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Spanish
Etymology
From encetar (with influence from comenzar), from Latin inceptāre.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /enθenˈtaɾ/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ensenˈtaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: en‧cen‧tar
Verb
encentar (first-person singular present encento, first-person singular preterite encenté, past participle encentado) (rare)
- to begin
- Synonyms: empezar, comenzar
- to injure, wound
- Synonyms: herir, llagar
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of encentar
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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with infinitive encentar
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dative
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encentarme
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encentarte
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encentarle, encentarse
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encentarnos
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encentaros
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encentarles, encentarse
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accusative
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encentarme
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encentarte
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encentarlo, encentarla, encentarse
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encentarnos
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encentaros
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encentarlos, encentarlas, encentarse
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with gerund encentando
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dative
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encentándome
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encentándote
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encentándole, encentándose
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encentándonos
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encentándoos
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encentándoles, encentándose
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accusative
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encentándome
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encentándote
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encentándolo, encentándola, encentándose
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encentándonos
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encentándoos
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encentándolos, encentándolas, encentándose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative encenta
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dative
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encéntame
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encéntate
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encéntale
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encéntanos
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not used
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encéntales
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accusative
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encéntame
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encéntate
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encéntalo, encéntala
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encéntanos
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not used
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encéntalos, encéntalas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative encentá
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dative
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encentame
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encentate
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encentale
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encentanos
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not used
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encentales
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accusative
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encentame
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encentate
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encentalo, encentala
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encentanos
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not used
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encentalos, encentalas
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with formal second-person singular imperative encente
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dative
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encénteme
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not used
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encéntele, encéntese
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encéntenos
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not used
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encénteles
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accusative
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encénteme
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not used
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encéntelo, encéntela, encéntese
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encéntenos
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not used
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encéntelos, encéntelas
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with first-person plural imperative encentemos
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dative
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not used
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encentémoste
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encentémosle
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encentémonos
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encentémoos
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encentémosles
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accusative
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not used
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encentémoste
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encentémoslo, encentémosla
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encentémonos
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encentémoos
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encentémoslos, encentémoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative encentad
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dative
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encentadme
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not used
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encentadle
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encentadnos
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encentaos
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encentadles
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accusative
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encentadme
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not used
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encentadlo, encentadla
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encentadnos
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encentaos
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encentadlos, encentadlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative encenten
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dative
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encéntenme
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not used
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encéntenle
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encéntennos
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not used
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encéntenles, encéntense
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accusative
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encéntenme
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not used
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encéntenlo, encéntenla
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encéntennos
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not used
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encéntenlos, encéntenlas, encéntense
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