enchufar

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Spanish

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic جوف (jūf), from Arabic جَوْف (jawf, “cavity”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ent͡ʃuˈfaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: en‧chu‧far

Verb

enchufar (first-person singular present enchufo, first-person singular preterite enchufé, past participle enchufado)

  1. to plug in
  2. (colloquial, Spain) to pull strings; to obtain a job by influence or recommendation, not for his own merits because has connections or friends in high places

Conjugation

    Conjugation of enchufar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive enchufar
gerund enchufando
past participle masculine feminine
singular enchufado enchufada
plural enchufados enchufadas
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present enchufo enchufastú
enchufásvos 		enchufa enchufamos enchufáis enchufan
imperfect enchufaba enchufabas enchufaba enchufábamos enchufabais enchufaban
preterite enchufé enchufaste enchufó enchufamos enchufasteis enchufaron
future enchufaré enchufarás enchufará enchufaremos enchufaréis enchufarán
conditional enchufaría enchufarías enchufaría enchufaríamos enchufaríais enchufarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present enchufe enchufestú
enchufésvos2 		enchufe enchufemos enchuféis enchufen
imperfect
(ra) 		enchufara enchufaras enchufara enchufáramos enchufarais enchufaran
imperfect
(se) 		enchufase enchufases enchufase enchufásemos enchufaseis enchufasen
future1 enchufare enchufares enchufare enchufáremos enchufareis enchufaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative enchufatú
enchufávos 		enchufe enchufemos enchufad enchufen
negative no enchufes no enchufe no enchufemos no enchuféis no enchufen

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of enchufar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
with infinitive enchufar dative enchufarme enchufarte enchufarle, enchufarse enchufarnos enchufaros enchufarles, enchufarse
accusative enchufarme enchufarte enchufarlo, enchufarla, enchufarse enchufarnos enchufaros enchufarlos, enchufarlas, enchufarse
with gerund enchufando dative enchufándome enchufándote enchufándole, enchufándose enchufándonos enchufándoos enchufándoles, enchufándose
accusative enchufándome enchufándote enchufándolo, enchufándola, enchufándose enchufándonos enchufándoos enchufándolos, enchufándolas, enchufándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative enchufa dative enchúfame enchúfate enchúfale enchúfanos not used enchúfales
accusative enchúfame enchúfate enchúfalo, enchúfala enchúfanos not used enchúfalos, enchúfalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative enchufá dative enchufame enchufate enchufale enchufanos not used enchufales
accusative enchufame enchufate enchufalo, enchufala enchufanos not used enchufalos, enchufalas
with formal second-person singular imperative enchufe dative enchúfeme not used enchúfele, enchúfese enchúfenos not used enchúfeles
accusative enchúfeme not used enchúfelo, enchúfela, enchúfese enchúfenos not used enchúfelos, enchúfelas
with first-person plural imperative enchufemos dative not used enchufémoste enchufémosle enchufémonos enchufémoos enchufémosles
accusative not used enchufémoste enchufémoslo, enchufémosla enchufémonos enchufémoos enchufémoslos, enchufémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative enchufad dative enchufadme not used enchufadle enchufadnos enchufaos enchufadles
accusative enchufadme not used enchufadlo, enchufadla enchufadnos enchufaos enchufadlos, enchufadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative enchufen dative enchúfenme not used enchúfenle enchúfennos not used enchúfenles, enchúfense
accusative enchúfenme not used enchúfenlo, enchúfenla enchúfennos not used enchúfenlos, enchúfenlas, enchúfense

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Catalan: enxufar

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