gankar

Portuguese

Alternative forms

gancar (adapted)

Etymology

Adapted borrowing of English gank +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡɐ̃ˈka(ʁ)/ [ɡɐ̃ˈka(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ɡɐ̃ˈka(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ɡɐ̃ˈka(ʁ)/ [ɡɐ̃ˈka(χ)]
- (Caipira) IPA^(key): /ɡɐ̃ˈka(ɻ)/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɐ̃ˈkaɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɐ̃ˈka.ɾi/

Hyphenation: gan‧kar

Verb

gankar (first-person singular present ganko, first-person singular preterite gankei, past participle gankado)

(transitive, video games) to gank; to launch a coordinated, unexpected ambush on an enemy
(transitive, slang) to unexpectedly walk in on someone (to catch someone by surprise, especially in a private situation)

Conjugation

Conjugation of gankar (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	gankar
Personal	gankar	gankares	gankar	gankarmos	gankardes	gankarem
Gerund
	gankando
Past participle
Masculine	gankado			gankados
Feminine	gankada			gankadas
Indicative
Present	ganko	gankas	ganka	gankamos	gankais	gankam
Imperfect	gankava	gankavas	gankava	gankávamos	gankáveis	gankavam
Preterite	gankei	gankaste	gankou	gankamos¹, gankámos²	gankastes	gankaram
Pluperfect	gankara	gankaras	gankara	gankáramos	gankáreis	gankaram
Future	gankarei	gankarás	gankará	gankaremos	gankareis	gankarão
Conditional	gankaria	gankarias	gankaria	gankaríamos	gankaríeis	gankariam
Subjunctive
Present	ganke	gankes	ganke	gankemos	gankeis	gankem
Imperfect	gankasse	gankasses	gankasse	gankássemos	gankásseis	gankassem
Future	gankar	gankares	gankar	gankarmos	gankardes	gankarem
Imperative
Affirmative		ganka	ganke	gankemos	gankai	gankem
Negative (não)		não gankes	não ganke	não gankemos	não gankeis	não gankem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Further reading

“gankar”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026