chingar

Asturian

Verb

chingar

1. to fuck, engage in sexual intercourse
2. to screw up, ruin

Conjugation

Conjugation of chingar

infinitive		chingar
gerund		chingando
past participle		m chingáu, f chingada, n chingao, m pl chingaos, f pl chingaes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	chingo	chingues	chinga	chingamos	chingáis	chinguen
	imperfect	chingaba	chingabes	chingaba	chingábemos, chingábamos	chingabeis, chingabais	chingaben
	preterite	chingué	chingasti, chinguesti	chingó	chinguemos	chingastis, chinguestis	chingaron
	pluperfect	chingare, chingara	chingares, chingaras	chingare, chingara	chingáremos, chingáramos	chingareis, chingarais	chingaren, chingaran
	future	chingaré	chingarás	chingará	chingaremos	chingaréis	chingarán
	conditional	chingaría	chingaríes	chingaría	chingaríemos, chingaríamos	chingaríeis, chingaríais	chingaríen
subjunctive	present	chingue	chingues, chingas	chingue	chinguemos	chinguéis	chinguen, chingan
	imperfect	chingare, chingara	chingares, chingaras	chingare, chingara	chingáremos, chingáramos	chingareis, chingarais	chingaren, chingaran
imperative		—	chinga	—	—	chingái	—

Further reading

• “chingar”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN
• García Arias, Xosé Lluis (2002–2004), “chingar”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (overall work in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

Portuguese

Verb

chingar

1. misspelling of xingar

Spanish

Etymology

According to the Real Academia Española, from Caló čingarár (“to fight”), from Romani ćingardel (“to fight, to have an argument”), likely from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀘𑀺𑀗𑁆𑀖𑀸𑀝 (*ciṅghāṭa), *𑀘𑀺𑀗𑁆𑀖𑀸𑀭 (*ciṅghāra, “noise, scream”), probably of onomatopoeic origin similar to that of Sanskrit चीत्कार (cītkāra, “cries, noise”), with semantic shift "noise, scream" > "row, quarrel" > "brawl, fight" > "screw, bother". Compare also Hindi चिंघाड़ (ciṅghāṛ, “shriek, roar”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃinˈɡaɾ/ [t͡ʃĩŋˈɡaɾ]

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• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: chin‧gar

Verb

chingar (first-person singular present chingo, first-person singular preterite chingué, past participle chingado)

1. (Mexico, vulgar) to bother, to fuck with

   Estaba chingándote, lo siento.

   I was bothering you, sorry.

2. (Mexico, US, vulgar, literally) to engage in sexual intercourse, to fuck

   Synonyms: coger, joder, follar, copular

   La chingaron por la noche.

   They fucked her at night.

3. (Mexico, vulgar) to be wrong; to screw up, to fuck up

   La chingué.

   I fucked up.

4. (Mexico, vulgar) to steal, to swipe

   ¡Me lo chingaron!

   They stole it to me!

5. (Chile, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, US, vulgar) to break

   ¡Me chingaste el televisor!

   You broke my TV!

6. (Chile, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, US, intransitive, vulgar) to fail, flop, lose
7. (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, US, reflexive, vulgar) to work hard
8. (Mexico, US, vulgar) to eat or drink
9. (Canary Islands) to splash

   Synonym: salpicar

Conjugation

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

infinitive			chingar
gerund			chingando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		chingado		chingada
		plural		chingados		chingadas
		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	chingo	chingastú chingásvos	chinga	chingamos	chingáis	chingan
	imperfect	chingaba	chingabas	chingaba	chingábamos	chingabais	chingaban
	preterite	chingué	chingaste	chingó	chingamos	chingasteis	chingaron
	future	chingaré	chingarás	chingará	chingaremos	chingaréis	chingarán
	conditional	chingaría	chingarías	chingaría	chingaríamos	chingaríais	chingarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	chingue	chinguestú chinguésvos2	chingue	chinguemos	chinguéis	chinguen
	imperfect (ra)	chingara	chingaras	chingara	chingáramos	chingarais	chingaran
	imperfect (se)	chingase	chingases	chingase	chingásemos	chingaseis	chingasen
	future1	chingare	chingares	chingare	chingáremos	chingareis	chingaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		chingatú chingávos	chingue	chinguemos	chingad	chinguen
	negative		no chingues	no chingue	no chinguemos	no chinguéis	no chinguen

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

    Selected combined forms of chingar (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 chingar	dative	chingarme	chingarte	chingarle, chingarse	chingarnos	chingaros	chingarles, chingarse
	accusative	chingarme	chingarte	chingarlo, chingarla, chingarse	chingarnos	chingaros	chingarlos, chingarlas, chingarse
with gerund chingando	dative	chingándome	chingándote	chingándole, chingándose	chingándonos	chingándoos	chingándoles, chingándose
	accusative	chingándome	chingándote	chingándolo, chingándola, chingándose	chingándonos	chingándoos	chingándolos, chingándolas, chingándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative chinga	dative	chíngame	chíngate	chíngale	chínganos	not used	chíngales
	accusative	chíngame	chíngate	chíngalo, chíngala	chínganos	not used	chíngalos, chíngalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative chingá	dative	chingame	chingate	chingale	chinganos	not used	chingales
	accusative	chingame	chingate	chingalo, chingala	chinganos	not used	chingalos, chingalas
with formal second-person singular imperative chingue	dative	chíngueme	not used	chínguele, chínguese	chínguenos	not used	chíngueles
	accusative	chíngueme	not used	chínguelo, chínguela, chínguese	chínguenos	not used	chínguelos, chínguelas
with first-person plural imperative chinguemos	dative	not used	chinguémoste	chinguémosle	chinguémonos	chinguémoos	chinguémosles
	accusative	not used	chinguémoste	chinguémoslo, chinguémosla	chinguémonos	chinguémoos	chinguémoslos, chinguémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative chingad	dative	chingadme	not used	chingadle	chingadnos	chingaos	chingadles
	accusative	chingadme	not used	chingadlo, chingadla	chingadnos	chingaos	chingadlos, chingadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative chinguen	dative	chínguenme	not used	chínguenle	chínguennos	not used	chínguenles, chínguense
	accusative	chínguenme	not used	chínguenlo, chínguenla	chínguennos	not used	chínguenlos, chínguenlas, chínguense

Derived terms

• andar en chinga
• chinga tu madre
• chingar a su madre
• chingar la madre
• chíngate
• chingue y chingue
• en chinga
• estar en chinga
• vete a chingar

Related terms

• chingadera
• chingazo
• chingón
• chingonería
• chinguear

Descendants

• →? English: chingas

Further reading

• “chingar”, 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
• “chingar”, 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
• “chingar”, in Diccionario del español de México [Dictionary of the Spanish of Mexico] (in Spanish), second edition, Academia Mexicana de la Lengua [Mexican Academy of the Tongue], 2019
• “chingar”, in Diccionario Básico de Canarismos [Basic Dictionary of Canarianisms] (in Spanish), Canarian Academy of the Language [Spanish: Academia Canaria de La Lengua], 2010
• “chingar”, in Tesoro de los diccionarios históricos de la lengua española [Thesaurus of the Historical Dictionaries of the Spanish Language], Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], launched 2021