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"Chingar" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "to fuck", and "joder" is a transitive verb which is also often translated as "to fuck". Learn more about the difference between "chingar" and "joder" below.
chingar(
cheen
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gahr
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. to fuck with (vulgar)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
¡No me chingues! Estoy encabronado.Don't fuck with me! I'm pissed off.
2. (vulgar) (to have sexual intercourse with)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
3. (vulgar) (to drink) (Mexico)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in Mexico
a. to knock back (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Isaac puede chingar una botella de vino solito en un abrir y cerrar de ojos.Isaac can knock back a bottle of wine by himself in next to no time.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
4. (vulgar) (to have sexual intercourse)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
a. to be a pain in the ass (vulgar) (United States)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in the United States
Ojalá Gloria dejara de chingar.I wish Gloria would stop being such a pain in the ass.
b. to be a pain in the arse (vulgar) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
¡No chingues, hombre!Don't be a pain in the arse, mate!
c. to be annoying
No le importa el color de tu carro. Solo te lo dice para chingar.He doesn't care what color your car is. He's only saying it to be annoying.
chingarse
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g., Te ves cansado.).
6. (vulgar) (to drink) (Mexico)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in Mexico
a. to down (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
¡Carlos se chingó tres cervezas en cinco minutos!Carlos downed three beers in five minutes!
b. to knock back (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
¿Te chingaste tres tequilas ya? - Sí, ¡estoy hasta la madre!You knocked back three tequilas already? - Yeah, I'm hammered!
7. (vulgar) (to eat) (Mexico)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in Mexico
a. to wolf down (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Tenía tanto trabajo que me chingué unos nachos y volví a la pantalla.I had so much work that I wolfed down some nachos and went back to my screen.
b. to tuck into (colloquial) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
¡Chíngate otro taco, güey, que están buenísimos!Tuck into another taco, mate! They're really good.
8. (vulgar) (to fail) (Central America) (Mexico)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Regionalism used in Mexico
a. to conk out (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Después de 72 horas de uso continuo, el motor se chingó.After 72 hours of continuous use, the engine conked out.
b. to be knackered (colloquial) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Tengo que comprarme otra laptop porque esta se chingó.I need to buy myself a new laptop because this one is knackered.
9. (vulgar) (to exhaust) (Central America) (Mexico)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Regionalism used in Mexico
a. to kill oneself (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
No sé por qué te chingas chambeando en algo que no te gusta.I don't know why you kill yourself working a job you don't like.
10. (vulgar) (to go to hell) (Central America) (Mexico)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Regionalism used in Mexico
a. to go fuck oneself (vulgar)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Si no te gusta mi forma de ser, ¡chíngate!If you don't like the way I am, go fuck yourself.
joder
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (vulgar) (to have sexual intercourse with)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
2. (vulgar) (to joke with)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
a. to kid (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
¡No me jodas! ¿Eso te dijo?You're kidding me! Is that what she told you?
3. (vulgar) (to mess with or hurt)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
a. to fuck with (vulgar)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
¿Por qué intentas siempre joderme? ¿Qué te hice yo?Why are you always trying to fuck with me? What did I do to you?
b. to fuck over (vulgar)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Ese timador me quiso joder, pero yo soy más listo que el hambre.That swindler wanted to fuck me over, but I'm as sharp as a tack.
a. to piss off (vulgar)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
¿Tienes un matamoscas? Ya está la mosca otra vez jodiéndome.Do you have a fly swatter? This fly is pissing me off again.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
5. (vulgar) (to have sexual intercourse)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
6. (vulgar) (to be annoying)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
a. to be a pain in the ass (vulgar) (United States)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in the United States
No le hagas caso. Tiene ganas de joder, nada más.Don't take any notice of him. He's just being a pain in the ass, that's all.
b. to be a pain in the arse (vulgar) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
¡Deja de joder, hombre! Estamos todos hartos de tus bobadas.Stop being a pain in the arse, man! We're all fed up of your nonsense.
An interjection is a short utterance that expresses emotion, hesitation, or protest (e.g., Wow!).
7. (vulgar) (used to express annoyance)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
joderse
A pronominal verb phrase combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g., Se dio cuenta del problema.)
8. (vulgar) (to put up with it)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
a. to go screw oneself (vulgar)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Ella no me quiso ayudar entonces, así que ahora que se joda.She wouldn't help me back then, so she can go screw herself now.
b. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
La culpa es tuya. - ¿Mía? ¡Hay que joderse! ¡Pero si yo ni siquiera estaba aquí!It's your fault. - My fault? For fuck's sake! But I wasn't even here!
No me dejaron ustedes nada de comida. - ¡Te jodes! Es tu culpa por llegar tarde.You didn't leave any food for me. - Tough shit! It's your fault for being late.
a. to fuck up (vulgar)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Dice que su familia le jodió la vida, pero yo creo que se la jodió él solo.He says his family fucked up his life, but I think he fucked it up himself.
b. to mess up (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Tomaba tantos medicamentos que se jodió el estómago.She was taking so many medicines that she messed up her stomach.
c. to bugger (vulgar) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Me caí y me jodí la rodilla.I fell and buggered my knee.
d. to do...in (colloquial) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Bebe demasiado. Va a joderse el hígado.He drinks too much. He's going to do his liver in.
10. (vulgar) (to be ruined)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
a. to be fucked (vulgar)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Si se ha jodido la tele, no podremos ver el partido.If the TV is fucked, we won't be able to watch the game.
b. to get fucked up (vulgar)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Empezó a llover y se jodieron nuestros planes.It started to rain and our plans got fucked up.
c. to be buggered (vulgar) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
No me digas que se jodió la computadora.Don't tell me the computer's buggered.
d. to have had it (colloquial) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Se jodió la lavadora. Tendremos que comprar una nueva.The washing machine has had it. We'll have to buy a new one.
