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Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *incarricāre. By surface analysis, en- + carregar.
Pronunciation
Verb
encarregar (first-person singular present encarrego, first-person singular preterite encarreguí, past participle encarregat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /e/
- to instruct
- to charge, put in charge
- (reflexive) to take over
Conjugation
Portuguese
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *incarricāre. By surface analysis, en- + carregar. Compare Spanish encargar.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ka.ʁeˈɡa(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ka.ʁeˈɡa(ʁ)/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ka.ʁeˈɡa(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ka.ʁeˈɡa(ʁ)/
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ka.ʁeˈɡa(ɾ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ka.ʁeˈɡa(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ka.ʁeˈɡa(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ka.ʁeˈɡa(ʁ)/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ka.ʁeˈɡa(ɻ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ka.ʁeˈɡa(ɻ)/
- Hyphenation: en‧car‧re‧gar
Verb
encarregar (first-person singular present encarrego, first-person singular preterite encarreguei, past participle encarregado)
- to charge
- to instruct
Usage notes
A short past participle form encarregue is sometimes also used in European Portuguese, though this is considered nonstandard.
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.