encarregar

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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/

  1. to instruct
  2. to charge, put in charge
  3. (reflexive) to take over

Conjugation

Portuguese

Alternative forms

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)/
    • (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)

  1. to charge
  2. to instruct

Usage notes

A short past participle form encarregue is sometimes also used in European Portuguese, though this is considered nonstandard.

Conjugation