encara
See also: encará
Catalan
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin hanc hōram (“at this hour”). Compare French encore, Italian ancora.
Pronunciation
Adverb
encara
- yet
- Encara no. ― Not yet.
- still
- even (implying an extreme example)
- 2019 June 21, Ima Sanchís, “"Vivim en una societat fracturada que anhela la trobada"”, in La Vanguardia[1]:
- La felicitat de viure és tenir projectes per al futur, encara que el futur sigui breu.
- The happiness of living is having projects for the future, even if the future is short.
Derived terms
Further reading
- “encara”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
- “encara”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
- “encara” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “encara” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Occitan
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin hanc hōram (“at this hour”).
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Adverb
encara (Languedoc)
Derived terms
- encara mai que
- encara que
- pas encara
- per encara
Further reading
- Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana, L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2024, page 222.
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈka.ɾɐ/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈka.ɾɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈka.ɾa/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈka.ɾa/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽˈka.ɾɐ/
- Rhymes: -aɾɐ
- Hyphenation: en‧ca‧ra
Verb
encara
- inflection of encarar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /enˈkaɾa/ [ẽŋˈka.ɾa]
- Rhymes: -aɾa
- Syllabification: en‧ca‧ra
Etymology 1
From Vulgar Latin hanc hōram (“at this hour”).
Adverb
encara
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
encara
- inflection of encarar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative