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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
Selected combined forms of encentar
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
with infinitive encentar
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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