encargar
Galician
Etymology
Attested since the early 14th century. From Vulgar Latin *incarricāre. By surface analysis, en- + cargar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [eŋkaɾˈɣaɾ]
Verb
encargar (first-person singular present encargo, first-person singular preterite encarguei, past participle encargado)
- (transitive) to entrust
- Synonyms: confiar, encomendar
- (transitive) to order (goods)
- (transitive) to order (someone) to do something
- (reflexive) to handle, take care of, to deal with, to take charge of something (+ de)
- Xa me encargo eu.
- I'll take care of it myself.
Conjugation
Conjugation of encargar (g-gu alternation)
Reintegrated conjugation of encargar (g-gu alternation) (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)
1Less recommended.
References
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “encargar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “encarg”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “encargar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- “encargar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “encargar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- “encargar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “encargar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.kaʁˈɡa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.kaɦˈɡa(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.kaʁˈɡa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.kaɦˈɡa(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.kaɾˈɡa(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.kaɾˈɡa(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.kaʁˈɡa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.kaʁˈɡa(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.kaʁˈɡa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.kaʁˈɡa(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.kaɻˈɡa(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.kaɻˈɡa(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.kɐɾˈɡaɾ/ [ẽ.kɐɾˈɣaɾ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.kɐɾˈɡa.ɾi/ [ẽ.kɐɾˈɣa.ɾi]
Verb
encargar (first-person singular present encargo, first-person singular preterite encarguei, past participle encargado)
- alternative form of encarregar
Conjugation
Conjugation of encargar (g-gu alternation) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
References
- “encargar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *incarricāre. By surface analysis, en- + cargar. Compare Italian incaricare, Portuguese encarregar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /enkaɾˈɡaɾ/ [ẽŋ.kaɾˈɣ̞aɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: en‧car‧gar
Verb
encargar (first-person singular present encargo, first-person singular preterite encargué, past participle encargado)
- (transitive) to entrust
- Synonym: encomendar
- (transitive) to order (goods)
- (reflexive, with de) to handle, take care of, to deal with, to take charge of something
- No te preocupes. Me encargaré de ello.
- Don't worry. I'll take care of it.
Conjugation
Conjugation of encargar (g-gu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Selected combined forms of encargar (g-gu alternation)
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 encargar | dative | encargarme | encargarte | encargarle, encargarse | encargarnos | encargaros | encargarles, encargarse |
| accusative | encargarme | encargarte | encargarlo, encargarla, encargarse | encargarnos | encargaros | encargarlos, encargarlas, encargarse | |
| with gerund encargando | dative | encargándome | encargándote | encargándole, encargándose | encargándonos | encargándoos | encargándoles, encargándose |
| accusative | encargándome | encargándote | encargándolo, encargándola, encargándose | encargándonos | encargándoos | encargándolos, encargándolas, encargándose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative encarga | dative | encárgame | encárgate | encárgale | encárganos | not used | encárgales |
| accusative | encárgame | encárgate | encárgalo, encárgala | encárganos | not used | encárgalos, encárgalas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative encargá | dative | encargame | encargate | encargale | encarganos | not used | encargales |
| accusative | encargame | encargate | encargalo, encargala | encarganos | not used | encargalos, encargalas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative encargue | dative | encárgueme | not used | encárguele, encárguese | encárguenos | not used | encárgueles |
| accusative | encárgueme | not used | encárguelo, encárguela, encárguese | encárguenos | not used | encárguelos, encárguelas | |
| with first-person plural imperative encarguemos | dative | not used | encarguémoste | encarguémosle | encarguémonos | encarguémoos | encarguémosles |
| accusative | not used | encarguémoste | encarguémoslo, encarguémosla | encarguémonos | encarguémoos | encarguémoslos, encarguémoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative encargad | dative | encargadme | not used | encargadle | encargadnos | encargaos | encargadles |
| accusative | encargadme | not used | encargadlo, encargadla | encargadnos | encargaos | encargadlos, encargadlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative encarguen | dative | encárguenme | not used | encárguenle | encárguennos | not used | encárguenles, encárguense |
| accusative | encárguenme | not used | encárguenlo, encárguenla | encárguennos | not used | encárguenlos, encárguenlas, encárguense | |
Related terms
Further reading
- “encargar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024