él caga

defecates, shits, messes up, screws up, makes (a lot of) money

ˈk a ɡ a → cagar
cag to shit, to take a dump + a 3rd-person singular present or subjunctive; 2nd-person singular command
verb · 3rd-person singular, present tense / 2nd-person singular Rare #28,483
defecates, shits Vulgar and colloquial.
SP: El perro caga en el jardín.
EN: The dog shits in the garden.
messes up, screws up Often used in the phrase «la caga».
SP: Siempre la caga cuando cocina.
EN: He always screws up when he cooks.
makes (a lot of) money Colloquial expression, especially in some Latin American varieties of Spanish.
SP: Mi tío caga plata con su negocio.
EN: My uncle makes a ton of money with his business.
Conjugation of cagar
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First cago cagamos
Second cagas —
Third caga —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First cago cagamos
Second cagas —
Third caga —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second caga —

Si no come bien,"la caga".

If he doesn’t eat properly, he’ll screw it up.

— Pixote: A Lei do Mais Fraco (1980)

Lo quiero, pero siempre la caga.

I love him, but he always messes things up.

— Perros de Reserva (1992)

No necesito que me digas dónde caga el oso.

I don't need you to tell me where the bear shits.

— Sueño de fuga (1994)

Casi se caga allí mismo.

He almost shat himself right there.

— Buenos Muchachos (1990)

El orinal es un recipiente en el que se caga y se mea.

A chamber pot is a container in which one defecates and urinates.

Tiene cuatro meses y ya caga como hombre.

He's four months old and he already poops like a man.

— Eternidad (2025)

Caga en un arbusto.

Poop in a bush.

— Mátate, amor (2025)

Si se caga, le cambias el pañal.

If he poops, you change his diaper.

— Familia (2023)

Me caga que se digan así las mujeres.

I hate it when women call each other that.

— Familia (2023)

Me caga.

I hate it.

— Familia (2023)

Ese tipo caga plata.

That guy shits money.

Si se tira tantos pedos, al final se caga.

If he keeps farting like that, he's going to shit himself eventually.

— 암살 (2015)

Veinte libras a que la caga.

Twenty pounds he'll screw up.

— F1 la película (2025)

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