguin
	negative (no)	—	no naveguis	no navegui	no naveguem	no navegueu	no naveguin

Related terms

• nau
• navegable
• navegació
• navegador

Further reading

• “navegar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “navegar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “navegar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “navegar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Middle English

Noun

navegar

1. alternative form of nauger

Occitan

Alternative forms

• navigar

Etymology

From Latin nāvigāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [naβeˈɣa]

Verb

navegar

1. to navigate

   E I jorn, en setembre, preson se a navegar

   (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   (Guilhèm Anelièr, Istòria de la Guèrra de Navarra)

2. (Internet) to surf (the Web)

Conjugation

    Lengadocian (Central Occitan)

		simple			compound
infinitive		navegar			aver navegat
gerund		navegant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		navegat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	navegui	navegas	navega	navegam	navegatz	navegan
	imperfect	navegavi	navegavas	navegava	navegàvem	navegàvetz	navegavan
	preterite	naveguèri	naveguères	naveguèt	naveguèrem	naveguèretz	naveguèron
	future	navegarai	navegaràs	navegarà	navegarem	navegaretz	navegaràn
	conditional	navegariái	navegariás	navegariá	navegariam	navegariatz	navegarián
	conditional 2nd form1	naveguèra	naveguèras	naveguèra	navegueram	navegueratz	naveguèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	navegue	navegues	navegue	naveguem	naveguetz	naveguen
	imperfect	naveguèssi	naveguèsses	naveguèsse	naveguèssem	naveguèssetz	naveguèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			navega		naveguem	navegatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Auvernhàs

		simple			compound
infinitive		navegar			aver navegat
gerund		navegant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		navegat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	navegue	navegues	navega	navegam	navegatz	navegon
	imperfect	navegave	navegaves	navegava	navegaviam	navegaviatz	navegavon
	preterite	naveguere	navegueres	naveguet	naveguem	naveguetz	navegueron
	future	navegarai	navegaràs	navegará	navegarem	navegaretz	navegarán
	conditional	navegariá	navegariás	navegariá	navegariam	navegariatz	navegarián
	conditional 2nd form1	naveguèra	naveguèras	naveguèra	navegueram	navegueratz	naveguèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	navegue	navegues	navegue	navegassiam	navegassiatz	navegon
	imperfect	naveguesse	naveguesses	naveguesse	naveguessiam	naveguessiatz	naveguesson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			navega		navegassiam	navegatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Gascon

		simple			compound
infinitive		navegar			aver navegat
gerund		navegant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		navegat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	navegui	navegas	navega	navegam	navegatz	navegan
	imperfect	navegavi	navegavas	navegava	navegàvam	navegàvatz	navegavan
	preterite	naveguèi	naveguès	naveguè	naveguèm	naveguètz	naveguèn
	future	navegarèi	navegaràs	navegarà	navegaram	navegaratz	navegaràn
	conditional	navegarí	navegarés	navegaré	navegarem	navegaretz	navegarén
	conditional 2nd form1	naveguèra	naveguèras	naveguèra	navegueram	navegueratz	naveguèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	navegui	navegues	navegue	naveguem	naveguetz	naveguen
	imperfect	naveguèssi	naveguèsses	naveguèsse	naveguèssem	naveguèssetz	naveguèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			navega		naveguem	navegatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Lemosin

		simple			compound
infinitive		navegar			aver navegat
gerund		navegant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		navegat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	navegue	navegas	navega	navegam	navegatz	navegan
	imperfect	navegava	navegavas	navegava	navegàvam	navegàvatz	navegavan
	preterite	naveguei	navegueras	naveguet	naveguèram	naveguèratz	navegueran
	future	navegarai	navegaràs	navegará	navegarem	navegaretz	navegarán
	conditional	navegariá	navegariàs	navegariá	navegariam	navegariatz	navegarián
	conditional 2nd form1	naveguèra	naveguèras	naveguèra	navegueram	navegueratz	naveguèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	navegue	navegues	navegue	naveguem	naveguetz	naveguen
	imperfect	naveguèsse	naveguèsses	naveguèsse	naveguèssem	naveguèssetz	naveguèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			navega		naveguem	navegatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Provençau

		simple			compound
infinitive		navegar			aver navegat
gerund		navegant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		navegat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	navegue	navegues	navega	navegam	navegatz	navegan
	imperfect	navegavi	navegavas	navegava	navegàvem	navegàvetz	navegavan
	preterite	naveguère	naveguères	naveguèt	navegueriam	navegueriatz	naveguèron
	future	navegarai	navegaràs	navegarà	navegarem	navegaretz	navegaràn
	conditional	navegariáu	navegariás	navegariá	navegariam	navegariatz	navegarián
	conditional 2nd form1	naveguèra	naveguèras	naveguèra	navegueram	navegueratz	naveguèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	navegue	navegues	navegue	naveguem	naveguetz	navegan
	imperfect	naveguèsse	naveguèsses	naveguèsse	naveguessiam	naveguessiatz	naveguèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			navega		naveguem	navegatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

Related terms

• nau

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• nauegar (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From Latin nāvigāre.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /na.veˈɡa(ʁ)/ [na.veˈɡa(h)]

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /nɐ.vɨˈɡaɾ/ [nɐ.vɨˈɣaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /nɐ.vɨˈɡaɾ/ [nɐ.vɨˈɣaɾ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /nɐ.bɨˈɡaɾ/ [nɐ.βɨˈɣaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /nɐ.vɨˈɡa.ɾi/ [nɐ.vɨˈɣa.ɾi]

• Hyphenation: na‧ve‧gar

Verb

navegar (first-person singular present navego, first-person singular preterite naveguei, past participle navegado)

1. to navigate, sail
   • 1572, Luís de Camões, Os Lusíadas, First Canto:

     As armas, & os barões aßinalados, / Que da Occidental praya Luſitana, / Por mares nunca de antes nauegados, / Paſſaram, ainda alem da Taprobana, […]

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • (Can we date this quote?), Fernando Pessoa, Navegar é Preciso‎:

     Navegadores antigos tinham uma frase gloriosa: "Navegar é preciso; viver não é preciso".

