rogar
Spanish, verb/roˈɡaɾ/
rogar is spelled R-O-G-A-R (5 letters) and appears 2.3 times per million words in written Spanish, the 20,279th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rogar is a Spanish verb meaning “to beg, entreat, implore something” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Pedir o solicitar algo a alguien con mucha necesidad”.
What does rogar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to beg, entreat, implore something
Ruega lo que quieras: igual no te diré el secreto.
- 2
to urge, solicit, ask for something
Le rogamos que se presente un día antes.
- 3
to pray for someone
Acuérdate de rogarle a Dios por mí.
- 4
to require
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Pedir o solicitar algo a alguien con mucha necesidad. 2. Humillarse ante alguien a cambio de un favor.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of rogar
- ruego first-person present singular
- rogué first-person preterite singular
- rogado participle past
- o-ue alternation
- g-gu alternation
- rogando gerund
- rogada feminine participle past
- rogados masculine participle past
- rogadas feminine participle past
- ruegas indicative informal present
- rogás indicative informal present
- ruega indicative present singular
- rogamos first-person indicative plural
- rogáis indicative plural present
- ruegan indicative plural present
- rogaba first-person imperfect indicative
- rogabas imperfect indicative second-person
- rogábamos first-person imperfect indicative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce rogar?
- /roˈɡaɾ/
- [roˈɣ̞aɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to rogar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is rogar in Spanish?
rogar appears 2.3 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).