colgado
/kolˈɡado/
In Spanish, the word for 'hung' is colgado.
The word is used to describe something that is attached to a higher point so that it hangs down. Common uses include Colgar un cuadro (Hang a picture), Ropa colgada (Hanging clothes), Colgar el teléfono (Hang up the phone), Decoraciones colgantes (Hanging decorations) and Colgado/a en un gancho (Hung on a hook).
How does it change in a sentence?
The term colgado is the past participle of the verb colgar (to hang). When used as an adjective or past participle, it must agree in gender and number with the noun it describes: use colgada for feminine nouns, colgados for masculine plural nouns and colgadas for feminine plural nouns.
How do you pronounce it?
/kolˈɡado/
Did you know?
- The verb colgar is used to describe the act of uploading a file to the internet, such as colgar un video, because the file is being 'hung' on a server.
- In many Spanish-speaking countries, if you call someone un colgado or una colgada, you are not describing something they are wearing, but calling them 'crazy' or 'airheaded'.
- The phrase quedarse colgado is frequently used in the digital age to describe a computer or a person's mind freezing or lagging.
Examples in context
- Después de su muerte, sus cuadros fueron colgados en el museo.After his death, his paintings were hung in the museum.This sentence shows how to use colgado regarding paintings in a museum.Tatoeba #1593537 by teskmon, translation #246366 by CK
- El cuadro está colgado torcido.The picture is hung crooked.This sentence uses colgado to describe a picture being hung crookedly.Tatoeba #339379 by tatoerique, translation #22080 by CK
- El cuadro está colgado en la pared.The painting is hung on the wall.
- La ropa está colgada en el armario.The clothes are hung in the closet.
- Colgamos las luces del árbol de Navidad.We hung the Christmas lights.
- El abrigo está colgado en el perchero.The coat is hung on the coat rack.
Example conversation
A man and a woman are decorating a new apartment.
- Elena¿Dónde quieres que ponga el espejo?Where do you want me to put the mirror?
- DanielPonlo allí, que quede bien colgado.Put it there, so that it is hung well.
- ElenaEstá perfecto, Daniel.It is perfect, Daniel.
- DanielMe alegra que te guste, Elena.I am glad you like it, Elena.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry colgado, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
