enchachar

enchachar

Spanish

Etymology

en- +‎ chacha +‎ -ar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ent͡ʃaˈt͡ʃaɾ/ [ẽnʲ.t͡ʃaˈt͡ʃaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: en‧cha‧char

Verb

enchachar (first-person singular present enchacho, first-person singular preterite enchaché, past participle enchachado)

1. (Honduras) to handcuff; to cuff
   • 2017 August 10, “Britney Spears es aterrorizada en un concierto”, in La Prensa‎:

     Inmediatamente se dirigieron hacia él y lo paralizaron, obviamente el individúo puso resistencia, pero pudo más la fuerza de los guardaespaldas y la de algunos bailarines que la de él, quien salió enchachado del lugar.

     (please add an English translation of this quote)

   Synonym: esposar

2. (Honduras) to clamp (a car)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of enchachar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			enchachar
gerund			enchachando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		enchachado		enchachada
		plural		enchachados		enchachadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	enchacho	enchachastú enchachásvos	enchacha	enchachamos	enchacháis	enchachan
	imperfect	enchachaba	enchachabas	enchachaba	enchachábamos	enchachabais	enchachaban
	preterite	enchaché	enchachaste	enchachó	enchachamos	enchachasteis	enchacharon
	future	enchacharé	enchacharás	enchachará	enchacharemos	enchacharéis	enchacharán
	conditional	enchacharía	enchacharías	enchacharía	enchacharíamos	enchacharíais	enchacharían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	enchache	enchachestú enchachésvos2	enchache	enchachemos	enchachéis	enchachen
	imperfect (ra)	enchachara	enchacharas	enchachara	enchacháramos	enchacharais	enchacharan
	imperfect (se)	enchachase	enchachases	enchachase	enchachásemos	enchachaseis	enchachasen
	future1	enchachare	enchachares	enchachare	enchacháremos	enchachareis	enchacharen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		enchachatú enchachávos	enchache	enchachemos	enchachad	enchachen
	negative		no enchaches	no enchache	no enchachemos	no enchachéis	no enchachen

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of enchachar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive enchachar
	dative	enchacharme	enchacharte	enchacharle, enchacharse	enchacharnos	enchacharos	enchacharles, enchacharse
	accusative	enchacharme	enchacharte	enchacharlo, enchacharla, enchacharse	enchacharnos	enchacharos	enchacharlos, enchacharlas, enchacharse
with gerund enchachando
	dative	enchachándome	enchachándote	enchachándole, enchachándose	enchachándonos	enchachándoos	enchachándoles, enchachándose
	accusative	enchachándome	enchachándote	enchachándolo, enchachándola, enchachándose	enchachándonos	enchachándoos	enchachándolos, enchachándolas, enchachándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative enchacha
	dative	encháchame	encháchate	encháchale	encháchanos	not used	encháchales
	accusative	encháchame	encháchate	encháchalo, encháchala	encháchanos	not used	encháchalos, encháchalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative enchachá
	dative	enchachame	enchachate	enchachale	enchachanos	not used	enchachales
	accusative	enchachame	enchachate	enchachalo, enchachala	enchachanos	not used	enchachalos, enchachalas
with formal second-person singular imperative enchache
	dative	enchácheme	not used	encháchele, encháchese	encháchenos	not used	enchácheles
	accusative	enchácheme	not used	encháchelo, encháchela, encháchese	encháchenos	not used	encháchelos, encháchelas
with first-person plural imperative enchachemos
	dative	not used	enchachémoste	enchachémosle	enchachémonos	enchachémoos	enchachémosles
	accusative	not used	enchachémoste	enchachémoslo, enchachémosla	enchachémonos	enchachémoos	enchachémoslos, enchachémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative enchachad
	dative	enchachadme	not used	enchachadle	enchachadnos	enchachaos	enchachadles
	accusative	enchachadme	not used	enchachadlo, enchachadla	enchachadnos	enchachaos	enchachadlos, enchachadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative enchachen
	dative	encháchenme	not used	encháchenle	encháchennos	not used	encháchenles, encháchense
	accusative	encháchenme	not used	encháchenlo, encháchenla	encháchennos	not used	encháchenlos, encháchenlas, encháchense

Further reading

• “enchachar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014