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gana.

best translated with to feel like, to want

4 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɡana/[ˈɡa.na]
  1. best translated with to feel like, to want

    feminine · in-plural · often
  2. urge, uses a "tengo ganas de" or "me dan ganas de" construction

    feminine · in-plural
Where this word comes from

Unknown, maybe related to Gothic *𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌽 (*ganan, “to covet”) and thus ganar.

verb/ˈɡana/[ˈɡa.na]
  1. inflection of ganar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
  2. inflection of ganar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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