enconchar

enconchar

Spanish

Etymology

From en- +‎ concha (“shell”) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /enkonˈt͡ʃaɾ/, [ẽŋkõnʲˈt͡ʃaɾ]

Verb

enconchar (first-person singular present enconcho, first-person singular preterite enconché, past participle enconchado)

1. (reflexive) to curl up

Conjugation

    Conjugation of enconchar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)^{edit data}

infinitive			enconchar
gerund			enconchando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		enconchado		enconchada
		plural		enconchados		enconchadas
		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	enconcho	enconchastú enconchásvos	enconcha	enconchamos	enconcháis	enconchan
	imperfect	enconchaba	enconchabas	enconchaba	enconchábamos	enconchabais	enconchaban
	preterite	enconché	enconchaste	enconchó	enconchamos	enconchasteis	enconcharon
	future	enconcharé	enconcharás	enconchará	enconcharemos	enconcharéis	enconcharán
	conditional	enconcharía	enconcharías	enconcharía	enconcharíamos	enconcharíais	enconcharían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	enconche	enconchestú enconchésvos2	enconche	enconchemos	enconchéis	enconchen
	imperfect (ra)	enconchara	enconcharas	enconchara	enconcháramos	enconcharais	enconcharan
	imperfect (se)	enconchase	enconchases	enconchase	enconchásemos	enconchaseis	enconchasen
	future1	enconchare	enconchares	enconchare	enconcháremos	enconchareis	enconcharen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		enconchatú enconchávos	enconche	enconchemos	enconchad	enconchen
	negative		no enconches	no enconche	no enconchemos	no enconchéis	no enconchen

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

    Selected combined forms of enconchar^{edit data}

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 enconchar
	dative	enconcharme	enconcharte	enconcharle, enconcharse	enconcharnos	enconcharos	enconcharles, enconcharse
	accusative	enconcharme	enconcharte	enconcharlo, enconcharla, enconcharse	enconcharnos	enconcharos	enconcharlos, enconcharlas, enconcharse
with gerund enconchando
	dative	enconchándome	enconchándote	enconchándole, enconchándose	enconchándonos	enconchándoos	enconchándoles, enconchándose
	accusative	enconchándome	enconchándote	enconchándolo, enconchándola, enconchándose	enconchándonos	enconchándoos	enconchándolos, enconchándolas, enconchándose
with informal second-person singular imperative enconcha
	dative	encónchame	encónchate	encónchale	encónchanos	not used	encónchales
	accusative	encónchame	encónchate	encónchalo, encónchala	encónchanos	not used	encónchalos, encónchalas
with formal second-person singular imperative enconche
	dative	encóncheme	not used	encónchele, encónchese	encónchenos	not used	encóncheles
	accusative	encóncheme	not used	encónchelo, encónchela, encónchese	encónchenos	not used	encónchelos, encónchelas
with first-person plural imperative enconchemos
	dative	not used	enconchémoste	enconchémosle	enconchémonos	enconchémoos	enconchémosles
	accusative	not used	enconchémoste	enconchémoslo, enconchémosla	enconchémonos	enconchémoos	enconchémoslos, enconchémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative enconchad
	dative	enconchadme	not used	enconchadle	enconchadnos	enconchaos	enconchadles
	accusative	enconchadme	not used	enconchadlo, enconchadla	enconchadnos	enconchaos	enconchadlos, enconchadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative enconchen
	dative	encónchenme	not used	encónchenle	encónchennos	not used	encónchenles, encónchense
	accusative	encónchenme	not used	encónchenlo, encónchenla	encónchennos	not used	encónchenlos, encónchenlas, encónchense

Further reading

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