Author Topic: To Google or Not to Google  (Read 7067 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline frankcapri

  • Human
  • *****
  • Posts: 1567
To Google or Not to Google
« on: September 23, 2009, 11:02:15 AM »
I think there was a video someone posted here with Portuguese subtitles.
In the subtitles was the verb "googlar" meaning "to google".  I assume it's the same in Spanish.

Since the verb form of Google has come into common usage, I'm curious
what other languages have a verb form of "to google" and what they are.

Yo googl? la informaci?n pero descubr? nada  ;D
Size, it doesn't matter to me so long as I get it...Gotta go now.

Offline xtopave

  • Site Modette
  • Q
  • *
  • Posts: 28876
  • Gender: Female
Re: To Google or Not to Google
« Reply #1 on: September 23, 2009, 11:25:11 AM »
Yo googl? la informaci?n pero descubr? nada  ;D

Very good indeed. Yes, we use the verb googlear in Spanish.

If you don't mind I'll correct a small mistake: "Yo googl? la informaci?n pero no descubr? nada". You can even forget about the word "Yo". As in other Latin languages it's not mandatory.  :)




Offline frankcapri

  • Human
  • *****
  • Posts: 1567
Re: To Google or Not to Google
« Reply #2 on: September 23, 2009, 11:29:20 AM »
Thanks.  You would think after 3 years of Spanish in school, I wouldn't suck at it so badly  :D

How is googlear conjugated?  Is the e left on like googleo, googleas, googlea?
Size, it doesn't matter to me so long as I get it...Gotta go now.

Offline xtopave

  • Site Modette
  • Q
  • *
  • Posts: 28876
  • Gender: Female
Re: To Google or Not to Google
« Reply #3 on: September 23, 2009, 11:38:32 AM »
No, you don't suck! It was just one mistake.

It's a new verb so I don't know for sure (I'm not even sure if the Real Academia Espa?ola already accepted it) but I've seen it conjugated just as you did.

Offline Santafer

  • Neandertal
  • ***
  • Posts: 287
  • Here Comes Daddy!
Re: To Google or Not to Google
« Reply #4 on: September 26, 2009, 01:09:07 AM »
Well I will tell you those that I use. En Espa?ol.

Googlear (infinitive)

Yo googlie (I googled)

Googleaste la informacion? (did you Google the info?)

But mainly I just say "Buscalo en Google/Search it on Google."

Offline xtopave

  • Site Modette
  • Q
  • *
  • Posts: 28876
  • Gender: Female
Re: To Google or Not to Google
« Reply #5 on: September 26, 2009, 09:17:22 AM »
The past tense I've seen conjugated in 3 different ways:

Yo googl?.
Yo google?.
Yo googli?.

I wonder why those bums at the Real Academia Espa?ola haven't consulted us yet, santafer.  ;D ;D

Offline Santafer

  • Neandertal
  • ***
  • Posts: 287
  • Here Comes Daddy!
Re: To Google or Not to Google
« Reply #6 on: September 26, 2009, 04:37:09 PM »
A golly I always forget the tilde ?.

Anyways, there is Spain's Spanish (Castellano) and the Latin Spanish(which varies from place to place), SO, meh.

Offline Robin-Graves

  • Rev AJ's Grand Inquisitor
  • Homo Superior
  • *
  • Posts: 4278
  • Gender: Male
  • Power doesnt give you the right
Re: To Google or Not to Google
« Reply #7 on: September 27, 2009, 03:54:06 PM »
Latin Spanish?
Hmm,, didnt know they spoke Spanish in ancient Rome. lmao
I keep my standards low.
That way im never disapointed.

Offline MisterAJ

  • Rt Hon Reverend AJ
  • Homo Superior
  • *
  • Posts: 2740
  • Gender: Male
  • Practice safe eating - always use condiments.
Re: To Google or Not to Google
« Reply #8 on: October 02, 2009, 08:53:47 AM »
Norwegian:

? google eller ? ikke google...

We don't have a different word for google, but I was nice enough to translate the topic title...

SAY THANKS!!!!!!!!! >:(

Offline dweez

  • Global Moderator
  • Q
  • *
  • Posts: 11610
  • Gender: Male
  • Rebel Mod
Re: To Google or Not to Google
« Reply #9 on: October 02, 2009, 09:05:35 AM »
I feel like I got ripped off since we're trying to figure out what Google is in other languages besides English.  :-\
--dweez

Offline frankcapri

  • Human
  • *****
  • Posts: 1567
Re: To Google or Not to Google
« Reply #10 on: October 02, 2009, 10:00:42 AM »
I don't feel ripped off.  Now I know Norwegians use the same verb form as English speakers.  Thanks AJ  :)

Do you use a past tense of google?  Something like "I googled that yesterday".
Size, it doesn't matter to me so long as I get it...Gotta go now.

Offline xtopave

  • Site Modette
  • Q
  • *
  • Posts: 28876
  • Gender: Female
Re: To Google or Not to Google
« Reply #11 on: October 02, 2009, 10:21:25 AM »
I'm interested.  :)

Offline MisterAJ

  • Rt Hon Reverend AJ
  • Homo Superior
  • *
  • Posts: 2740
  • Gender: Male
  • Practice safe eating - always use condiments.
Re: To Google or Not to Google
« Reply #12 on: October 02, 2009, 11:05:55 AM »
Do you use a past tense of google?  Something like "I googled that yesterday".

Yes...

Vi sp?r google...

(We'll ask google)

Jeg spurte google

(I asked Google)

and so on and so forth...

Offline frankcapri

  • Human
  • *****
  • Posts: 1567
Re: To Google or Not to Google
« Reply #13 on: October 02, 2009, 11:37:07 AM »
So it always stay "google" then regardless of circumstances?
Size, it doesn't matter to me so long as I get it...Gotta go now.

Offline MisterAJ

  • Rt Hon Reverend AJ
  • Homo Superior
  • *
  • Posts: 2740
  • Gender: Male
  • Practice safe eating - always use condiments.
Re: To Google or Not to Google
« Reply #14 on: October 02, 2009, 11:56:31 AM »
Yeah, so far...

I expect "Googled" to work its way into the language, though...