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. (Internet) to surf, navigate

Conjugation

    Conjugation of navegar (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	navegar
Personal	navegar	navegares	navegar	navegarmos	navegardes	navegarem
Gerund
	navegando
Past participle
Masculine	navegado			navegados
Feminine	navegada			navegadas
Indicative
Present	navego	navegas	navega	navegamos	navegais	navegam
Imperfect	navegava	navegavas	navegava	navegávamos	navegáveis	navegavam
Preterite	naveguei	navegaste	navegou	navegamos1, navegámos2	navegastes	navegaram
Pluperfect	navegara	navegaras	navegara	navegáramos	navegáreis	navegaram
Future	navegarei	navegarás	navegará	navegaremos	navegareis	navegarão
Conditional	navegaria	navegarias	navegaria	navegaríamos	navegaríeis	navegariam
Subjunctive
Present	navegue	navegues	navegue	naveguemos	navegueis	naveguem
Imperfect	navegasse	navegasses	navegasse	navegássemos	navegásseis	navegassem
Future	navegar	navegares	navegar	navegarmos	navegardes	navegarem
Imperative
Affirmative		navega	navegue	naveguemos	navegai	naveguem
Negative (não)		não navegues	não navegue	não naveguemos	não navegueis	não naveguem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

• nave
• navegação

See also

• velejar

Further reading

• “navegar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin nāvigāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nabeˈɡaɾ/ [na.β̞eˈɣ̞aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: na‧ve‧gar

Verb

navegar (first-person singular present navego, first-person singular preterite navegué, past participle navegado)

1. to navigate, to sail

   navegar una nave ― to navigate a ship

2. (Internet) to surf, navigate

   navegar por Internet ― to surf the internet

Conjugation

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

infinitive			navegar
gerund			navegando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		navegado		navegada
		plural		navegados		navegadas
		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	navego	navegastú navegásvos	navega	navegamos	navegáis	navegan
	imperfect	navegaba	navegabas	navegaba	navegábamos	navegabais	navegaban
	preterite	navegué	navegaste	navegó	navegamos	navegasteis	navegaron
	future	navegaré	navegarás	navegará	navegaremos	navegaréis	navegarán
	conditional	navegaría	navegarías	navegaría	navegaríamos	navegaríais	navegarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	navegue	naveguestú naveguésvos2	navegue	naveguemos	naveguéis	naveguen
	imperfect (ra)	navegara	navegaras	navegara	navegáramos	navegarais	navegaran
	imperfect (se)	navegase	navegases	navegase	navegásemos	navegaseis	navegasen
	future1	navegare	navegares	navegare	navegáremos	navegareis	navegaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		navegatú navegávos	navegue	naveguemos	navegad	naveguen
	negative		no navegues	no navegue	no naveguemos	no naveguéis	no naveguen

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

    Selected combined forms of navegar (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 navegar	dative	navegarme	navegarte	navegarle, navegarse	navegarnos	navegaros	navegarles, navegarse
	accusative	navegarme	navegarte	navegarlo, navegarla, navegarse	navegarnos	navegaros	navegarlos, navegarlas, navegarse
with gerund navegando	dative	navegándome	navegándote	navegándole, navegándose	navegándonos	navegándoos	navegándoles, navegándose
	accusative	navegándome	navegándote	navegándolo, navegándola, navegándose	navegándonos	navegándoos	navegándolos, navegándolas, navegándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative navega	dative	navégame	navégate	navégale	navéganos	not used	navégales
	accusative	navégame	navégate	navégalo, navégala	navéganos	not used	navégalos, navégalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative navegá	dative	navegame	navegate	navegale	naveganos	not used	navegales
	accusative	navegame	navegate	navegalo, navegala	naveganos	not used	navegalos, navegalas
with formal second-person singular imperative navegue	dative	navégueme	not used	navéguele, navéguese	navéguenos	not used	navégueles
	accusative	navégueme	not used	navéguelo, navéguela, navéguese	navéguenos	not used	navéguelos, navéguelas
with first-person plural imperative naveguemos	dative	not used	naveguémoste	naveguémosle	naveguémonos	naveguémoos	naveguémosles
	accusative	not used	naveguémoste	naveguémoslo, naveguémosla	naveguémonos	naveguémoos	naveguémoslos, naveguémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative navegad	dative	navegadme	not used	navegadle	navegadnos	navegaos	navegadles
	accusative	navegadme	not used	navegadlo, navegadla	navegadnos	navegaos	navegadlos, navegadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative naveguen	dative	navéguenme	not used	navéguenle	navéguennos	not used	navéguenles, navéguense
	accusative	navéguenme	not used	navéguenlo, navéguenla	navéguennos	not used	navéguenlos, navéguenlas, navéguense

Related terms

• nave
• navegable
• navegación
• navegador

Further reading

• “navegar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024