yo cago

shit, defecate, screw up, mess up

ˈk a ɡ o → cagar
cag to shit, to take a dump + o 1st-person singular present (indicative or subjunctive)
verb · 1st-person singular, present tense Rare #37,861
shit, defecate Vulgar and very informal. Often used reflexively in expressions meaning to nearly or actually shit oneself.
SP: Me cago de miedo cuando veo esa película.
EN: I shit myself with fear when I watch that movie.
screw up, mess up Informal.
SP: Siempre la cago cuando tengo prisa.
EN: I always screw up when I'm in a hurry.
Conjugation of cagar
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First cago cagamos
Second cagas —
Third caga —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First cago cagamos
Second cagas —
Third caga —

Si fuera otro momento, salgo y te cago a patadas.

If it were any other time, I’d come out and kick the shit out of you.

— Nueve reinas (2000)

Puedo ganar lo que como y asegurar lo que cago, si a eso te refieres.

I can earn what I eat and insure what I poop, if that's what you mean.

— Una batalla tras otra (2025)

Entonces lo cago matando a él.

Then I’ll fucking kill him.

— Nueve reinas (2000)

¡Pero es que me cago golpeando siempre!

But I keep fucking hitting myself all the time!

— El secreto de sus ojos (2009)

Casi me cago.

I almost shit myself.

— Sueño de fuga (1994)

Si yo la cago, ¿Qué es lo peor que puede ocurrir?

If I screw up, what's the worst that could happen?

No, por favor, que me cago encima.

No, please, I'm going to shit myself.

— Левиафан (2014)

Y a veces la cago.

And sometimes I screw up.

— Una batalla tras otra (2025)

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