ensanchar
Galician
Etymology
From Latin examplāre, present active infinitive of examplō, from ex- + amplō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ensanˈt͡ʃaɾ]
Verb
ensanchar (first-person singular present ensacho, first-person singular preterite ensachei, past participle ensachado)
- (rare) to widen
- 1409, J. L. Pensado Tomé (ed.), Tratado de Albeitaria. Santiago de Compostela: Centro Ramón Piñeiro, page 61:
- se o Cauallo for nouo deue comer eruas et feo con orio et con outras qousas semellauelles, ou sen orio como herua et feo a auendo, ca estas coussas ensancham et allargan o uentre
- if the horse is young, he must eat grasses and hay with barley and other similar things, or without barely, grass and hay if there is some, because these things widen and expand the belly
- se o Cauallo for nouo deue comer eruas et feo con orio et con outras qousas semellauelles, ou sen orio como herua et feo a auendo, ca estas coussas ensancham et allargan o uentre
- Synonym: anchear
- 1409, J. L. Pensado Tomé (ed.), Tratado de Albeitaria. Santiago de Compostela: Centro Ramón Piñeiro, page 61:
Conjugation
Conjugation of ensanchar
| singular | plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| person | first | second | third | first | second | third |
| Infinitive | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| impersonal | ensanchar | |||||
| personal | ensanchar | ensanchares | ensanchar | ensancharmos | ensanchardes | ensancharen |
| Gerund | ||||||
| ensanchando | ||||||
| Past participle | singular | plural | ||||
| masculine | ensanchado | ensanchados | ||||
| feminine | ensanchada | ensanchadas | ||||
| Indicative | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| present | ensancho | ensanchas | ensancha | ensanchamos | ensanchades | ensanchan |
| imperfect | ensanchaba | ensanchabas | ensanchaba | ensanchabamos | ensanchabades | ensanchaban |
| preterite | ensanchei | ensanchaches | ensanchou | ensanchamos | ensanchastes | ensancharon |
| pluperfect | ensanchara | ensancharas | ensanchara | ensancharamos | ensancharades | ensancharan |
| future | ensancharei | ensancharás | ensanchará | ensancharemos | ensancharedes | ensancharán |
| conditional | ensancharía | ensancharías | ensancharía | ensanchariamos | ensanchariades | ensancharían |
| Subjunctive | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| present | ensanche | ensanches | ensanche | ensanchemos | ensanchedes | ensanchen |
| preterite | ensanchase | ensanchases | ensanchase | ensanchásemos | ensanchásedes | ensanchasen |
| future | ensanchar | ensanchares | ensanchar | ensancharmos | ensanchardes | ensancharen |
| Imperative | – | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| affirmative | – | ensancha | ensanche | ensanchemos | ensanchade | ensanchen |
| negative | – | ensanches | ensanche | ensanchemos | ensanchedes | ensanchen |
Related terms
- ancho
References
- “ensanch” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “ensanchar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “ensanchar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin examplāre, present active infinitive of examplō, from ex- + amplō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ensanˈt͡ʃaɾ/ [ẽn.sãnʲˈt͡ʃaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: en‧san‧char
Verb
ensanchar (first-person singular present ensancho, first-person singular preterite ensanché, past participle ensanchado)
- to widen
- to expand
Conjugation
Conjugation of ensanchar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
| infinitive | ensanchar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | ensanchando | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | ensanchado | ensanchada | |||||
| plural | ensanchados | ensanchadas | |||||
| 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 | ensancho | ensanchastú ensanchásvos | ensancha | ensanchamos | ensancháis | ensanchan | |
| imperfect | ensanchaba | ensanchabas | ensanchaba | ensanchábamos | ensanchabais | ensanchaban | |
| preterite | ensanché | ensanchaste | ensanchó | ensanchamos | ensanchasteis | ensancharon | |
| future | ensancharé | ensancharás | ensanchará | ensancharemos | ensancharéis | ensancharán | |
| conditional | ensancharía | ensancharías | ensancharía | ensancharíamos | ensancharíais | ensancharían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | ensanche | ensanchestú ensanchésvos2 | ensanche | ensanchemos | ensanchéis | ensanchen | |
| imperfect (ra) | ensanchara | ensancharas | ensanchara | ensancháramos | ensancharais | ensancharan | |
| imperfect (se) | ensanchase | ensanchases | ensanchase | ensanchásemos | ensanchaseis | ensanchasen | |
| future1 | ensanchare | ensanchares | ensanchare | ensancháremos | ensanchareis | ensancharen | |
| imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
| affirmative | ensanchatú ensanchávos | ensanche | ensanchemos | ensanchad | ensanchen | ||
| negative | no ensanches | no ensanche | no ensanchemos | no ensanchéis | no ensanchen | ||
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of ensanchar
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 ensanchar | |||||||
| dative | ensancharme | ensancharte | ensancharle, ensancharse | ensancharnos | ensancharos | ensancharles, ensancharse | |
| accusative | ensancharme | ensancharte | ensancharlo, ensancharla, ensancharse | ensancharnos | ensancharos | ensancharlos, ensancharlas, ensancharse | |
| with gerund ensanchando | |||||||
| dative | ensanchándome | ensanchándote | ensanchándole, ensanchándose | ensanchándonos | ensanchándoos | ensanchándoles, ensanchándose | |
| accusative | ensanchándome | ensanchándote | ensanchándolo, ensanchándola, ensanchándose | ensanchándonos | ensanchándoos | ensanchándolos, ensanchándolas, ensanchándose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative ensancha | |||||||
| dative | ensánchame | ensánchate | ensánchale | ensánchanos | not used | ensánchales | |
| accusative | ensánchame | ensánchate | ensánchalo, ensánchala | ensánchanos | not used | ensánchalos, ensánchalas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative ensanchá | |||||||
| dative | ensanchame | ensanchate | ensanchale | ensanchanos | not used | ensanchales | |
| accusative | ensanchame | ensanchate | ensanchalo, ensanchala | ensanchanos | not used | ensanchalos, ensanchalas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative ensanche | |||||||
| dative | ensáncheme | not used | ensánchele, ensánchese | ensánchenos | not used | ensáncheles | |
| accusative | ensáncheme | not used | ensánchelo, ensánchela, ensánchese | ensánchenos | not used | ensánchelos, ensánchelas | |
| with first-person plural imperative ensanchemos | |||||||
| dative | not used | ensanchémoste | ensanchémosle | ensanchémonos | ensanchémoos | ensanchémosles | |
| accusative | not used | ensanchémoste | ensanchémoslo, ensanchémosla | ensanchémonos | ensanchémoos | ensanchémoslos, ensanchémoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative ensanchad | |||||||
| dative | ensanchadme | not used | ensanchadle | ensanchadnos | ensanchaos | ensanchadles | |
| accusative | ensanchadme | not used | ensanchadlo, ensanchadla | ensanchadnos | ensanchaos | ensanchadlos, ensanchadlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative ensanchen | |||||||
| dative | ensánchenme | not used | ensánchenle | ensánchennos | not used | ensánchenles, ensánchense | |
| accusative | ensánchenme | not used | ensánchenlo, ensánchenla | ensánchennos | not used | ensánchenlos, ensánchenlas, ensánchense | |
Derived terms
- ensanchador
- ensanchamiento
- ensanche
Related terms
- ancho
Further reading
- “ensanchar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014