tañer
Asturian
Alternative forms
- tiñir (Colunga)
Etymology
Inherited from Latin tangere, tangō, from Proto-Italic *tangō, nasal infix present from Proto-Indo-European *teh₂g-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /taˈɲeɾ/ [t̪aˈɲeɾ]
- Rhymes: -eɾ
- Syllabification: ta‧ñer
Verb
tañer
- to play (an instrument)
- to ring (a bell)
- (archaic) to touch
- Synonym: tocar
- to guide a cow
- Synonym: afalar
Conjugation
Conjugation of tañer
| infinitive | tañer | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerundive | tañiendo | ||||||
| participle | m tañíu, f tañida, n tañío, m pl tañíos, f pl tañíes | ||||||
| person | first singular yo |
second singular tu |
third singular él/elli |
first plural nosotros/nós |
second plural vosotros/vós |
third plural ellos | |
| indicative | present | taño | tañes | tañe | tañemos | tañéis | tañen |
| imperfect | tañía | tañíes | tañía | tañíemos | tañíeis | tañíen | |
| preterite | tañí | tañiesti | tañió | tañiemos | tañiestis | tañieron | |
| pluperfect | tañiere | tañieres | tañiere | tañiéremos | tañiereis | tañieren | |
| future | tañeré | tañerás | tañerá | tañeremos | tañeréis | tañerán | |
| conditional | tañería | tañeríes | tañería | tañeríemos/tañeríamos | tañeríeis/tañeríais | tañeríen | |
| subjunctive | present | taña | tañas | taña | tañamos | tañáis | tañan |
| imperfect | tañiere | tañieres | tañiere | tañiéremos | tañiereis | tañieren | |
| imperative | tañi | tañéi | |||||
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Latin tangere, tangō, from Proto-Italic *tangō, nasal infix present from Proto-Indo-European *teh₂g-. Doublet of tangir, a learned borrowing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /taˈɲeɾ/ [t̪aˈɲeɾ]
- Rhymes: -eɾ
- Syllabification: ta‧ñer
Verb
tañer (first-person singular present taño, first-person singular preterite tañí, past participle tañido)
- to play (an instrument)
- to ring (a bell)
- (Can we date this quote?), Chavela Vargas, La noche de mi amor:
- Quiero la alegría de un barco volviendo / Y mil campanas de gloria tañendo / Para brindar la noche de mi amor
- I want the joy of a boat returning / And one thousand bells of glory ringing / To toast the night of my love
- to strum
- Synonym: rasguear
- (obsolete, archaic) to touch
- Synonym: tocar
Conjugation
Conjugation of tañer (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
| infinitive | tañer | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | tañendo | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | tañido | tañida | |||||
| plural | tañidos | tañidas | |||||
| 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 | taño | tañestú tañésvos |
tañe | tañemos | tañéis | tañen | |
| imperfect | tañía | tañías | tañía | tañíamos | tañíais | tañían | |
| preterite | tañí | tañiste | tañó | tañimos | tañisteis | tañeron | |
| future | tañeré | tañerás | tañerá | tañeremos | tañeréis | tañerán | |
| conditional | tañería | tañerías | tañería | tañeríamos | tañeríais | tañerían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos |
él/ella/ello usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | taña | tañastú tañásvos2 |
taña | tañamos | tañáis | tañan | |
| imperfect (ra) |
tañera | tañeras | tañera | tañéramos | tañerais | tañeran | |
| imperfect (se) |
tañese | tañeses | tañese | tañésemos | tañeseis | tañesen | |
| future1 | tañere | tañeres | tañere | tañéremos | tañereis | tañeren | |
| imperative | — | tú vos |
usted | nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ustedes | |
| affirmative | tañetú tañévos |
taña | tañamos | tañed | tañan | ||
| negative | no tañas | no taña | no tañamos | no tañáis | no tañan | ||
Selected combined forms of tañer
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 tañer | dative | tañerme | tañerte | tañerle, tañerse | tañernos | tañeros | tañerles, tañerse |
| accusative | tañerme | tañerte | tañerlo, tañerla, tañerse | tañernos | tañeros | tañerlos, tañerlas, tañerse | |
| with gerund tañendo | dative | tañéndome | tañéndote | tañéndole, tañéndose | tañéndonos | tañéndoos | tañéndoles, tañéndose |
| accusative | tañéndome | tañéndote | tañéndolo, tañéndola, tañéndose | tañéndonos | tañéndoos | tañéndolos, tañéndolas, tañéndose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative tañe | dative | táñeme | táñete | táñele | táñenos | not used | táñeles |
| accusative | táñeme | táñete | táñelo, táñela | táñenos | not used | táñelos, táñelas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative tañé | dative | tañeme | tañete | tañele | tañenos | not used | tañeles |
| accusative | tañeme | tañete | tañelo, tañela | tañenos | not used | tañelos, tañelas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative taña | dative | táñame | not used | táñale, táñase | táñanos | not used | táñales |
| accusative | táñame | not used | táñalo, táñala, táñase | táñanos | not used | táñalos, táñalas | |
| with first-person plural imperative tañamos | dative | not used | tañámoste | tañámosle | tañámonos | tañámoos | tañámosles |
| accusative | not used | tañámoste | tañámoslo, tañámosla | tañámonos | tañámoos | tañámoslos, tañámoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative tañed | dative | tañedme | not used | tañedle | tañednos | tañeos | tañedles |
| accusative | tañedme | not used | tañedlo, tañedla | tañednos | tañeos | tañedlos, tañedlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative tañan | dative | táñanme | not used | táñanle | táñannos | not used | táñanles, táñanse |
| accusative | táñanme | not used | táñanlo, táñanla | táñannos | not used | táñanlos, táñanlas, táñanse | |
Related terms
Further reading
- “tañer”, 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