gargallejar

Catalan

Etymology

From gargall +‎ -ejar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ɡər.ɡə.ʎəˈʒa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ɡaɾ.ɣa.ʎeˈd͡ʒaɾ]

Verb

gargallejar (first-person singular present gargallejo, first-person singular preterite gargallegí, past participle gargallejat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

1. (intransitive) to expectorate phlegm

Conjugation

    Conjugation of gargallejar (first conjugation, j-g alternation)

infinitive			gargallejar
gerund			gargallejant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		gargallejat		gargallejada
		plural		gargallejats		gargallejades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	gargallejo	gargalleges	gargalleja	gargallegem	gargallegeu	gargallegen
	imperfect	gargallejava	gargallejaves	gargallejava	gargallejàvem	gargallejàveu	gargallejaven
	future	gargallejaré	gargallejaràs	gargallejarà	gargallejarem	gargallejareu	gargallejaran
	preterite	gargallegí	gargallejares	gargallejà	gargallejàrem	gargallejàreu	gargallejaren
	conditional	gargallejaria	gargallejaries	gargallejaria	gargallejaríem	gargallejaríeu	gargallejarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	gargallegi	gargallegis	gargallegi	gargallegem	gargallegeu	gargallegin
	imperfect	gargallegés	gargallegessis	gargallegés	gargallegéssim	gargallegéssiu	gargallegessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	gargalleja	gargallegi	gargallegem	gargallegeu	gargallegin
	negative (no)	—	no gargallegis	no gargallegi	no gargallegem	no gargallegeu	no gargallegin

Further reading

• “gargallejar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.