engolfar-se

Catalan

Etymology

From en- +‎ golf (“gulf”) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [əŋ.ɡulˈfar.sə]
IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əŋ.ɡolˈfar.sə]
IPA^(key): (Valencia) [eŋ.ɡolˈfaɾ.se]

Verb

engolfar-se (first-person singular present m'engolfo, first-person singular preterite m'engolfí, past participle engolfat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /o/

(intransitive) to form a gulf
(intransitive) to sail away from land
Synonym: cinglar
(intransitive, figurative) to plunge [with en ‘into’]; to lose oneself [with en ‘in’]

Conjugation

Conjugation of engolfar-se (first conjugation)

person		singular			plural
infinitive			engolfar-se
gerund			engolfant-se
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		engolfat		engolfada
		plural		engolfats		engolfades
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	m'engolfo	t'engolfes	s'engolfa	ens engolfem	us engolfeu	s'engolfen
	imperfect	m'engolfava	t'engolfaves	s'engolfava	ens engolfàvem	us engolfàveu	s'engolfaven
	future	m'engolfaré	t'engolfaràs	s'engolfarà	ens engolfarem	us engolfareu	s'engolfaran
	preterite	m'engolfí	t'engolfares	s'engolfà	ens engolfàrem	us engolfàreu	s'engolfaren
	conditional	m'engolfaria	t'engolfaries	s'engolfaria	ens engolfaríem	us engolfaríeu	s'engolfarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	m'engolfi	t'engolfis	s'engolfi	ens engolfem	us engolfeu	s'engolfin
	imperfect	m'engolfés	t'engolfessis	s'engolfés	ens engolféssim	us engolféssiu	s'engolfessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	engolfa 't	engolfi 's	engolfem-nos	engolfeu-vos	engolfin-se
	negative (no)	—	no t'engolfis	no s'engolfi	no ens engolfem	no us engolfeu	no s'engolfin

Further reading

“engolfar-se”, 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